WordPress plugin comparison

Head & Footer Code vs PCSH (PastaCode and SyntaxHighlighter)

Head & Footer Code

by Aleksandar Urošević

100K+ installs5.0

PCSH (PastaCode and SyntaxHighlighter)

by Oleg Soromin

10+ installs3.0

At a glance

Head & Footer Code has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for PCSH (PastaCode and SyntaxHighlighter).
On a typical day, Head & Footer Code is downloaded about 586 times, PCSH (PastaCode and SyntaxHighlighter) about 1.
Head & Footer Code is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 51 reviews, against 3.0 from 2 reviews.
Head & Footer Code was updated more recently: Aug 31, 2026, against Dec 10, 2015 for PCSH (PastaCode and SyntaxHighlighter).
Head & Footer Code is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.4.34 for PCSH (PastaCode and SyntaxHighlighter).
PCSH (PastaCode and SyntaxHighlighter) has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Head & Footer Code.

Head & Footer Code leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Head & Footer Code	PCSH (PastaCode and SyntaxHighlighter)
Popular rank	#306	#43,795
Active installs	100K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	18K	41
Rating	5.0(51)	3.0(2)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.4.34
Search multiplier	×1.15	×0.00
Last release	2 months ago	11 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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