WordPress plugin comparison

Header and Footer Scripts vs Head, Footer and Post Injections

Header and Footer Scripts

by Anand Kumar

200K+ installs4.6

Head, Footer and Post Injections

by Stefano Lissa

200K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Both have 200K+ active installs.
On a typical day, Head, Footer and Post Injections is downloaded about 635 times, Header and Footer Scripts about 444.
Head, Footer and Post Injections is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 735 reviews, against 4.6 from 58 reviews.
Head, Footer and Post Injections was updated more recently: Mar 28, 2026, against Feb 1, 2026 for Header and Footer Scripts.
Both are tested up to WordPress 6.9.11.
Head, Footer and Post Injections has been around longer: since 2008, against 2014 for Header and Footer Scripts.

Head, Footer and Post Injections leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.

Metric	Header and Footer Scripts	Head, Footer and Post Injections
Popular rank	#247	#211
Active installs	200K+	200K+
Downloads, last 30 days	12.5K	18.7K
Rating	4.6(58)	4.9(735)
Support threads resolved	0%	0%
Tested up to	6.9.11	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.88	×1.01
Last release	9 months ago	7 months ago
Requires PHP	5.6	7.0

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