WordPress plugin comparison
Header and Footer Scripts vs Script Surgery
At a glance
- Header and Footer Scripts has more active installs: 200K+, against fewer than 10 for Script Surgery.
- On a typical day, Header and Footer Scripts is downloaded about 449 times, Script Surgery about 2.
- Script Surgery has no reviews yet.
- Script Surgery was updated more recently: Jun 3, 2026, against Feb 1, 2026 for Header and Footer Scripts.
- Script Surgery is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.9.11 for Header and Footer Scripts.
- Header and Footer Scripts has been around longer: since 2014, against 2026 for Script Surgery.
Line by line
Header and Footer Scripts leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Header and Footer Scripts |  Script Surgery |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #247 | #61,738 |
| Active installs | 200K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 12.3K | 46 |
| Rating | 4.6(58) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.88 | ×0.05 |
| Last release | 9 months ago | 5 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 8.1 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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