WordPress plugin comparison

Header and Footer Scripts vs Simple Header Footer Scripts

Header and Footer Scripts

by Anand Kumar

200K+ installs4.6

Simple Header Footer Scripts

by Bharat Mandava

10+ installs

At a glance

Header and Footer Scripts has more active installs: 200K+, against 10+ for Simple Header Footer Scripts.
On a typical day, Header and Footer Scripts is downloaded about 444 times, Simple Header Footer Scripts about 1.
Simple Header Footer Scripts has no reviews yet.
Header and Footer Scripts was updated more recently: Feb 1, 2026, against Jun 4, 2018 for Simple Header Footer Scripts.
Header and Footer Scripts is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.9.35 for Simple Header Footer Scripts.
Header and Footer Scripts has been around longer: since 2014, against 2018 for Simple Header Footer Scripts.

Header and Footer Scripts leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Header and Footer Scripts	Simple Header Footer Scripts
Popular rank	#247	#42,926
Active installs	200K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	12.5K	26
Rating	4.6(58)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	4.9.35
Search multiplier	×0.88	×0.00
Last release	9 months ago	8 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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