WordPress plugin comparison

Header and Footer Scripts vs Sitewide (Admin) Header/Footer

Header and Footer Scripts

by Anand Kumar

200K+ installs4.6

Sitewide (Admin) Header/Footer

by Philipp15b

30+ installs5.0

At a glance

Header and Footer Scripts has more active installs: 200K+, against 30+ for Sitewide (Admin) Header/Footer.
On a typical day, Header and Footer Scripts is downloaded about 444 times, Sitewide (Admin) Header/Footer about 3.
Sitewide (Admin) Header/Footer is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.6 from 58 reviews.
Header and Footer Scripts was updated more recently: Feb 1, 2026, against Jul 10, 2011 for Sitewide (Admin) Header/Footer.
Header and Footer Scripts is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 3.2.1 for Sitewide (Admin) Header/Footer.
Sitewide (Admin) Header/Footer has been around longer: since 2010, against 2014 for Header and Footer Scripts.

Header and Footer Scripts leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Header and Footer Scripts	Sitewide (Admin) Header/Footer
Popular rank	#247	#23,615
Active installs	200K+	30+
Downloads, last 30 days	12.5K	60
Rating	4.6(58)	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	3.2.1
Search multiplier	×0.88	×0.00
Last release	9 months ago	15 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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