WordPress plugin comparison
Header and Footer Scripts vs WP Scripts & Styles Optimizer
Header and Footer Scripts
by Anand Kumar
200K+ installs4.6
WP Scripts & Styles Optimizer
by Hendrik Lersch
90+ installs4.7
At a glance
- Header and Footer Scripts has more active installs: 200K+, against 90+ for WP Scripts & Styles Optimizer.
- On a typical day, Header and Footer Scripts is downloaded about 449 times, WP Scripts & Styles Optimizer about 4.
- WP Scripts & Styles Optimizer is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 15 reviews, against 4.6 from 58 reviews.
- Header and Footer Scripts was updated more recently: Feb 1, 2026, against Oct 10, 2017 for WP Scripts & Styles Optimizer.
- Header and Footer Scripts is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.8.34 for WP Scripts & Styles Optimizer.
- Header and Footer Scripts has been around longer: since 2014, against 2016 for WP Scripts & Styles Optimizer.
Line by line
Header and Footer Scripts leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Header and Footer Scripts | WP Scripts & Styles Optimizer |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #247 | #16,964 |
| Active installs | 200K+ | 90+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 12.3K | 82 |
| Rating | 4.6(58) | 4.7(15) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 4.8.34 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.88 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 9 months ago | 9 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | – |
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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