by Anand Kumar 4.6 (58 reviews)

Header and Footer Scripts

Name: Header and Footer Scripts
Rating: 4.6 (58 reviews)
Author: Anand Kumar

Header and Footer Scripts plugin allows you to add scripts to WordPress site's and just before closing tag.

Header and Footer Scripts ranks #243 among WordPress.org plugins with 200,000+ active installations, is #10 of 1,974 in the Analytics category, a 4.6/5 rating from 58 reviews, and was last updated Feb 1, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.9 (Current: 7.1)

v2.4.2 Current Version v2.4.2

Updated 7 months ago Last Update on 01 Feb, 2026

Refreshed 11 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#10 of 1,974 in Analytics Top 1% by installs Downloads -19.6% this week

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#243

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Active Installs

200K+

-19.4%

KW Avg Position

31.6

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Downloads

1.6M

+349 today

Support Resolved

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Rating

92%

Review 4.6 out of 5

4.6 (58 reviews)

Next Milestone 300K

Total Progress 53.2%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.6

58 reviews

Overall 92%

48 (83%)

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

1 known vulnerability on record · 1 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

Jan 8, 2026

Header and Footer Scripts [header-and-footer-scripts] < 2.4.0

CVE-2025-11453 · Fixed in v2.4.0

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.4.2
Last Updated: Feb 01, 2026
Requires WP: 4.6+
Tested Up To: 6.9
PHP Version: 5.6 or higher
Author: Anand Kumar

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.6
Reviews: 58
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

footer head header post scripts

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who need to add tracking, analytics, or custom code snippets without editing theme files. It solves the problem of inserting scripts and styles like Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, or custom CSS/JS into the site's header and footer.