Header Footer Code Manager
by 99robots
Inserts tracking and verification code in the header, body or footer with site-wide or per-page rules.
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What Header Footer Code Manager does
Inserts tracking and verification code in the header, body or footer with site-wide or per-page rules.
It sits in the code snippets part of a WordPress stack and is sold by 99robots on a freemium basis. We recommend it in our code snippets guides because it does that one job well without asking you to rebuild the rest of the site around it.
Every plugin adds work to a page request, so treat this as a decision with a cost. Record a speed test before you install it and run the same test afterwards, on the same page, so you know exactly what it charged you.
Real user ratings
Score
4.9/5
Reviews
309
Active installs
600,000+
Downloads
9.1M
Latest version
1.1.46
Last updated
2026-07-15
These figures come straight from the public WordPress.org plugin directory API for version 1.1.46, not from us. Check them yourself on the WordPress.org listing. Our own editorial score is 4.6/5.
Where Header Footer Code Manager ranks elsewhere
Header Footer Code Manager does not appear in the published "best of" lists we track from WPBeginner, TechRadar, Kinsta, Themeisle and similar sites. That is not a mark against it - those roundups are short and skew towards the biggest names.
What changed in the latest version
- 2026-07-15
- ADDED: Compatibility with WordPress 7.0.1
- 2026-06-09
- ADDED: Security setting to optionally enforce DISALLOW_UNFILTERED_HTML when managing snippets
- 2026-01-22
- ADDED: Compatibility with WordPress 6.9
Release notes are the developer's own words, published on WordPress.org. Read the full changelog
Pros and cons
- Made for tracking tags
- A free tier you can trial before paying
- Actively maintained and used on production sites we test
- Not for PHP snippets
- The features most sites need sit in the paid tier
How to use it
- 1Add one snippet at a time and give it a clear descriptive title.
- 2Set the placement and any conditional rules before activating.
- 3Activate on staging first if the snippet touches checkout or login.
- 4Use the error protection feature so a bad snippet cannot lock you out.
- 5Export your snippets so they can be restored on another site.
How it compares
Other code snippets plugins we recommend, with their rating and pricing model.
| Plugin | Our rating | WordPress.org | Pricing | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Header Footer Code Manager | 4.6 | 4.9 (309) | Freemium | Made for tracking tags |
| Advanced Scripts | 4.6 | n/a | Premium | Precise placement conditions |
| Code Snippets | 4.8 | 4.7 (509) | Freemium | Simple, proven and free |
| Insert Headers and Footers | 4.8 | 4.9 (1,880) | Freemium | Fastest way to add a tracking tag |
| Simple Custom CSS and JS | 4.7 | 4.4 (103) | Freemium | CSS and JS with version history |
| WPCode | 4.9 | 4.9 (1,880) | Freemium | Error protection stops white screens |
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