Plugin profile · observed daily since 02 Aug 2026
WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers + Custom Code Snippets – WordPress Code Manager
Active installs3,000,000+ rounded
Current authorSyed Balkhi
Owner changesNone while we have been watching
Last release10 days ago 29 Oct 2026
Support5 / 7 resolved, last 2 months
Releases on record79
Rating4.9 /5 · 1,915
Added to directory12 Jul 2012
Requires WP5.0
Requires PHP7.0
Version lag0 up to date
Tested up toWP 7.1.4 up to date
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Ownership
Held by Syed Balkhi throughout, with no change of ownership observed since daily tracking began on 02 Aug 2026.
Full observed history, including every field transition
Committing accounts
Read from the plugin’s public release log, so these predate this registry. A committing account is not an owner. Thirty accounts commit to WooCommerce and it has never changed hands.
| Account | Releases | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| iamdpegg | 3 | 17 Apr 2013 | 17 Jun 2013 |
| n7studios | 3 | 25 Apr 2014 | 10 Aug 2015 |
| deb255 | 6 | 08 Mar 2017 | 25 Feb 2020 |
| peterwilsoncc | 3 | 14 Oct 2020 | 12 Jul 2021 |
| gripgrip | 61 | 04 May 2022 | 23 Jul 2026 |
This registry did not observe a transfer; it read these names off a public log. Whether that reflects a change of ownership is not something the directory publishes.
Adoption
How widely the plugin is installed, and what the people running it think of it. WordPress.org rounds install figures to one significant digit, so they describe an order of magnitude rather than a headcount.
Very widely adopted: 3,000,000+ active installs. In the top tier of the directory by install count.
100,592 downloads a day over the last 7 days, rising 197% against the 7 days before. Downloads are counted exactly and without a ceiling, so they show movement the rounded install figure cannot.
11 Sep 2026peak 437,614/day31 Oct 2026
58 ratings left in the last 82 days, averaging 5.0 out of 5 against a lifetime average of 4.9. Recent ratings are in line with the lifetime figure.
From recent reviews
What reviewers wrote on wordpress.org between 10 Jun 2026 and 02 Sep 2026: 61 reviews, counted by theme. Every count links to the reviews behind it.
Reviewers consistently emphasize how straightforward this plugin is to pick up, with 22 of 61 reviews describing the setup or interface as simple, easy, or intuitive. Stability comes up almost as often: 9 of 61 reviews report it working without bugs or breakage, some across many projects at once. A recurring practical theme is code organization, with 6 of 61 reviews crediting the plugin for keeping custom PHP, CSS, and JavaScript snippets isolated and documented instead of scattered inside functions.php. A smaller group, 4 of 61 reviews, say the free version alone covers everything they need without upgrading.
- 22 of 61 mention how easy the plugin is to set up and use. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22]
- 9 of 61 describe it as reliable or stable, with no problems. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
- 6 of 61 credit it with keeping custom code organized outside of functions.php. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
- 4 of 61 say the free version alone meets their needs. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Counted from the public review forum on 08 Sep 2026. The reviews are their authors’ own words and their own claims; the counts are ours.
Daily record
Every field we record, one column per observation. Fields that never moved are named once rather than repeated across every column. A row of identical numbers would be padding.
| Field | 18 Oct | 19 Oct | 20 Oct | 21 Oct | 22 Oct | 23 Oct | 24 Oct | 25 Oct | 26 Oct | 27 Oct | 28 Oct | 29 Oct | 30 Oct | 31 Oct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downloads that day | — | 24,872 | 41,327 | 41,340 | 48,884 | 55,118 | 0 | 43,137 | 27,144 | 31,261 | 37,167 | 39,113 | 155,186 | 371,139 |
| Ratings total | 1,907 | 1,907 | 1,909 | 1,910 | 1,910 | 1,911 | 1,911 | 1,912 | 1,912 | 1,913 | 1,913 | 1,913 | 1,914 | 1,915 |
| Version | 2.4.0 | 2.4.0 | 2.4.0 | 2.4.0 | 2.4.0 | 2.4.0 | 2.4.0 | 2.4.0 | 2.4.0 | 2.4.0 | 2.4.0 | 2.4.0 | 2.4.1 | 2.4.1 |
| Support threads | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Threads resolved | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Unchanged throughout: active installs (3,000,000+)
91 days of observation, most recent 14 shown.
Maintenance
When it was last released, and how far its declared compatibility has drifted from current WordPress.
Added to directory14 years ago 12 Jul 2012
Requires WP5.0
Requires PHP7.0
Version lagcurrent
Is anyone still maintaining this?
- Last released 29 Oct 2026, 10 days ago.
- Declares compatibility with WordPress 7.1.4, which is current.
- 5 of 7 support threads answered in the last two months.
- The same account maintains 99 other plugins, 47 of which were updated in the last 90 days. the account is active.
A plugin that does one thing correctly may need no changes for years; a long gap is not, by itself, evidence of neglect.
History
Everything dated that this registry holds about the plugin, most recent first. Releases carry the author’s own release date; everything else is dated to when it was observed.
Entries marked from the release log predate this registry, and daily observation began 02 Aug 2026. They were read from the plugin’s public SVN history after the fact, not watched as they happened. Everything else was observed directly.
- 29 Oct 202610 days agoVersion 2.4.1 released
- 08 Oct 20261 month agoVersion 2.4.0 released
- 27 Aug 20262 months agoVersion 2.3.9 released
- 02 Aug 20263 months agoFirst observed by PluginsPediaDaily snapshots of this plugin’s directory record begin here. Everything above this line is observed; anything before it comes from fields the API itself reports.
- 23 Jul 20264 months agoVersion 2.3.8 released
- 02 Jul 20264 months agoVersion 2.3.7 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by gripgrip.
- 26 May 20265 months agoVersion 2.3.6 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by gripgrip.
- 17 Mar 20268 months agoVersion 2.3.5 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by gripgrip.
- 12 Feb 20269 months agoVersion 2.3.4 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by gripgrip.
- 21 Jan 202610 months agoVersion 2.3.3 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by gripgrip.
- 16 Dec 202511 months agoVersion 2.3.2 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by gripgrip.
- 16 Dec 202511 months agoVersion 2.3.2.1 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by gripgrip.
- 06 Nov 202512 months agoVersion 2.3.1 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by gripgrip.
- 07 Aug 202515 months agoVersion 2.3.0 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by gripgrip.
- 01 Jul 202516 months agoVersion 2.2.9 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by gripgrip.
- 15 May 202518 months agoVersion 2.2.8 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by gripgrip.
- 01 Apr 202519 months agoVersion 2.2.7 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by gripgrip.
- 17 Apr 201313 years ago63 earlier releasesfrom the release logBetween 17 Apr 2013 and 06 Mar 2025. Listed individually in the public release log rather than here.
- 12 Jul 201214 years agoAdded to the WordPress.org directoryReported by the plugin API as the date this plugin was added.
Media coverage
Writing about this plugin elsewhere, collected by this registry. The links go to the sources; what they claim is theirs.
- 27 May 2026 · WPCode (Insert Headers and Footers) <= 2.3.5 - Authenticated Author Remote Code ExecutionPatchstack
What we know, and what we don’t
Everything on this page in one place, including the gaps, so that nothing here is mistaken for a clean bill of health.
What we know
- It has been held by Syed Balkhi for all 91 days we have observed it.
- It was last released 10 days ago (29 Oct 2026).
- Its author declares it tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, which is current.
- WordPress.org reports 3,000,000+ active installs.
- It carries 1,915 ratings, averaging 4.9 out of 5.
- 5 of 7 support threads in the last two months are marked resolved.
Every record on this site, this one included, works under the same limits. We read what WordPress.org publishes about a plugin, never the plugin’s own code, so nothing here says whether a plugin is well built or safe. Install counts reach us already rounded; a change smaller than a band step doesn’t show. We don’t track security advisories yet. For anything older than our first observation we rely on the plugin’s public release log, where one exists. What this registry can and cannot see
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