Best Code Management plugins for WordPress

Categories Site Management

Plugins for adding, organizing, activating, and managing custom code snippets and site functionality.

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Read from 131,125 plugin records - figures refreshed 5 hours ago

63 Plugins classified here Out of the plugins that have been through the classifier so far

7.3M Combined active installs Summed across the published bands, so read it as an order of magnitude

4.67 Average rating Across the 58 here that carry a rating at all

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Plugins in Code Management

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WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers + Custom Code Snippets – WordPress Code Manager

insert-headers-and-footers 3M installs · 4.9 stars #2

Code Snippets

code-snippets 1M installs · 4.7 stars #3

GTM4WP – A Google Tag Manager (GTM) plugin for WordPress

duracelltomi-google-tag-manager 700K installs · 4.5 stars #4

Header Footer Code Manager

header-footer-code-manager 600K installs · 4.9 stars #4

Simple Custom CSS and JS

custom-css-js 600K installs · 4.4 stars #6

Insert Headers And Footers

wp-headers-and-footers 200K installs · 5.0 stars #6

Head, Footer and Post Injections

header-footer 200K installs · 4.9 stars #6

Header and Footer Scripts

header-and-footer-scripts 200K installs · 4.6 stars #9

Head & Footer Code

head-footer-code 100K installs · 5.0 stars #9

Shortcoder — Create Shortcodes for Anything

shortcoder 100K installs · 4.9 stars #11

Insert PHP Code Snippet

insert-php-code-snippet 90K installs · 4.9 stars #11

Tracking Code Manager

tracking-code-manager 90K installs · 4.1 stars #13

PHP Code Widget

php-code-widget 70K installs · 4.7 stars #14

Woody Code Snippets – Insert PHP, CSS, JS, and Header/Footer Scripts

insert-php 50K installs · 4.5 stars #14

FluentSnippets – High-Performance Code Snippets, Header & Footer Code, Custom CSS & PHP Code Manager

easy-code-manager 50K installs · 4.7 stars #16

Scripts n Styles

scripts-n-styles 30K installs · 4.4 stars #17

Insert Html Snippet

insert-html-snippet 20K installs · 4.9 stars #17

AddFunc Head & Footer Code

addfunc-head-footer-code 20K installs · 5.0 stars #17

Astra Hooks

astra-hooks 20K installs · 4.5 stars #17

Genesis Simple Hooks

genesis-simple-hooks 20K installs · 4.6 stars #21

CSS & JavaScript Toolbox

css-javascript-toolbox 10K installs · 4.8 stars #21

WP Coder – Insert & Manage Code Snippets

wp-coder 10K installs · 4.9 stars #21

Nexter Extension – Security, Performance, Code Snippets & Site Toolkit

nexter-extension 10K installs · 4.7 stars #21

TC Custom JavaScript

tc-custom-javascript 10K installs · 5.0 stars #21

Code Embed

simple-embed-code 10K installs · 4.4 stars #21

Remove Yoast SEO Comments

remove-yoast-seo-comments 10K installs · 3.8 stars #27

CodeKit – Custom Codes Editor

custom-codes 7K installs · 4.8 stars #27

Insert Headers and Footers Code – HT Script

insert-headers-and-footers-script 7K installs · 5.0 stars #27

Listo

listo 7K installs · 4.8 stars #30

ConvertBox Auto Embed WordPress plugin

convertbox-auto-embed 5K installs · 3.4 stars #31

Pluginception

pluginception 4K installs · 5.0 stars #31

Include Me

include-me 4K installs · 4.8 stars #31

Shortcodes Finder

shortcodes-finder 4K installs · 4.9 stars #31

Simple Header Footer HTML

simple-header-footer-html 4K installs · 4.7 stars #31

Embed Code – Headers & Footers by DesignBombs

embed-code 4K installs · 5.0 stars #36

LuckyWP Scripts Control

luckywp-scripts-control 3K installs · 4.8 stars #37

WebberZone Snippetz – Header, Body and Footer manager

add-to-all 2K installs · 4.8 stars #37

HiFi (Head Injection, Foot Injection)

hifi 2K installs · 4.8 stars #37

Add Code To Head

add-code-to-head 2K installs · 5.0 stars #37

Raw HTML Snippets

raw-html-snippets 2K installs · 4.7 stars #41

OpenHook

thesis-openhook 1K installs · 3.7 stars #41

WP Session Manager

wp-session-manager 1K installs · 4.7 stars #41

Custom Header Footer Scripts for Customizer

custom-script-for-customizer 1K installs · 5.0 stars #41

Add Custom Codes – Insert Header, Footer, Custom PHP Snippets, CSS, Javascript

add-custom-codes 1K installs · 5.0 stars #41

CM Header and Footer – Add custom scripts and styles to your header and footer with ease

cm-header-footer-script-loader 1K installs · 5.0 stars #41

Header Footer Custom Html

header-footer-custom-html 1K installs · 3.0 stars #41

Functionality

functionality 1K installs · 4.6 stars #41

GNU Terry Pratchett

gnu-terry-pratchett 1K installs · 5.0 stars #41

Header Footer Script Adder

header-and-footer-script-adder 1K installs · 4.1 stars #50

Disabler

disabler 900 installs · 5.0 stars #51

Code Engine – PHP Snippets, AI Functions & Automation for WordPress

code-engine 800 installs · 5.0 stars #52

Deployer for Git

deployer-for-git 600 installs · 5.0 stars #53

Code Manager

code-manager 500 installs · 4.9 stars #54

Gitium

gitium 400 installs · 4.1 stars #54

Dessky Snippets

dessky-snippets 400 installs · 5.0 stars #56

NinjaTeam Header Footer Custom Code

header-footer-code 200 installs · 3.5 stars #57

Generate Shortcode

generate-shortcode 100 installs #57

Content Snippet Manager

content-snippet-manager 100 installs #57

Basticom Framework

basticom-framework 100 installs #57

LAPDI Easy Dev Framework

tsp-easy-dev 100 installs · 5.0 stars #57

Simple Custom Code – Custom CSS, JS, and HTML, Visual CSS Customizer

appscreo-visual-css-customizer 100 installs #62

WH Tweaks

wh-tweaks 90 installs · 5.0 stars #63

Apex Digital Toolbox

apex-digital-toolbox 60 installs

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