# Insert Headers and Footers
> [!NOTE] Overview
> Insert Headers and Footers (now WPCode) is a simple but powerful plugin that allows you to add custom HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and other code snippets to your WordPress site's header and footer.
## Key Features
1. Code Insertion
- Header scripts
- Footer scripts
- Body scripts
- Custom code
2. Management Options
- Code organization
- Conditional loading
- Device targeting
- Page selection
3. Additional Features
- Code snippets
- PHP execution
- Shortcodes
- Global scripts
## Usage Status
- **Recommendation Level**: Recommended
- **Pricing**: Free (Basic), $49/year (Pro)
- **Installation Type**: Development Plugin
## Configuration Guide
### 1. Basic Setup
1. Code Areas
- Header section
- Footer section
- Body section
- Custom locations
2. Script Options
- Load conditions
- Priority order
- Dependencies
- Execution timing
### 2. Advanced Settings
1. Code Management
- Snippet library
- Categories
- Documentation
- Version control
2. Loading Rules
- Page targeting
- User roles
- Device types
- Custom conditions
## Best Practices
1. Initial Setup
- Test code
- Document changes
- Monitor impact
- Backup settings
2. Maintenance
- Regular review
- Update code
- Check conflicts
- Clean unused
## Integration Notes
- Works with:
- Analytics tools
- Marketing scripts
- Custom code
- Third-party services
## Common Issues & Solutions
1. Code Problems
- Script conflicts
- Loading order
- Syntax errors
- Cache issues
2. Performance Issues
- Script bloat
- Load time
- Dependencies
- Browser cache
## Personal Experience
Essential tool for adding custom code without editing theme files. Pro version (WPCode) adds valuable features for code management and conditional loading.
## Alternatives
1. Code Snippets
2. Head, Footer and Post Injections
3. Header Footer Code Manager
4. Simple Custom CSS and JS
## Best Use Cases
1. Basic Needs
- Analytics code
- Verification tags
- Custom CSS
- Simple scripts
2. Advanced Usage
- Custom functions
- Tracking scripts
- Marketing pixels
- Integration code
## Performance Impact
1. Code Efficiency
- Load order
- Script timing
- Cache handling
- Resource usage
2. Site Impact
- Page speed
- Browser load
- Server load
- Cache behavior
## Pro Features (WPCode)
1. Advanced Tools
- Conditional logic
- Device targeting
- Role restrictions
- Code library
2. Management Features
- Code organization
- Version control
- Import/export
- Documentation
## Configuration Tips
1. Code Management
- Document purpose
- Test thoroughly
- Monitor impact
- Regular review
2. Implementation Strategy
- Load order
- Dependencies
- Error handling
- Performance check
## Resources
- [WordPress Repository](https://wordpress.org/plugins/insert-headers-and-footers/)
- [Documentation](https://wpcode.com/docs/)
- [Pro Version](https://wpcode.com/)
- [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/insert-headers-and-footers/)