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WP Headmaster
A simple plugin for adding, enqueuing and organising common items into the Head tag without hard-coding.
The facts
- Rating
- 5★ from 4
- Active installs
- 200+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 21 Feb 2014
- Added
- Jun 2013
- Requires WP
- 3.0.1
- Tested up to
- WP 3.7.41
- Downloads
- 5,582
Our analysis
AI-assistedWP Headmaster is a free WordPress plugin designed to help you manage and organise items within your theme’s head tag. It allows you to include Google Analytics tracking, add custom CSS and JavaScript for individual posts or pages, and upload favicons. The plugin is compatible with other popular plugins like Yoast’s WordPress SEO.
The plugin offers features such as the ability to embed web fonts, include jQuery from different sources, and add inline JavaScript site-wide. It is suitable for users looking to enhance their site's functionality and tracking capabilities without extensive coding knowledge.
Best for: This plugin suits users who want to manage head tag elements and tracking without coding.
What it does well
- ✓Free to use from the WordPress.org directory
- ✓Supports Google Analytics integration
- ✓Allows custom CSS and JavaScript for posts and pages
- ✓Enables favicon and Apple Touch Icon uploads
- ✓Compatible with Yoast’s WordPress SEO
Where it falls short
- •Last updated in February 2014, may not be compatible with newer WordPress versions
- •Limited information on ongoing development and support
Verdict
WP Headmaster provides useful features for managing head tag elements in WordPress, but its age may limit compatibility with recent updates.
From the developer
bavington's own description of WP Headmaster, lightly tidied.
WP Headmaster is a free plugin to help correctly include, organise and enqueue common items into your theme’s head tag. WP Headmaster has been designed to work perfectly alongside other popular plugins like Yoast’s WordPress SEO, without any cross-over. WP Headmaster will continue to develop, but at present comes with the following features:
- Google Analytics – Simply add in your unique tracking ID and select from either Universal or Classic tracking. The GA tracking code will be added last within the head.
- Page/Post specific CSS and JavaScript – Add inline scripts and styles from a handy Meta Box available on each post and page.
- Icons – Upload your website’s Favicon and Apple Touch Icon.
- jQuery – Choose to include jQuery either locally or from Google’s hosted API.
- Script Library – Enable popular JavaScript files including Respond.js and Modernizr.
- Inline JavaScript – If you wish to add any inline site-wide JavaScript to your simply include it in the field.
- Web Fonts – Embed your chosen fonts from Google Web Fonts, Adobe Edge Web Fonts and Typekit.
- Meta Author Tag – Is dynamically populated with the original author and last to modify the page.
You can learn more about WP Headmaster and our other free WordPress plugins on our website. You can also track progress and contribute to WP Headmaster on GitHub.
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