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Ninja Footers

Ninja Footers is an internal linking tool that let’s you add customizable & clickable footers to all of your WordPress posts.

Active installs100+100+ tier
Downloads · 30d60▲ +9.1% vs prev. 30d
Rating5/55 reviews
Health score37/100At risk
All-time downloads10.6KSince Nov 2015
Support resolved—No recent threads
RequiresWP 4.0PHP any
Downloads · 7d20• 0% week over week
Our verdict

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Ninja Footers shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 100+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 10 years ago, and scores 37/100 on our health check.

  • Small user base (100+ active installs)
  • No update in 10 years
  • Only tested up to WordPress 4.5 (latest is 7.1)

How does it stack up?

Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support

Daily downloads

135Jun 30Aug 13Sep 27
Yesterday2
Daily average (1y)1
Peak day9Nov 5, 2025
Last 12 months523

Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.

Rankings

Where Ninja Footers stands today

WordPress.org search rankings

Live position in the plugin search, top 100
KeywordPositionCompeting pluginsCategory
about the author >100 3,206 Best about the author plugins →
append to post >100 792 Best append to post plugins →
bottom of post >100 2,977 Best bottom of post plugins →
custom post >100 10,000 Best custom post plugins →
post footer >100 2,933 Best post footer plugins →

Version adoption

Share of active sites per release.

  • 0.2100.0%

Rating breakdown

★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 5 reviews

  • 5★100.0%
  • 4★0.00%
  • 3★0.00%
  • 2★0.00%
  • 1★0.00%

About Ninja Footers

From the official readme · v0.2.0

Description

Ninja Footers is an internal linking tool that let’s you add customizable & clickable footers to all of your WordPress posts.

Post footers should be an essential part of any WordPress blog’s design. Post footers can help any blog reach it’s potential by providing 4 measureable assets:

1. Internal Linking By adding clickable links that redirect users to other parts of your website you can drastically improve your website Search Engine Optimization. By installing Ninja Footers you can automatically add post footers to all of your previous blog entries. A site with 50 existing posts will instantly have an additional 50 links directing users and Google toward toward the page or post of your choice.. The impact of Ninja Footers can often be seen and tracked almost immediately in respects to website’s Google’s page ranking.

2. Easier Site Navigation By adding custom page footers to your WordPress blog you can send engaged readers to the exact page or post of your choice. You know your blog and the content it contains but your readers may not. A customizable post footer gives you the power to direct readers towards the content that they will find most valuable.

As an added benefit, multiple page views will reduce your website’s bounce rate. A lower bounce rate let’s Google know that your site has valuable content. Google’s main function is to assist users in finding the information they are looking for. Bounce rate is one of the many variables they consider when determining page ranking by making your site easier to navigate you help your readers, Google and your site’s SEO.

3. Keywords & Anchor Text Ninja Footers is fully customizable. This gives you an extra opportunity to add keywords to every post in your blog. If your anchor text (the clickable part) uses your keywords, you can increase the impact of your post footers dramatically. Including keywords in the anchor text lets Google know what your “target page” is about which then makes it easier for Google to send relevant readers to your site.

4. Increased Conversion Pop-ups that “fire” the second you visit a site can be annoying. However, if a reader has made it to the end a blog post it is fair to assume they are an engaged reader. The post footer is a perfect place to add a conversion opportunity. Whether it be a mailing list Optin form or an invitation to follow one of your social media channels, there is no better spot than directly after you have already provided your audience information they find valuable. Post footers can dramatically help almost any WordPress website. They help your readers navigate your site, Google understand your site, give you an extra customer conversion opportunity and can play an essential role in your site’s SEO strategy.

Advance Features

Use the advance settings to control where and how the footer is displayed.

  • Select which pages you’d like to display your Ninja Footers on. E.g: you may not want your Home page to contain a customized footer section.
  • Control whether to display after post excerpts or not.
  • Use the priority setting to troubleshoot conflicts with other plugins or themes.
  • Works with shortcodes to create advance footers with slideshows, contact forms or whatever you desire.

Install Ninja Footers by Samurai 9 Design today and give us a week to do what we do. Then let us know how much these customizable post footers have helped your website.

Installation

Automatic Plugin Installation

To add Ninja Footers by Samurai 9 Design by using the built-in plugin installer:

  1. Go to Plugins > Add New.
  2. Type “Ninja Footers”・into the Search Plugins box.
  3. Once you see Ninja Footers by Samurai 9 Design.
    1. Click Details for more information about the Plugin and instructions you may wish to print or save to help setup the Plugin.
    2. Click Install Now to install the Ninja Footers Plugin.

Manual Installation

The manual installation of Ninja Footers by Samurai 9 Design involves downloading the plugin from the WordPress.org and then uploading it to your server using a FTP installation tool. If you require more information you can refer to the WordPress codex for additional instructions. How to use:

  1. Go to Dashboard > Posts > Ninja Footers.
  2. Choose the category of post you like the footer to show up on.
  3. Write your custom footer and add anchor text by using the link button.
  4. Click “Save Changes”・
  5. Repeat with other categories as required.

Changelog

Bug Fix: Displays on all pages unless specific pages are selected. Added advance settings to help avoid conflicting with other plugins or themes that filter the post content.

0.2.0

Release Date: March 24, 2016
* Enhancement: General: Disabled ability to add footer when a static page isn’t assigned to the Front page or Blog page. This should make it more intuitive to use.
* Enhancement: General: Added a setting to control specifically whether the footer is added to the blog.
* Enhancement: General: Added a setting to control whether the footer is added to content called through a AJAX.= 0.1.6 =
Release Date: February 9, 2016
* Bug Fix: Displays on all pages unless specific pages are selected.

0.1.5

Release Date: January 30, 2016

  • Enhancement: General: Added a setting to control the priority of the plugin. An advance feature to help avoid conflicting with other plugins or themes that filter the post content.
  • Enhancement: General: Added a setting to control whether to display on archive pages or not.
  • Enhancement: General: Can select from categories that have no posts.

0.1.4

Release Date: January 4, 2016

  • Bug Fix: No longer displays on manually created excerpts when excerpts box is unchecked.

0.1.3

Release Date: November 24, 2015

  • Enhancement: General: Can now change settings of what pages to display and whether to display on excerpts or not.
  • Enhancement: General: Removed Lite from name.

0.1.2

Release Date: November 22, 2015

  • Bug Fix: Calling for unnecessary file.
  • Bug Fix: Error when no categories are selected.

0.1.1

Release Date: November 10, 2015

  • Enhancement: General: Can now handle shortcodes
  • Enhancement: General: Modified to prevent footers from showing up on home or front page.

Full changelog on WordPress.org →

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FAQ

Ninja Footers: quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 28, 2026

Is Ninja Footers free?

Yes. Ninja Footers is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Is Ninja Footers safe to use in 2026?

Ninja Footers shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 100+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 10 years ago, and scores 37/100 on our health check.

How many websites use Ninja Footers?

Ninja Footers is active on 100+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 10,605 times since it launched in November 2015. It was downloaded 60 times in the last 30 days.

Does Ninja Footers work with WordPress 7.1?

Ninja Footers is officially tested up to WordPress 4.5.33, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.

When was Ninja Footers last updated?

The latest version, 0.2.0, was released on June 1, 2016 (10 years ago).

Who makes Ninja Footers?

Ninja Footers is developed and maintained by samurai9design.

What are the best alternatives to Ninja Footers?

The most popular alternatives to Ninja Footers are About the Author Advanced (50+ installs).

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