Add Admin CSS vs WP Add Custom CSS

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Add Admin CSS

by Scott Reilly

Health B80

WP Add Custom CSS

by Daniele De Santis

Health B74

Active-install trajectory

Add Admin CSS WP Add Custom CSS

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Add Admin CSS	WP Add Custom CSS
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10K–20K	60K–70K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	B · 80 ✓	B · 74
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	76/100 ✓	60/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	92/100	93/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.66★	4.67★ ✓
Reviews	35	90 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	93/100 ✓	88/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	9mo ago ✓	1.0y ago
Downloads · 30d	1.0K	3.0K ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Uncategorized

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Add Admin CSS WP Add Custom CSS

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.