Smart CSS Auto Loader vs WP Add Custom CSS

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

Smart CSS Auto Loader

by Peter Raschendorfer

Health D54

WP Add Custom CSS

by Daniele De Santis

Health B74

Active-install trajectory

Smart CSS Auto Loader 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	Smart CSS Auto Loader	WP Add Custom CSS
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	60K–70K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-50%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 54	B · 74 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	19/100	60/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	82/100	93/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.27★	4.67★ ✓
Reviews	6	90 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	57/100	88/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.4y ago	1.0y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	65	2.9K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Smart CSS Auto Loader 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.