CSS Reminder vs Simple Custom CSS Plugin

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

Health D45

Health C64

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	CSS Reminder	Simple Custom CSS Plugin
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	—	100K–200K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 45	C · 64 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	36/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	93/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.7★ ✓
Reviews	1	159 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	37/100	74/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	6.7y ago	1.7y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	31	9.1K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	—	3.2% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

CSS ReminderSimple Custom CSS Plugin

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.