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CSS to Footer vs Assets to footer

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

CSS to Footer and Assets to footer are close on health (D · 45 vs D · 45), with nothing separating them on the sub-scores.

Active-install trajectory

CSS to Footer moved down one install band, 60+ to 50+; Assets to footer moved down one install band, 200+ to 100+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	CSS to Footer	Assets to footer
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	50–60	100–200 ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	-17% ✓	200+ → 100+
Overall health	D · 45	D · 45
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.0★
Reviews	1	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	38/100	42/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	6.7y ago	5.2y ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	70	101 ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	-10%	+31%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.2% ✓	1.5%
Category	Developer Tools	Developer Tools

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

Release activity

CSS to FooterAssets to footer

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.