Simple Custom CSS and JS vs Custom CSS

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

Simple Custom CSS and JS

by SilkyPress

Health A87

Custom CSS

by FRESHFACE

Health F37

Active-install trajectory

Simple Custom CSS and JS 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	Simple Custom CSS and JS	Custom CSS
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	600K–700K ✓	1K–2K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-14%	0% ✓
Overall health	A · 87 ✓	F · 37
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	84/100 ✓	52/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.35★ ✓	3.10★
Reviews	103 ✓	17
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	97/100 ✓	36/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	5d ago ✓	8.7y ago
Downloads · 30d	231.7K ✓	134
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Simple Custom CSS and JS 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.