Custom CSS/JS vs Scripts n Styles

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

Custom CSS/JS

by becauseinterwebs

Health D45

Scripts n Styles

by WraithKenny

Health D49

Active-install trajectory

Custom CSS/JS Scripts n Styles

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	Custom CSS/JS	Scripts n Styles
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	70–80	30K–40K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 45	D · 49 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	7/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	81/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★	4.23★ ✓
Reviews	1	30 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	37/100	60/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	11.0y ago	3.3y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	82	877 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Custom CSS/JS Scripts n Styles

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.