Custom Scrollbar vs Simply Better Scroll Bar

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

Custom Scrollbar

by miunosoft

Health D47

Simply Better Scroll Bar

by SwiftNinjaPro

Health D41

Active-install trajectory

Custom Scrollbar Simply Better Scroll Bar

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 Scrollbar	Simply Better Scroll Bar
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	2K–3K ✓	30–40
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 47 ✓	D · 41
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	80/100 ✓	65/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.20★ ✓	3.60★
Reviews	7 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	45/100 ✓	41/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Elevated
Last updated	5.1y ago ✓	5.9y ago
Downloads · 30d	144 ✓	66
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Custom Scrollbar Simply Better Scroll Bar

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.