Custom Style vs Scripts n Styles

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

Custom Style

by merzedes

Health D41

Scripts n Styles

by WraithKenny

Health D48

Active-install trajectory

Custom StyleScripts 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 Style	Scripts n Styles
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	30–40	30K–40K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-40%	0% ✓
Overall health	—	D · 48 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	6/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	81/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.2★ ✓
Reviews	0	30 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	28/100	56/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	16.7y ago	3.4y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	173	1.4K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.5%	7.8% ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Custom StyleScripts 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.