Extra Classes vs Simple Custom CSS Plugin

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

Health D46

Health C64

Active-install trajectory

Extra Classes moved down one install band, 40+ to 30+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Extra Classes	Simple Custom CSS Plugin
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	30–40	100K–200K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 46	C · 64 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	36/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100	93/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.12★	4.68★ ✓
Reviews	3	159 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	35/100	81/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	11.5y ago	1.6y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	56	8.7K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.9%	3.2% ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Extra ClassesSimple Custom CSS Plugin

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.