Insert JavaScript and CSS vs Custom CSS and JS

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

Insert JavaScript and CSS

by Ryan

Health D45

Custom CSS and JS

by Unknown

Health D41

Active-install trajectory

Insert JavaScript and CSS Custom CSS and JS

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	Insert JavaScript and CSS	Custom CSS and JS
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	400–500	900–1K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-10%
Overall health	D · 45 ✓	D · 41
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	75/100 ✓	65/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.99★ ✓	3.60★
Reviews	10 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100 ✓	33/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	14.1y ago ✓	16.3y ago
Downloads · 30d	77	111 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Insert JavaScript and CSS Custom CSS and JS

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.