Instant CSS vs WP-SCSS

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

Instant CSS

by dylanblokhuis

Health D52

WP-SCSS

by Connect Think

Health B81

Active-install trajectory

Instant CSS WP-SCSS

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	Instant CSS	WP-SCSS
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	3K–4K	40K–50K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 52	B · 81 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	9/100	88/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	87/100 ✓	82/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.44★ ✓	4.24★
Reviews	15	61 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	51/100	94/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.9y ago	6mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	294	2.8K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Instant CSS WP-SCSS

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.