Modular Custom CSS vs Multisite Custom CSS

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

Modular Custom CSS

by Nick Halsey

Health A86

Multisite Custom CSS

by Nick Halsey

Health A87

Active-install trajectory

Modular Custom CSS Multisite Custom CSS

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	Modular Custom CSS	Multisite Custom CSS
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	400–500 ✓	100–200
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20%	0% ✓
Overall health	A · 86	A · 87 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	82/100	84/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.27★	4.34★ ✓
Reviews	6	8 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100	89/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1mo ago	1mo ago
Downloads · 30d	149	287 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Modular Custom CSS Multisite Custom CSS

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.