Reaktiv CSS Builder vs Modular Custom CSS

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

Reaktiv CSS Builder

by Andrew Norcross

Health D47

Modular Custom CSS

by Nick Halsey

Health A86

Active-install trajectory

Reaktiv CSS Builder Modular 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	Reaktiv CSS Builder	Modular Custom CSS
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	80–90	400–500 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-11% ✓	-20%
Overall health	D · 47	A · 86 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	80/100	82/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.17★	4.27★ ✓
Reviews	4	6 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	30/100	88/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	11.1y ago	1mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	50	151 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Reaktiv CSS Builder Modular 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.