Scripts n Styles vs Simple Custom CSS Plugin

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

Health D48

Health C64

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	Scripts n Styles	Simple Custom CSS Plugin
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	30K–40K	100K–200K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 48	C · 64 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	6/100	36/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	81/100	93/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.23★	4.68★ ✓
Reviews	30	159 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	60/100	81/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	3.4y ago	1.6y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	1.4K	8.7K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	7.8% ✓	3.2%
Category	Admin & Utilities	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Scripts n StylesSimple 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.