Simple CSS vs Simple Custom CSS Plugin

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

Health B73

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	Simple CSS	Simple Custom CSS Plugin
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	80K–90K	100K–200K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	B · 73 ✓	C · 64
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	56/100 ✓	36/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	95/100 ✓	93/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.76★ ✓	4.68★
Reviews	60	159 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	87/100 ✓	82/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.1y ago ✓	1.6y ago
Downloads · 30d	2.1K	8.8K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	14% ✓	3.2%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Simple CSSSimple 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.