Simple Custom CSS Plugin vs WP Add Custom CSS

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

Simple Custom CSS Plugin

by John Regan

Health C67

WP Add Custom CSS

by Daniele De Santis

Health B74

Active-install trajectory

Simple Custom CSS Plugin WP Add 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	Simple Custom CSS Plugin	WP Add Custom CSS
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100K–200K ✓	60K–70K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	C · 67	B · 74 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	42/100	61/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	93/100	93/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.68★ ✓	4.67★
Reviews	159 ✓	90
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	83/100	88/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.5y ago	1.0y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	6.3K ✓	3.0K
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Simple Custom CSS Plugin WP Add 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.