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Visual Editor Custom Buttons vs Simple Custom CSS Plugin

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

Visual Editor Custom Buttons

by cyberduck

Health D51
Simple Custom CSS Plugin

by John Regan

Health C64

Active-install trajectory

Visual Editor Custom Buttons moved down one install band, 4K+ to 3K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric Visual Editor Custom Buttons Simple Custom CSS Plugin
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. 3K–4K 100K–200K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window. -25% 0% ✓
Overall health D · 51 C · 64 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. 6/100 36/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. 88/100 93/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. 70/100 70/100
Rating (weighted for review count) 4.5★ 4.7★ ✓
Reviews 37 159 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. 48/100 74/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. Elevated Low ✓
Last updated 3.4y ago 1.7y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d 441 9.1K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. 1.9% 3.2% ✓
Category Uncategorized Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Visual Editor Custom ButtonsSimple 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.