Custom CSS
by FRESHFACE · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 930+ installs across the portfolio →
Add custom CSS, JS, PHP, tracking code. Very easy to use!
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Health
D 41/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Open vulnerability
Active installs
900+
≈990 estimated
Momentum
+35%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “custom code”, “custom css” and “custom js” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
41 health vs 58 average across 25,764 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.3%
of downloads still active
At least 900 of 70.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30, well behind 6.8.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3261 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.6.30; the current branch is 6.8
2.5★ over 17 reviews, smoothed to 3.69★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3261 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| custom code your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| custom css your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| custom js your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “custom code”, “custom css” and “custom js” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 201 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
10.0y ago
latest release · v1.4.0 · 25 Oct 2016
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 86% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “900+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 48 days ago and the previous band took 2.2 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 1K.
Install history since 7 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ kolakube9.9y ago
No way to add ANY custom code, but there is a huge “upgrade to premium” button. This topic was modified 9 years, 6 months ago by kolakube.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dansperfect9.9y ago
Worthless. Just trys to force you to buy the 100 version
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kuroz10.0y ago
I am fed up with you inserting spam/advertisements into my WP dashboard for other products you sell. I have deleted the plugin and will tell others not to bother – if you do this kind of dodgy stuff, who knows what else is being put in there?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ doradoental10.0y ago
Like has been stated before. The free version is not actually usable. It is just a play to make you pay to write more than one block of css. Yes. Just one block of code is free. The rest you have to pay to include. GARBAGE APP. Turn away forever. There are many plugins that do this for free, or even better, you can just edit and upload your own css files to the site. Stupid app.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ JameysonSEO10.0y ago
This app allows you to add only 1 piece of code, for instance: .class { color: #FFFFFF; } after which it requires you to purchase the pro version to add more code. Considering you don’t even need an app to do such a small modification, it doesn’t even make sense to install this app.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jason King10.1y ago
It does the job, and I like the idea that you can add JS not just CSS. But if you want to add custom CSS to your theme, there are more obvious choices of plugin than this.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Alex Spataru10.1y ago
Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property ‘ace/ace’ of undefined ace.js?ver=4.6.1:1 Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property ‘ace/ext/emmet’ of undefined ….
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ maikunari10.1y ago
Although this plugin does what it’s supposed to I don’t want to keep clicking the “buy pro version” button because it is the same color and exactly below the standard WordPress update button in the Publish metabox. Putting it in that spot with that color is deceptive, if your plugin is good and useful people will upgrade to pro naturally, you don’t need to trick anyone into clicking – this isn’t SEO!
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.4.0). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
1 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Add custom CSS, JS, PHP, tracking code. Very easy to use!"
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Installation Instructions").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 358 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 3 tags appear in the text ("custom code", "custom js" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-15 1K+ → 900+ down after 818 days in tier
- 2024-06-19 2K+ → 1K+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2024-06-16 1K+ → 2K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-06-14 2K+ → 1K+ down after 474 days in tier
- 2023-02-26 3K+ → 2K+ down after 355 days in tier
- 2022-03-08 5K+ → 3K+ down after 572 days in tier
- 2020-08-13 10K+ → 5K+ down after 928 days in tier
- 2018-01-28 300+ → 10K+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
- D Devpri Custom Code — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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Simple Custom CSS and JS 600K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Live Custom CSS JS Code Editor 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D -
Custom JS 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Simple Custom Code – Custom CSS, JS, and HTML, Visual CSS Customizer 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
ICustomizer 20+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C
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