Custom CSS for Pages and Posts
by Suzanne · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 360+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin adds a metabox to all post and page edit screens ( and optionally to
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
300+
≈350 estimated
Momentum
-7%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “css” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
45 health vs 58 average across 25,769 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.0%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 9.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,778 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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.1, well behind 7.1.
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 4791 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.6.1; the current branch is 7.1
4.3★ over 7 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
1 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4791 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| css your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “css” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 204 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 13 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 24 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ dmanexe11.1y ago
Love it, works perfect…the CSS box on each page is a SMART little feature, and I definitely automatically install this plugin on EVERY WordPress project I start…clients always end up wanting little page-specific tweaks, man, much easier. A+!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ricardo11.1y ago
It seems like it wont output the CSS in the custom field generated by this plugin. I am using Genesis framework and not much customization done yet. I’d be willing to change my review if it is fixed. Looks like a great plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ramdamnest11.3y ago
thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Richard Rottman11.6y ago
Just because a plugin hasn’t been updated, doesn’t mean it doesn’t have value or that it doesn’t do exactly what it sets out to do. If you need a way of adding custom CSS to a post or a page, than this plugin is exactly what you need.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ andyvb12.6y ago
For my customers it would be easy if they could use a dropdown box to select a snippet and insert this in the custom css.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ omarfaizan12.7y ago
Hope yall come with an update for 3.8.1….I wish it had an option of @media min-max width Css attributes
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ moontal12.9y ago
thx
Read on wp.org ↗
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin adds a metabox to all post and page edit screens ( and optionally to"
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! 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 290 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 1 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-10-05 400+ → 300+ down after 309 days in tier
- 2024-11-30 500+ → 400+ down after 105 days in tier
- 2024-08-17 600+ → 500+ down after 287 days in tier
- 2023-11-04 700+ → 600+ down after 140 days in tier
- 2023-06-17 800+ → 700+ down after 195 days in tier
- 2022-12-04 900+ → 800+ down after 61 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 1K+ → 900+ down after 207 days in tier
- 2022-03-11 3K+ → 1K+ down
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).
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