Custom CSS to External File
by Vortica · Performance
A simple plugin that moves the WordPress Customizer CSS to an external file, improving performance and ensuring CSS persistence.
62 health vs 68 average across 572 Performance plugins
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.
Well optimized
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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Since 2025-03-31 · 473 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
29
now · peak 91
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
At the current install trend, crossing 20+ in roughly 1397 days.
Install history · since 2025-03-31 · 473 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-17 20+ → 10+ down after 5 days in band
- 2026-07-12 10+ → 20+ up after 175 days in band
- 2026-01-18 20+ → 10+ down after 5 days in band
- 2026-01-13 10+ → 20+ up after 186 days in band
- 2025-07-11 — → 10+ up
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