Customizer Custom CSS
by Bijay Yadav · Uncategorized
Add Custom CSS from customizer to your WordPress website.
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Health
C 59/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
400+
≈450 estimated
Momentum
-100%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “css”, “custom css” and “customizer” 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.
59 health vs 58 average across 25,755 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.4%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 16.9K 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.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 3 reviews to 2016-12-27Reviewers call it a lightweight, go-to tool for quick CSS fixes and recommend it.
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
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 600 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 600 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 | ||
| custom css your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| customizer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| style your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “css”, “custom css” and “customizer” 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 386 · 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
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
1.6y ago
latest release · v1.2.3 · 11 Mar 2025
5
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 77% 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 “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 12 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 29 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ hmedramy9.9y ago
this plugin help me with my site
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ RushMayo11.2y ago
This little plugin has become my go-to when I need to make a quick fix. It’s light-weight and not in the way. Make sure you go to the Appearance > Customize to find it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Denis Rakhmanov11.2y ago
Recommended! This is how custom css should be done.
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 20 languages, 1 at 90% or more · development strings
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
2 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 from customizer to your WordPress website."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 229 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "style" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-11-08 500+ → 400+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2025-11-04 400+ → 500+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2025-11-01 500+ → 400+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2025-10-29 400+ → 500+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-10-27 500+ → 400+ down after 75 days in tier
- 2025-08-13 400+ → 500+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2025-08-04 500+ → 400+ down after 362 days in tier
- 2024-08-07 600+ → 500+ down after 2 days in tier
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).
- T TJ Custom CSS 8K+ installs · 4.3★ · 4 shared tags D
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WP Add Custom CSS 60K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags B -
Modular Custom CSS 400+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
Live Custom CSS JS Code Editor 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D -
Smart CSS Auto Loader 100+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags D -
Multisite Custom CSS 100+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A
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