GravityWP – CSS Selector
by GravityWP · Forms
Also makes 3 other plugins · 7.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Quickly select custom and add-on CSS classes.
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Health
A 87/100
Few reviews
Active installs
4K+
≈4.5K estimated
Momentum
+58%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “form”, “forms” and “gravity form” for “select”, “classes” and “gravity forms tooltip”. “form” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “select” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “forms” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “classes” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “gravity form” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “gravity forms tooltip” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
87 health vs 65 average across 2,510 Forms plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.8%
of downloads still active
At least 4K of 59.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Forms plugin keeps 1.3%, across 1,667 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Forms plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 23 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 4.22★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
41
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
25%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.8
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 classes your tag | #1 | #3 | up 23 |
| selector | #1 | #2 | up 5 |
| css ready classes | #2 | #5 | up 4 |
| select | #8 | #15 | down 2 |
| css | #10 | #20 | 0 |
| gravity forms css | #4 | #9 | up 1 |
| css id | #5 | #14 | 0 |
| classes | #14 | #21 | down 3 |
| gravity forms tooltip | #18 | #19 | down 2 |
| css wordpress | #15 | #24 | 0 |
| wordpress custom css | #18 | #23 | 0 |
| gravity forms tooltips | #19 | #19 | down 2 |
| custom css | #24 | #23 | 0 |
| pdf gravity forms | #24 | #20 | — |
| form your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| forms your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gravity form your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gravity forms your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
71 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 14 listed. 57 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “form”, “forms” and “gravity form” for “select”, “classes” and “gravity forms tooltip”. “form” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “select” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “forms” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “classes” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “gravity form” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “gravity forms tooltip” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 3.2K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
23d ago
latest release · v1.1.1 · 8 Oct 2026
10
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 63% 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 “4K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 8 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 23 Jul 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Andre5.6y ago
Fantastic plugin to style your Gravity forms. Saves a lot of time. Thanks you so much for making this available.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ guillermodewey7.1y ago
I’ve check out css name documentation for gravity like a million times to make columns until I came across this plugin.. thanks for making it available. it does what it should. would be nice to have the actual field value delete when selecred other option.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ swiftblack7.6y ago
Does the job exactly how you want.. wish I could drop 10 points here
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ordrori8.2y ago
thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ netart.gr8.3y ago
It adds an easy button that help us create columns in gravity forms. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bruno058.7y ago
I tried the other css selector plugin but that looks like it has been abandoned. Found this and very impressed. Worked well and like all the options. Now if only you can create a styling plugin for Gravity forms. Gravity forms is great but ugly and does not have multi column support, but you have done a great job with this. This topic was modified 8 years, 5 months ago by bruno05. This topic was modified 8 years, 5 months ago by bruno05.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ abiruth9.1y ago
Handy little plugin as I always forget the selectors. Many thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ fraktale9.3y ago
Great and very useful. should be added to gravity form !!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.1 Added pot files for translations Updated Dutch translation. 1.1
- — Version 1.0.2 Added Gravity Forms version check, hide deprecated CSS Ready Classes in 2.5 and higher Added title tags with more detailed description of the function of every CSS class Added new vertical choices columns (gf_list_2col_v 1.0.2
- — Version 1.0.1 Updated url to official Gravity Forms CSS Ready Classes documentation (https://docs.gravityforms.com/css-ready-classes/) 1.0.1
- — Version 1.0 Add gwp_css_selector_add_custom_css filter to add custom css Updated translation files 1.0
- — Version 0.2.2 Adjusted the Gravity PDF pagebreak CSS Added gf_invisible CSS class Combined list columns and list heights to Radio Buttons & Checkboxes Changed links to documentation 0.2.2
- — Version 0.2.1 Added pagebreak support for Gravity PDF Updated translation file Updated Dutch translation 0.2.1
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more
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
7 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 "Quickly select custom and add-on CSS classes."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gravity Forms.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,813 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-19 5K+ → 4K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-02-17 4K+ → 5K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-16 5K+ → 4K+ down after 290 days in tier
- 2025-05-02 6K+ → 5K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-04-30 5K+ → 6K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-04-28 6K+ → 5K+ down after 169 days in tier
- 2024-11-10 7K+ → 6K+ down after 275 days in tier
- 2024-02-09 8K+ → 7K+ down after 5 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).
- G Gravity Forms CSS Ready Class Selector 4K+ installs · 4.3★ · 4 shared tags D
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Gravity Forms Directory 500+ installs · 3.4★ · 4 shared tags D -
GravityWP – Count 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags B -
Add-on Gravity Forms – MailPoet 3 600+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D -
Gravity Forms + Stripe 600+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D -
Conditional Fields for Contact Form 7 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
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