Improved Simpler CSS
by ctltwp · Uncategorized
Add the ability to add css to your existing style sheet.
45 health vs 58 average across 8,326 Uncategorized plugins
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 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 4823 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
58
now · peak 159
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 “90+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,378 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-06-02 100+ → 90+ down after 7 days in band
- 2026-05-26 90+ → 100+ up after 10 days in band
- 2026-05-16 100+ → 90+ down after 595 days in band
- 2024-09-28 200+ → 100+ down after 270 days in band
- 2024-01-02 300+ → 200+ down after 171 days in band
- 2023-07-15 400+ → 300+ down after 42 days in band
- 2023-06-03 500+ → 400+ down after 29 days in band
- 2023-05-05 600+ → 500+ down after 140 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Simple Custom CSS Plugin 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags C -
Simple CSS 80K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
WP Add Custom CSS 60K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags B - T TJ Custom CSS 8K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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Custom CSS Pro 7K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Custom CSS for Elementor 5K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
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