Legacy Jetpack Custom CSS Editor
by George Stephanis · Uncategorized
Also makes 18 other plugins · 15.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin re-adds the full page admin Custom CSS editor to Jetpack.
45 health vs 56 average across 16,376 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 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.30, 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 3545 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 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
35
now · peak 68
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
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
9.7y ago
latest release · v0.9
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
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 “20+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2019-03-28 · 1,375 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Graham Cluley9.6y ago
Thanks for making this. It’s bonkers that WordPress removed this capability, so I’m so pleased to see you’ve created this plugin. Like the other guy said – it’s a lifesaver.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Robert Trevellyan9.6y ago
I was utterly dismayed to see the old Jetpack CSS editor disappear in favor of a little customizer box in WP 4.7. Thank you so much for restoring the legacy editor where we can actually see what we’re working with, and where our designer can work with CSS without having to upload style.css every time they make a change. It’s a vital part of our workflow and the little box in the customizer is completely inadequate.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-08-01 30+ → 20+ down after 349 days in tier
- 2024-08-17 40+ → 30+ down after 225 days in tier
- 2024-01-05 50+ → 40+ down after 225 days in tier
- 2023-05-25 60+ → 50+ 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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Simple Custom CSS and JS 600K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
Insert Headers And Footers 300K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Simple Custom CSS Plugin 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag C -
Jetpack Protect 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Simple CSS 80K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag B -
WP Add Custom CSS 60K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag B
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