Live Custom CSS JS Code Editor
by Ozan Canakli · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 1.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Live Custom CSS JS Code Editor allows you to easily add custom CSS, JavaScript, Header, Footer Code to your site, straight from your WordPress Customi …
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
300+
≈400 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: “css”, “custom css” and “custom js” 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.
46 health vs 58 average across 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.2%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 13.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,766 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.
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 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.27, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2423 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.3.27; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2423 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 | ||
| custom js your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| customizer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| javascript your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “css”, “custom css” and “custom js” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 195 · 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
6.6y ago
latest release · v1.0.5 · 13 Mar 2020
4
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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 days ago and the previous band took 14 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 400.
Install history since 22 Sep 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Marco6.6y ago
Very easy to use and perfect with Customizer integration.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ZenBen7.4y ago
This plugin is amazing to edit CSS live inside wordpress! I’ve tried alternatives, but this one knocks it out of the park. How come this has just 900+ installations??? This plugin needs to be part of every default wordpress installation! VERY useful to style wordpress in real-time!!! This saves quite some time & hassle with page reloads. ^‿^ And it does not only CSS, but also JS and custom header & footer code. I really hope the developer keeps it up <3 Still working with WP 5.2.2 by the way. THANK YOU
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nedelchouma7.8y ago
Very useful
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 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
6 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Live Custom CSS JS Code Editor allows you to easily add custom CSS, JavaScript, Header, Footer Code to your..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 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 Beaver Builder, Google Analytics, Facebook.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,165 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "custom js" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-26 400+ → 300+ down after 406 days in tier
- 2025-09-15 500+ → 400+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2025-09-09 400+ → 500+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2025-09-06 500+ → 400+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2025-09-02 400+ → 500+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2025-08-30 500+ → 400+ down after 21 days in tier
- 2025-08-09 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-08-08 500+ → 400+ down after 200 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★ · 3 shared tags D
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Modular Custom CSS 400+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A - C Customizer Custom CSS 400+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags C
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Custom JS 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Multisite Custom CSS 100+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
Easy Custom Code (LESS/CSS/JS) – Live editing 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A
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