Simple Custom Content

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1. ★★★★★ snoop23

   1.9y ago

   Amazing. Exactly what I needed. And works like a charm. Thanks for making it.

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2. ★★★★★ Jimmy Lee

   5.8y ago

   Using as above content widget for multiple share button shortcodes, couldn’t live without this plugin. Another great J. Starr plugin!

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3. ★★★★★ hungryandgrumpy

   6.0y ago

   Superb plugin and very easy to use.

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4. ★★★★★ kairenv

   10.0y ago

   Plugin does just as it says and delivers it without problems. When I came across a few things that I wanted the plugin to do that it didn’t do the support from the developer was simply outstanding. Fast and efficient replies. It’s now the perfect plugin for my needs.

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5. ★★★★★ Jeff Starr

   10.8y ago

   Simple Custom Content was launched in October of 2012, and has been rocking custom content ever since! So huge THANK YOU to everyone who uses the plugin — here’s to another 3 years of Simple Custom Content!! 🙂

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6. ★★★★★ laura.lee

   11.3y ago

   It does just what it says it will do in that respect… and, for me, is the only plug in I found that would do it. I don’t think it deserves less than 5 stars… because it does what it says. Wanting more bells and whistles… would be wanting something other than what it said and is not a reason to give a plug in less than 5 stars for doing what it says.

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7. ★★★★★ seamstobesew

   13.0y ago

   I realize a version for 3.6 is not out yet. I really need something that will allow custom content without using shortcodes. I loved that this plugin automatically added what I needed it to add, but if a “more” is used for continued reading and you have the custom content set to be included at the bottom of the post, it still shows on main home page underneath the words Continue Reading. I’d also appreciate the ability to have more than one custom code. Let us title each type of custom code, and perhaps pick which one we need from html editor or sidebar options. I hope you will fix this in your version for 3.6 wordpress.

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Translated into 2 languages, 1 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-04-06 200+ → 100+ down after 3 days in tier
2. 2026-04-03 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in tier
3. 2026-04-01 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
4. 2026-03-31 100+ → 200+ up after 30 days in tier
5. 2026-03-01 200+ → 100+ down after 11 days in tier
6. 2026-02-18 100+ → 200+ up after 43 days in tier
7. 2026-01-06 200+ → 100+ down after 16 days in tier
8. 2025-12-21 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier

Competes with

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• RSS Image Feed 2K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
• Koala AI 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B

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Simple Custom Content: 100+ active installs, 4.8★ (6 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/simple-custom-content