TJ Custom CSS

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share 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.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

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.

1. ★★★★★ wow1

   3.3y ago

   Great, works nicely! Thank you! However, search is not working as suppose to, and doesn’t work at all in russian if you have russian comments. Work around is to go to Custom CSS. But that’s different story. Pleasure.

   Read on wp.org ↗
2. ★★★★★ jonatha

   6.6y ago

   Fulfill your role magnanimously!

   Read on wp.org ↗
3. ★★★★★ amandathewebdev

   10.2y ago

   I was brought into a project after another developer. Usually I would configure my own stylesheet but this plugin was installed and I didn’t have to. Will keep this in mind for future projects.

   Read on wp.org ↗
4. ★★★★★ syzygist

   10.8y ago

   Great alternative to Simple Custom CSS, now that it’s no longer being maintained. You would think there wasn’t much to say about a custom css plugin, but this one not only adds the usual Custom CSS pane to Appearance, but adds it to Customize as well, so you can preview your code changes without having to refresh and switch tabs. Love this feature! Generally a well-thought-out plugin, with scroll bars and pane expanders where you need them, numbered lines, a link to Mozilla’s html/css tutorial (which, let’s be honest, is friendlier than W3’s), and keeps the promotion for their other products unobtrusive and out of the way of functionality. The only suggestion I would make is to add an additional save button near the top of the custom css box on the Custom CSS pane, as well as the one at the bottom.

   Read on wp.org ↗
5. ★★★★★ Eka Y Saputra

   11.0y ago

   Doing one thing and doing it good.

   Read on wp.org ↗
6. ★★★★★ mykha

   12.2y ago

   Simple but great and very helpful plugin. Had troubles using child with one theme I’ve installed, I’m using this plugin instead.

   Read on wp.org ↗

Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 0.1.6 Support WordPress 4.4.2 Change text domain to theme-junkie-custom-css 0.1.6
2. — Version 0.1.5 Fixed some selecter being striped 0.1.5
3. — Version 0.1.4 Support WordPress 4.3 Update language Sanitize output with wp_filter_nohtml_kses to prevent user add any HTML code to the custom css 0.1.4
4. — Version 0.1.3 Tested for WordPress 4.0 0.1.3
5. — Version 0.1.2 Fixed: stripslashes error when using customizer. 0.1.2
6. — Version 0.1.1 Allow html entities in css selector eg. #id > .class 0.1.1

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

Translated into 67 languages, 1 at 90% or more

Plus 43 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-02-21 9K+ → 8K+ down after 3 days in tier
2. 2026-02-18 8K+ → 9K+ up after 4 days in tier
3. 2026-02-14 9K+ → 8K+ down after 153 days in tier
4. 2025-09-14 10K+ → 9K+ down after 2 days in tier
5. 2025-09-12 9K+ → 10K+ up after 42 days in tier
6. 2025-08-01 10K+ → 9K+ 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).

• C Customizer Custom CSS 400+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags C
• WP Add Custom CSS 60K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags B
• Modular Custom CSS 400+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A
• Live Custom CSS JS Code Editor 400+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
• Simple Custom CSS Plugin 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags C
• Simple CSS 80K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags B

Embed this report card

Drop a live Pulse card for TJ Custom CSS into a readme, a review or a deck. It updates itself.

TJ Custom CSS: 8K+ active installs, 5.0★ (6 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/theme-junkie-custom-css