WordPress plugin comparison
Async JavaScript vs Custom JS
At a glance
- Async JavaScript has more active installs: 60K+, against 100+ for Custom JS.
- On a typical day, Async JavaScript is downloaded about 99 times, Custom JS about 6.
- Custom JS has no reviews yet.
- Custom JS was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Jun 22, 2023 for Async JavaScript.
- Custom JS is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.2.15 for Async JavaScript.
- Async JavaScript has been around longer: since 2014, against 2016 for Custom JS.
Line by line
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| Metric |  Async JavaScript |  Custom JS |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #620 | #13,905 |
| Active installs | 60K+ | 100+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 2.6K | 258 |
| Rating | 4.7(102) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.2.15 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.05 | ×0.28 |
| Last release | 3 years ago | 4 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.6 |
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