WordPress plugin comparison
Async JavaScript vs Custom CSS/JS
At a glance
- Async JavaScript has more active installs: 60K+, against 700+ for Custom CSS/JS.
- On a typical day, Async JavaScript is downloaded about 98 times, Custom CSS/JS about 7.
- Custom CSS/JS is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.7 from 102 reviews.
- Custom CSS/JS was updated more recently: Mar 16, 2025, against Jun 22, 2023 for Async JavaScript.
- Custom CSS/JS is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.7.11, against 6.2.15 for Async JavaScript.
- Async JavaScript has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Custom CSS/JS.
Line by line
Custom CSS/JS leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Async JavaScript |  Custom CSS/JS |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #621 | #7,850 |
| Active installs | 60K+ | 700+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 2.6K | 150 |
| Rating | 4.7(102) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.2.15 | 6.7.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.05 | ×0.18 |
| Last release | 3 years ago | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.6 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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