WordPress plugin comparison
Custom Colors vs Simple Membership Custom Messages
At a glance
- Simple Membership Custom Messages has more active installs: 7K+, against 30+ for Custom Colors.
- On a typical day, Simple Membership Custom Messages is downloaded about 31 times, Custom Colors about 2.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- Simple Membership Custom Messages was updated more recently: Aug 21, 2026, against Sep 8, 2016 for Custom Colors.
- Simple Membership Custom Messages is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.5.33 for Custom Colors.
- Simple Membership Custom Messages has been around longer: since 2014, against 2016 for Custom Colors.
Line by line
Simple Membership Custom Messages leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Custom Colors |  Simple Membership Custom Messages |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #23,961 | #2,620 |
| Active installs | 30+ | 7K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 39 | 961 |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 5.0(4) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.5.33 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.84 |
| Last release | 10 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
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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