WordPress plugin comparison

Zedna Custom Dashboard Messages vs Simple Custom CSS Plugin

Zedna Custom Dashboard Messages

by Radek Mezulanik

100+ installs3.8

Simple Custom CSS Plugin

by John Regan

100K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Simple Custom CSS Plugin has more active installs: 100K+, against 100+ for Zedna Custom Dashboard Messages.
On a typical day, Simple Custom CSS Plugin is downloaded about 304 times, Zedna Custom Dashboard Messages about 3.
Simple Custom CSS Plugin is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 159 reviews, against 3.8 from 5 reviews.
Simple Custom CSS Plugin was updated more recently: Mar 11, 2025, against Dec 22, 2020 for Zedna Custom Dashboard Messages.
Simple Custom CSS Plugin is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.7.11, against 5.6.0 for Zedna Custom Dashboard Messages.
Simple Custom CSS Plugin has been around longer: since 2013, against 2016 for Zedna Custom Dashboard Messages.

Simple Custom CSS Plugin leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Zedna Custom Dashboard Messages	Simple Custom CSS Plugin
Popular rank	#16,774	#359
Active installs	100+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	66	9.1K
Rating	3.8(5)	4.7(159)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	5.6.0	6.7.11
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.33
Last release	5 years ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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