WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Sidebars by ProteusThemes vs Simple Custom CSS Plugin

Custom Sidebars by ProteusThemes

by ProteusThemes

1K+ installs

Simple Custom CSS Plugin

by John Regan

100K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Simple Custom CSS Plugin has more active installs: 100K+, against 1K+ for Custom Sidebars by ProteusThemes.
On a typical day, Simple Custom CSS Plugin is downloaded about 304 times, Custom Sidebars by ProteusThemes about 19.
Custom Sidebars by ProteusThemes has no reviews yet.
Custom Sidebars by ProteusThemes was updated more recently: Oct 7, 2026, against Mar 11, 2025 for Simple Custom CSS Plugin.
Custom Sidebars by ProteusThemes is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.7.11 for Simple Custom CSS Plugin.
Simple Custom CSS Plugin has been around longer: since 2013, against 2016 for Custom Sidebars by ProteusThemes.

Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Sidebars by ProteusThemes	Simple Custom CSS Plugin
Popular rank	#5,515	#359
Active installs	1K+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	518	9.1K
Rating	No ratings	4.7(159)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.7.11
Search multiplier	×0.45	×0.33
Last release	1 month ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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