WordPress plugin comparison

Jetpack Protect vs Legacy Jetpack Custom CSS Editor

Jetpack Protect

by Automattic

100K+ installs4.6

Legacy Jetpack Custom CSS Editor

by George Stephanis

20+ installs5.0

At a glance

Jetpack Protect has more active installs: 100K+, against 20+ for Legacy Jetpack Custom CSS Editor.
On a typical day, Jetpack Protect is downloaded about 591 times, Legacy Jetpack Custom CSS Editor about 1.
Legacy Jetpack Custom CSS Editor is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.6 from 123 reviews.
Jetpack Protect was updated more recently: Aug 12, 2026, against Dec 16, 2016 for Legacy Jetpack Custom CSS Editor.
Jetpack Protect is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.8.34 for Legacy Jetpack Custom CSS Editor.
Legacy Jetpack Custom CSS Editor has been around longer: since 2016, against 2022 for Jetpack Protect.

Jetpack Protect leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Jetpack Protect	Legacy Jetpack Custom CSS Editor
Popular rank	#356	#27,106
Active installs	100K+	20+
Downloads, last 30 days	17.3K	26
Rating	4.6(123)	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	25%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	4.8.34
Search multiplier	×1.46	×0.00
Last release	3 months ago	10 years ago
Requires PHP	7.2	–

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