WordPress plugin comparison

Legacy Jetpack Custom CSS Editor vs Simple Custom CSS Plugin

Legacy Jetpack Custom CSS Editor

by George Stephanis

20+ installs5.0

Simple Custom CSS Plugin

by John Regan

100K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Simple Custom CSS Plugin has more active installs: 100K+, against 20+ for Legacy Jetpack Custom CSS Editor.
On a typical day, Simple Custom CSS Plugin is downloaded about 304 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 4.7 from 159 reviews.
Simple Custom CSS Plugin was updated more recently: Mar 11, 2025, against Dec 16, 2016 for Legacy Jetpack Custom CSS Editor.
Simple Custom CSS Plugin is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.7.11, against 4.8.34 for Legacy Jetpack Custom CSS Editor.
Simple Custom CSS Plugin has been around longer: since 2013, against 2016 for Legacy Jetpack Custom CSS Editor.

Simple Custom CSS Plugin leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Legacy Jetpack Custom CSS Editor	Simple Custom CSS Plugin
Popular rank	#27,106	#359
Active installs	20+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	26	9.1K
Rating	5.0(2)	4.7(159)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.8.34	6.7.11
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.33
Last release	10 years ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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