WordPress plugin comparison
NS Featured Posts vs Simple Custom CSS Plugin
NS Featured Posts
by Nilambar Sharma
4K+ installs4.8
Simple Custom CSS Plugin
by John Regan
100K+ installs4.7
At a glance
- Simple Custom CSS Plugin has more active installs: 100K+, against 4K+ for NS Featured Posts.
- On a typical day, Simple Custom CSS Plugin is downloaded about 304 times, NS Featured Posts about 33.
- NS Featured Posts is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 29 reviews, against 4.7 from 159 reviews.
- NS Featured Posts was updated more recently: Sep 2, 2026, against Mar 11, 2025 for Simple Custom CSS Plugin.
- NS Featured Posts 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 2014 for NS Featured Posts.
Line by line
NS Featured Posts leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | NS Featured Posts | Simple Custom CSS Plugin |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #3,469 | #359 |
| Active installs | 4K+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 613 | 8.8K |
| Rating | 4.8(29) | 4.7(159) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.7.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.76 | ×0.33 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
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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