WordPress plugin comparison
Simple CSS vs WP Scripts & Styles Optimizer
At a glance
- Simple CSS has more active installs: 80K+, against 90+ for WP Scripts & Styles Optimizer.
- On a typical day, Simple CSS is downloaded about 74 times, WP Scripts & Styles Optimizer about 4.
- Simple CSS is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 60 reviews, against 4.7 from 15 reviews.
- Simple CSS was updated more recently: Sep 15, 2025, against Oct 10, 2017 for WP Scripts & Styles Optimizer.
- Simple CSS is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 4.8.34 for WP Scripts & Styles Optimizer.
- Simple CSS has been around longer: since 2015, against 2016 for WP Scripts & Styles Optimizer.
Line by line
Simple CSS leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Simple CSS |  WP Scripts & Styles Optimizer |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #544 | #17,012 |
| Active installs | 80K+ | 90+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 2.1K | 86 |
| Rating | 4.9(60) | 4.7(15) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 4.8.34 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.54 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 9 years ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
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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