WordPress plugin comparison

Simple Custom CSS Plugin vs Simple Membership Custom Messages

Simple Custom CSS Plugin

by John Regan

100K+ installs4.7

Simple Membership Custom Messages

by wp.insider

7K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Simple Custom CSS Plugin has more active installs: 100K+, against 7K+ for Simple Membership Custom Messages.
On a typical day, Simple Custom CSS Plugin is downloaded about 304 times, Simple Membership Custom Messages about 32.
Simple Membership Custom Messages is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 4.7 from 159 reviews.
Simple Membership Custom Messages was updated more recently: Aug 21, 2026, against Mar 11, 2025 for Simple Custom CSS Plugin.
Simple Membership Custom Messages 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 Simple Membership Custom Messages.

Simple Membership Custom Messages leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Simple Custom CSS Plugin	Simple Membership Custom Messages
Popular rank	#359	#2,617
Active installs	100K+	7K+
Downloads, last 30 days	9.1K	958
Rating	4.7(159)	5.0(4)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.7.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.33	×0.84
Last release	1 year ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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