Crazy Pills
v0.4.3by shazdeh · updated 9 years ago
Build buttons, boxes, beautiful lists, and highlight text right from your editor, with live preview.
- Rank
- #13,678
- Up3 vs yesterday
- Active installs (est.)
- ≈ 159
- 100+ reported · High
- Total downloads
- 8.6K
- 8,597 all-time
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- 5 reviews
- Support resolved
- –
- 0 of 0 threads, last 2 months
Crazy Pills at a glance
Crazy Pills is a WordPress plugin by shazdeh with 100+ active installs, the #13,678 most popular plugin on WordPress.org. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 3 times, 17% more than the month before. It’s rated 4.8 out of 5 from 5 reviews. Version 0.4.3 came out on Jun 25, 2017, more than 9 years ago. It is tested up to WordPress 4.8.34. Among the 59 plugins tagged “styles”, it ranks #10. It was first released in 2012.
Chart time range
Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 10, 2026, 30 days.
Downloads over time
Download stats61 downloads · the last 30 days
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| Date | Crazy Pills |
|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2026 | 3 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 5 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 6 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | 5 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 4 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 4 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 2 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 4 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | 2 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 3 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 3 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 2 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 6 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 2 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | 2 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 5 |
Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.
Estimated installs
≈ 159 · -7.0% in the last 30 days
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| Date | Estimated installs |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 159 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 159 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 158 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 159 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 157 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 157 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 156 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 156 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 156 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 156 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 157 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 157 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 171 |
Rank over time
#13,678 · up 149 in the last 30 days
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | #13,678 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | #13,681 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | #13,711 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | #13,694 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | #13,727 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | #13,811 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | #13,810 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | #13,856 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | #13,868 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | #13,868 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | #13,874 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | #13,838 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | #13,846 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | #13,827 |
Growth %
Average -0.56% a day in the last 30 days
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| Date | Growth |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 8, 2026 | +0.63% |
| Nov 7, 2026 | -0.31% |
| Nov 5, 2026 | +1.27% |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 3, 2026 | +0.64% |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Oct 30, 2026 | -0.64% |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Oct 28, 2026 | -8.19% |
Active installs band
100+ on WordPress.org
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 100+ |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 100+ |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 100+ |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 100+ |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 100+ |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 100+ |
Search rankings
Where it appears in WordPress.org search for the searches you track, checked every day.
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Change log
From our daily snapshot of WordPress.org- Rank #13846 → #13727
- Tested up to 4.8.33 → 4.8.34
Versions in use
Share of active installs on each published version, from WordPress.org.
- v0.4100%
Rating trend
4.8★★★★★5 reviews · steady in the last 30 days
Requirements & info
Version history- Version
- 0.4.3
- Requires WordPress
- 3.9
- Tested up to
- 4.8.34
- Requires PHP
- –
- First released
- Mar 23, 2012
- Last updated
- Jun 25, 2017
- Releases, last 12 months
- …
Questions about Crazy Pills
How many websites use Crazy Pills?
Crazy Pills is active on 100+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher. That makes it the #13,678 most popular plugin on WordPress.org.
How many times has Crazy Pills been downloaded?
8,597 times in total since 2012. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 3 times. See download stats
When was Crazy Pills last updated?
Version 0.4.3 came out on Jun 25, 2017 (9 years ago).
Is Crazy Pills compatible with the latest WordPress?
Crazy Pills’s readme says it’s tested up to WordPress 4.8.34, while the current version is 7.1. That doesn’t mean it breaks, but its author hasn’t confirmed it works with the latest releases.
Is Crazy Pills still maintained?
Its last release was 9 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained. No support threads were opened in the last two months.
What rating does Crazy Pills have?
4.8 out of 5 from 5 reviews on WordPress.org. 80% of them give 5 stars.
What are the best alternatives to Crazy Pills?
The plugins most like Crazy Pills, by the tags they share, are Advanced Editor Tools (1M+), Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid (50K+) and TCD Classic Editor (6K+). Compare all alternatives
Latest reviews
Analyze reviewsReview stats
4.8
★★★★★
5 reviews
- 5 stars: 4 reviews, 80%
- 4 stars: 1 reviews, 20%
- 3 stars: 0 reviews, 0%
- 2 stars: 0 reviews, 0%
- 1 stars: 0 reviews, 0%
- Positive
- 100%4–5★
- Mixed
- 0%3★
- Critical
- 0%1–2★
- About 2 more 5★ reviews would lift it to 4.9.
- Each new 1★ review takes 19 five-star reviews to balance out.
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| Metric | |
|---|---|
| Estimated installs | ≈ 159 |
| Reported installs | 100+ |
| Rating | 4.8 |
| Reviews | 5 |
| Total downloads | 8.6K |
| Author | shazdeh |
| First released | Mar 23, 2012 |
| Version | 0.4.3 |
| Requires WP | 3.9 |
| Requires PHP | – |
| Last updated | Jun 25, 2017 |
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