Simple Custom Content is a WordPress app, with a 4.9 average rating from 7 reviews, as of July 9, 2026.
Simple Custom Content is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Jeff Starr. With a rating of 4.9★ from 7 reviews.
AppRanks data: Simple Custom Content ranks #0 in Content on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 1% of that category.
AppRanks verdict
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Simple Custom Content is a category-leading WordPress app with a limited review volume. It is listed in the Posts category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 7 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +High average rating (4.9★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +Published by Jeff Starr — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (7) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How Simple Custom Content works
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Simple Custom Content (SCC) enables you to add custom content to all of your WP Posts and RSS Feeds. Additionally, SCC provides several shortcodes for adding custom content to individual Posts, Pages, or any location in your theme template. This plugin is ideal for adding copyright information, official policies, disclaimers, credits, thank-you messages, custom links, special offers, and anything you can imagine.
Features
Custom content can be text and/or markup
Display custom content automatically on all WP Posts
Display custom content automatically on all RSS Feeds
Optionally display custom content only in Post Excerpts
Optionally display custom content only in Feed Excerpts
Provides setting to reset all plugin options to default values
Provides Shortcodes to add custom content to Posts and Pages
Specify location of custom content (before or after content)
Works perfectly with or without Gutenberg Block Editor
Option to limit custom content to WP Posts
Option to allow custom content on WP Pages
Automatic Custom Content
For each of the automatic inclusion methods (WP Posts and RSS Feeds), you can specify where you would like to display the custom content:
Before content
After content
Both before and after
Do not display (disable)
Post-Specific Custom Content
Here is a summary of the SCC Shortcodes, which may be used to display your custom content based on where it is viewed:
[scs_post] – display custom content for single posts
[scs_feed] – display custom content for RSS feeds
[scs_both] – display custom content for single posts & feeds
[scs_alt] – displays content wherever shortcode is included
Dynamic Post Shortcodes
Customize your content with any of the following post variables:
%%id%% = Post ID %%date%% = Post Date %%title%% = Post Title %%author%% = Post Author %%permalink%% = Post URL %%year%% = Current year
You can use any of these shortcut variables in any of your custom content. More info provided in the plugin settings.
Check out the screenshot to get a better idea of how it works.
Privacy
This plugin does not collect or store any user data. It does not set any cookies, and it does not connect to any third-party locations. Thus, this plugin does not affect user privacy in any way.
Simple Custom Content is developed and maintained by Jeff Starr, 15-year WordPress developer and book author.
Support development
I develop and maintain this free plugin with love for the WordPress community. To show support, you can make a donation or purchase one of my books:
The Tao of WordPress
Digging into WordPress
.htaccess made easy
WordPress Themes In Depth
Wizard’s SQL Recipes for WordPress
And/or purchase one of my premium WordPress plugins:
BBQ Pro – Blazing fast WordPress firewall
Blackhole Pro – Automatically block bad bots
Banhammer Pro – Monitor traffic and ban the bad guys
GA Google Analytics Pro – Connect WordPress to Google Analytics
Head Meta Pro – Ultimate Meta Tags for WordPress
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Simple Ajax Chat Pro – Unlimited chat rooms
USP Pro – Unlimited front-end forms
Links, tweets and likes also appreciated. Thank you! 🙂
Category rankings
As of Jul 9, 2026- Content#0of 148Top 1%
- Custom content#0of 1Top 1%
- Feeds#0of 7Top 1%
- Posts#0of 189Top 1%
- Rss#0of 27Top 1%
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Keyword rankings
Simple Custom Content ranks for 2 keywords across WordPress Plugin Directory. Here are the top 2:
- 1.chat botRank #147
- Rank #243
Competitors & alternatives
Simple Custom Contentdoesn't have curated competitor matchups yet. Other tracked posts apps on WordPress:
Where Simple Custom Content stands in the Posts category
Simple Custom Content ranks #0 of 189 apps in the Posts category, placing it in the top 1% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is Simple Custom Content?
Simple Custom Content is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 4.9-star rating from 7 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on a daily refresh cycle. It is listed under the Posts category on AppRanks, where you can see its current category position, review-velocity trend, and how it compares against the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by Jeff Starr.
Who uses Simple Custom Content?
Currently around 100 active stores have installed Simple Custom Content. Its review base is still building, which usually maps to early-stage merchants and stores piloting a new workflow. It is part of the Posts category on WordPress.