WordPress plugin comparison
Add Admin CSS vs Visual CSS Style Editor
At a glance
- Visual CSS Style Editor has more active installs: 30K+, against 10K+ for Add Admin CSS.
- On a typical day, Visual CSS Style Editor is downloaded about 88 times, Add Admin CSS about 59.
- Add Admin CSS is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 35 reviews, against 4.1 from 90 reviews.
- Visual CSS Style Editor was updated more recently: Aug 23, 2026, against Dec 8, 2025 for Add Admin CSS.
- Visual CSS Style Editor is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Add Admin CSS.
- Add Admin CSS has been around longer: since 2011, against 2015 for Visual CSS Style Editor.
Line by line
Visual CSS Style Editor leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Add Admin CSS |  Visual CSS Style Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,875 | #939 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 30K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.6K | 2.7K |
| Rating | 4.9(35) | 4.1(90) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.56 | ×0.91 |
| Last release | 11 months ago | 2 months 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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