WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced Custom CSS for Elementor vs Simple Custom CSS Plugin

Advanced Custom CSS for Elementor

by Agreem Technologies

200+ installs4.5

Simple Custom CSS Plugin

by John Regan

100K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Simple Custom CSS Plugin has more active installs: 100K+, against 200+ for Advanced Custom CSS for Elementor.
On a typical day, Simple Custom CSS Plugin is downloaded about 304 times, Advanced Custom CSS for Elementor about 12.
Simple Custom CSS Plugin is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 159 reviews, against 4.5 from 2 reviews.
Advanced Custom CSS for Elementor was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Mar 11, 2025 for Simple Custom CSS Plugin.
Advanced Custom CSS for Elementor 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 2025 for Advanced Custom CSS for Elementor.

Simple Custom CSS Plugin leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Advanced Custom CSS for Elementor	Simple Custom CSS Plugin
Popular rank	#12,373	#359
Active installs	200+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	398	8.9K
Rating	4.5(2)	4.7(159)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.7.11
Search multiplier	×0.44	×0.33
Last release	11 days ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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