WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced editor for Additional CSS vs Classic Editor

Advanced editor for Additional CSS

by Jorge del Campo Andrade

Fewer than 10 installs

Classic Editor

by WordPress.org

8M+ installs4.9

At a glance

Classic Editor has more active installs: 8M+, against fewer than 10 for Advanced editor for Additional CSS.
On a typical day, Classic Editor is downloaded about 25,430 times, Advanced editor for Additional CSS about 2.
Advanced editor for Additional CSS has no reviews yet.
Advanced editor for Additional CSS was updated more recently: Jun 14, 2026, against May 28, 2026 for Classic Editor.
Advanced editor for Additional CSS resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Classic Editor.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.0.8.
Classic Editor has been around longer: since 2017, against 2026 for Advanced editor for Additional CSS.

Classic Editor leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Advanced editor for Additional CSS	Classic Editor
Popular rank	#73,891	#4
Active installs	Fewer than 10	8M+
Downloads, last 30 days	50	763.9K
Rating	No ratings	4.9(1.3K)
Support threads resolved	100%	0%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.06	×2.16
Last release	4 months ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4	5.2.4

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