WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced editor for Additional CSS vs Simple Custom CSS Plugin

Advanced editor for Additional CSS

by Jorge del Campo Andrade

Fewer than 10 installs

Simple Custom CSS Plugin

by John Regan

100K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Simple Custom CSS Plugin has more active installs: 100K+, against fewer than 10 for Advanced editor for Additional CSS.
On a typical day, Simple Custom CSS Plugin is downloaded about 304 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 Mar 11, 2025 for Simple Custom CSS Plugin.
Advanced editor for Additional CSS is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.7.11 for Simple Custom CSS Plugin.
Simple Custom CSS Plugin has been around longer: since 2013, against 2026 for Advanced editor for Additional CSS.

Simple Custom CSS Plugin leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Advanced editor for Additional CSS	Simple Custom CSS Plugin
Popular rank	#72,797	#359
Active installs	Fewer than 10	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	53	8.9K
Rating	No ratings	4.7(159)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	6.7.11
Search multiplier	×0.06	×0.33
Last release	4 months ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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