WordPress plugin comparison
AppearanceTools vs Visual CSS Style Editor
At a glance
- Visual CSS Style Editor has more active installs: 30K+, against 20+ for AppearanceTools.
- On a typical day, Visual CSS Style Editor is downloaded about 88 times, AppearanceTools about 2.
- AppearanceTools has no reviews yet.
- Visual CSS Style Editor was updated more recently: Aug 23, 2026, against Mar 26, 2023 for AppearanceTools.
- Visual CSS Style Editor is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.2.15 for AppearanceTools.
- Visual CSS Style Editor has been around longer: since 2015, against 2023 for AppearanceTools.
Line by line
Visual CSS Style Editor leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  AppearanceTools |  Visual CSS Style Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #26,964 | #939 |
| Active installs | 20+ | 30K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 42 | 2.7K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.1(90) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.2.15 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.01 | ×0.91 |
| Last release | 3 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | – |
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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