WordPress plugin comparison
Css Live Reload vs Visual CSS Style Editor
At a glance
- Visual CSS Style Editor has more active installs: 30K+, against 60+ for Css Live Reload.
- On a typical day, Visual CSS Style Editor is downloaded about 88 times, Css Live Reload about 7.
- Css Live Reload is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.1 from 90 reviews.
- Visual CSS Style Editor was updated more recently: Aug 23, 2026, against Dec 28, 2018 for Css Live Reload.
- Visual CSS Style Editor is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.0.31 for Css Live Reload.
- Visual CSS Style Editor has been around longer: since 2015, against 2017 for Css Live Reload.
Line by line
Visual CSS Style Editor leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Css Live Reload |  Visual CSS Style Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #19,831 | #939 |
| Active installs | 60+ | 30K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 158 | 2.7K |
| Rating | 5.0(3) | 4.1(90) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 5.0.31 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.91 |
| Last release | 7 years 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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