WordPress plugin comparison
CSS Optimizer vs Visual CSS Style Editor
At a glance
- Visual CSS Style Editor has more active installs: 30K+, against 100+ for CSS Optimizer.
- On a typical day, Visual CSS Style Editor is downloaded about 88 times, CSS Optimizer about 4.
- Visual CSS Style Editor is rated higher: 4.1 out of 5 from 90 reviews, against 3.7 from 6 reviews.
- Visual CSS Style Editor was updated more recently: Aug 23, 2026, against Mar 16, 2022 for CSS Optimizer.
- Visual CSS Style Editor is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.9.20 for CSS Optimizer.
- Visual CSS Style Editor has been around longer: since 2015, against 2021 for CSS Optimizer.
Line by line
Visual CSS Style Editor leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  CSS Optimizer |  Visual CSS Style Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #16,694 | #939 |
| Active installs | 100+ | 30K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 77 | 2.7K |
| Rating | 3.7(6) | 4.1(90) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 5.9.20 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.91 |
| Last release | 4 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.1 | – |
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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