WordPress plugin comparison
CSS Selectors vs Visual CSS Style Editor
CSS Selectors
by Jose Mortellaro
Fewer than 10 installs
Visual CSS Style Editor
by YellowPencil
30K+ installs4.1
At a glance
- Visual CSS Style Editor has more active installs: 30K+, against fewer than 10 for CSS Selectors.
- On a typical day, Visual CSS Style Editor is downloaded about 88 times, CSS Selectors about 2.
- CSS Selectors has no reviews yet.
- CSS Selectors was updated more recently: Oct 1, 2026, against Aug 23, 2026 for Visual CSS Style Editor.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Visual CSS Style Editor has been around longer: since 2015, against 2021 for CSS Selectors.
Line by line
Visual CSS Style Editor leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric | CSS Selectors | Visual CSS Style Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #59,309 | #939 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 30K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 62 | 2.7K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.1(90) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.05 | ×0.91 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | – |
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