WordPress plugin comparison
CSS vs Visual CSS Style Editor
At a glance
- Visual CSS Style Editor has more active installs: 30K+, against 500+ for CSS.
- On a typical day, Visual CSS Style Editor is downloaded about 88 times, CSS about 6.
- Visual CSS Style Editor is rated higher: 4.1 out of 5 from 90 reviews, against 3.0 from 2 reviews.
- Visual CSS Style Editor was updated more recently: Aug 23, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for CSS.
- Visual CSS Style Editor is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.4.2 for CSS.
- CSS has been around longer: since 2012, against 2015 for Visual CSS Style Editor.
Line by line
Visual CSS Style Editor leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  CSS |  Visual CSS Style Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #8,861 | #939 |
| Active installs | 500+ | 30K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 127 | 2.7K |
| Rating | 3.0(2) | 4.1(90) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 3.4.2 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.91 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
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