WordPress plugin comparison
Custom CSS Pro vs Visual CSS Style Editor
At a glance
- Visual CSS Style Editor has more active installs: 30K+, against 7K+ for Custom CSS Pro.
- On a typical day, Visual CSS Style Editor is downloaded about 88 times, Custom CSS Pro about 30.
- Custom CSS Pro is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 15 reviews, against 4.1 from 90 reviews.
- Both were last updated on Aug 23, 2026.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Visual CSS Style Editor has been around longer: since 2015, against 2016 for Custom CSS Pro.
Line by line
Visual CSS Style Editor leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Custom CSS Pro |  Visual CSS Style Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #2,658 | #939 |
| Active installs | 7K+ | 30K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 838 | 2.7K |
| Rating | 5.0(15) | 4.1(90) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.84 | ×0.91 |
| Last release | 2 months 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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