WordPress plugin comparison
Customize Editor Control vs Visual CSS Style Editor
Customize Editor Control
by truongwp
40+ installs
Visual CSS Style Editor
by YellowPencil
30K+ installs4.1
At a glance
- Visual CSS Style Editor has more active installs: 30K+, against 40+ for Customize Editor Control.
- On a typical day, Visual CSS Style Editor is downloaded about 88 times, Customize Editor Control about 2.
- Customize Editor Control has no reviews yet.
- Visual CSS Style Editor was updated more recently: Aug 23, 2026, against Sep 11, 2017 for Customize Editor Control.
- Visual CSS Style Editor is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.8.34 for Customize Editor Control.
- Visual CSS Style Editor has been around longer: since 2015, against 2017 for Customize Editor Control.
Line by line
Visual CSS Style Editor leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Customize Editor Control | Visual CSS Style Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #22,159 | #939 |
| Active installs | 40+ | 30K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 45 | 2.7K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.1(90) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.8.34 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.91 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.2 | – |
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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