WordPress plugin comparison
Pattern Friend vs Visual CSS Style Editor
At a glance
- Visual CSS Style Editor has more active installs: 30K+, against fewer than 10 for Pattern Friend.
- On a typical day, Visual CSS Style Editor is downloaded about 88 times, Pattern Friend about 1.
- Pattern Friend has no reviews yet.
- Visual CSS Style Editor was updated more recently: Aug 23, 2026, against Feb 16, 2025 for Pattern Friend.
- Visual CSS Style Editor is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.7.11 for Pattern Friend.
- Visual CSS Style Editor has been around longer: since 2015, against 2024 for Pattern Friend.
Line by line
Visual CSS Style Editor leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Pattern Friend |  Visual CSS Style Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #70,386 | #939 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 30K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 27 | 2.7K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.1(90) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.7.11 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.01 | ×0.91 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.3.5 | – |
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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