WordPress plugin comparison
Animator vs Visual CSS Style Editor
At a glance
- Visual CSS Style Editor has more active installs: 30K+, against 1K+ for Animator.
- On a typical day, Visual CSS Style Editor is downloaded about 88 times, Animator about 16.
- Animator is rated higher: 4.5 out of 5 from 15 reviews, against 4.1 from 90 reviews.
- Visual CSS Style Editor was updated more recently: Aug 23, 2026, against Dec 1, 2025 for Animator.
- Visual CSS Style Editor is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Animator.
- Visual CSS Style Editor has been around longer: since 2015, against 2019 for Animator.
Line by line
Visual CSS Style Editor leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Animator |  Visual CSS Style Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #5,503 | #939 |
| Active installs | 1K+ | 30K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 410 | 2.7K |
| Rating | 4.5(15) | 4.1(90) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.34 | ×0.91 |
| Last release | 11 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.
Tags they share
More comparisons
Is one of these yours?
Track your plugin against its rivals every day: rank, installs, downloads, ratings and their releases, with alerts when anything moves.
Start free