WordPress plugin comparison
Simple CSS vs Stylish Smilies
At a glance
- Simple CSS has more active installs: 80K+, against 10+ for Stylish Smilies.
- On a typical day, Simple CSS is downloaded about 74 times, Stylish Smilies about 1.
- Stylish Smilies has no reviews yet.
- Simple CSS was updated more recently: Sep 15, 2025, against Sep 1, 2012 for Stylish Smilies.
- Simple CSS is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 3.4.2 for Stylish Smilies.
- Stylish Smilies has been around longer: since 2012, against 2015 for Simple CSS.
Line by line
Simple CSS leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Simple CSS |  Stylish Smilies |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #543 | #45,609 |
| Active installs | 80K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 2K | 22 |
| Rating | 4.9(60) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 3.4.2 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.54 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 14 years ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
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