WordPress plugin comparison
Simple CSS vs Visual Developer Custom CSS
At a glance
- Simple CSS has more active installs: 80K+, against 20+ for Visual Developer Custom CSS.
- On a typical day, Simple CSS is downloaded about 74 times, Visual Developer Custom CSS about 1.
- Visual Developer Custom CSS is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.9 from 60 reviews.
- Simple CSS was updated more recently: Sep 15, 2025, against Feb 4, 2016 for Visual Developer Custom CSS.
- Simple CSS is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 4.4.34 for Visual Developer Custom CSS.
Line by line
Simple CSS leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Simple CSS |  Visual Developer Custom CSS |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #544 | #26,140 |
| Active installs | 80K+ | 20+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 2K | 30 |
| Rating | 4.9(60) | 5.0(2) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 4.4.34 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.54 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 10 years 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
- Simple CSS vs Simple Custom CSS Plugin
- Simple CSS vs WP Add Custom CSS
- Simple CSS vs TJ Custom CSS
- Simple CSS vs Custom CSS Pro
- Visual Developer Custom CSS vs Simple Custom CSS and JS
- Visual Developer Custom CSS vs Simple Custom CSS Plugin
- Visual Developer Custom CSS vs WP Add Custom CSS
- Visual Developer Custom CSS vs FluentSnippets
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