WordPress plugin comparison

Simple Custom CSS Plugin vs Visual Editor Custom Buttons

Simple Custom CSS Plugin

by John Regan

100K+ installs4.7

Visual Editor Custom Buttons

by cyberduck

3K+ installs4.6

At a glance

Simple Custom CSS Plugin has more active installs: 100K+, against 3K+ for Visual Editor Custom Buttons.
On a typical day, Simple Custom CSS Plugin is downloaded about 304 times, Visual Editor Custom Buttons about 21.
Simple Custom CSS Plugin is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 159 reviews, against 4.6 from 37 reviews.
Simple Custom CSS Plugin was updated more recently: Mar 11, 2025, against May 26, 2023 for Visual Editor Custom Buttons.
Simple Custom CSS Plugin is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.7.11, against 6.2.15 for Visual Editor Custom Buttons.
Visual Editor Custom Buttons has been around longer: since 2012, against 2013 for Simple Custom CSS Plugin.

Simple Custom CSS Plugin leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Simple Custom CSS Plugin	Visual Editor Custom Buttons
Popular rank	#359	#3,625
Active installs	100K+	3K+
Downloads, last 30 days	8.9K	371
Rating	4.7(159)	4.6(37)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	6.7.11	6.2.15
Search multiplier	×0.33	×0.03
Last release	1 year ago	3 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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