WordPress plugin comparison
Style Manager vs Styleguide
At a glance
- Styleguide has more active installs: 2K+, against 500+ for Style Manager.
- On a typical day, Styleguide is downloaded about 15 times, Style Manager about 11.
- Styleguide is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 7 reviews, against 1.0 from 1 review.
- Style Manager was updated more recently: Sep 27, 2026, against Jan 30, 2024 for Styleguide.
- Style Manager is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.5.0 for Styleguide.
- Styleguide has been around longer: since 2015, against 2018 for Style Manager.
Line by line
Styleguide leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Style Manager |  Styleguide |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #9,045 | #4,301 |
| Active installs | 500+ | 2K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 211 | 350 |
| Rating | 1.0(1) | 5.0(7) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.5.0 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.25 | ×0.07 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 2 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.1 | – |
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