WordPress plugin comparison
Style Manager vs Visual CSS Style Editor
At a glance
- Visual CSS Style Editor has more active installs: 30K+, against 500+ for Style Manager.
- On a typical day, Visual CSS Style Editor is downloaded about 88 times, Style Manager about 11.
- Visual CSS Style Editor is rated higher: 4.1 out of 5 from 90 reviews, against 1.0 from 1 review.
- Style Manager was updated more recently: Sep 27, 2026, against Aug 23, 2026 for Visual CSS Style Editor.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Visual CSS Style Editor has been around longer: since 2015, against 2018 for Style Manager.
Line by line
Visual CSS Style Editor leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Style Manager |  Visual CSS Style Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #8,984 | #939 |
| Active installs | 500+ | 30K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 204 | 2.7K |
| Rating | 1.0(1) | 4.1(90) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.25 | ×0.91 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.1 | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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