Best compiler plugins for WordPress
The most popular compiler plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Less PHP Compiler leads with 3K+ active installs, ahead of Lenix scss compiler (700+) and Theme SCSS Compiler (100+). All 10 plugins tagged “compiler” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 compiler plugins
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Less PHP CompilerThe most installed compiler plugin, with 3K+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42.
- 2.
Lenix scss compiler700+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.9.20.
- 3.
Theme SCSS Compiler100+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 4.
CompileKit10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 5.
Sass To CSS Compiler10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 5 months ago.
- 6.
Winden10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 2 days ago.
- 7.
Simple SCSS Compiler10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.9.20.
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LESS Compiler10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.0.38.
- 9.
SASS Compiler10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.0.38.
- 10.
Simple Compiler SCSSFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
All 10 plugins tagged “compiler”
Less PHP Compiler
Down in the last 7 days:5#4,166by Ari Stathopoulos9 years ago
Includes the less.php preprocessor so that it may be used by other plugins or themes.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.5(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Lenix scss compiler
Down in the last 7 days:12#7,732by yonifre4 years ago
An excellent way to write Scss in wordpress
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Theme SCSS Compiler
Up in the last 7 days:9#16,344by Simon Mista2 months ago
Compile SCSS to CSS in the WordPress admin. No Node.js, no npm, no build step. Several file pairs, per-file cache busting, rebuild on change.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
CompileKit
#30,686by mstrdh1 month ago
Compile Tailwind CSS with a server-side compiler. Provides an admin UI, auto-compilation mode, and environment-aware output.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Sass To CSS Compiler
Up in the last 7 days:49#31,338by Sajjad Hossain Sagor5 months ago
Compile Your Theme-Plugin Sass (.scss) files to .css on the fly.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Winden
Down in the last 7 days:1,157#32,373by DPlugins2 days ago
Tailwind CSS compiler for WordPress. Use utility classes directly in your editor.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Simple SCSS Compiler
Down in the last 7 days:4,578#34,440by kidadavid4 years ago
Simple SCSS Compiler makes it easy for you to automatically compile your SCSS files to CSS, thus providing you with a hassle-free development experien …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
LESS Compiler
Down in the last 7 days:3,613#46,294by WebMaestro.Fr12 years ago
LESS compiler for WordPress. Allows you to write and compile LESS, and to edit style variables straight into your WordPress dashboard.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
SASS Compiler
Down in the last 7 days:3,674#48,459by WebMaestro.Fr12 years ago
SASS compiler for WordPress. Allows you to write and compile SASS, and to edit style variables straight into your WordPress dashboard.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Simple Compiler SCSS
Down in the last 7 days:5,363#63,593by Tom Baumgarten4 months ago
A simple plugin to compile scss file into css when css asked. Best for developers.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day