Best lesscss plugins for WordPress
The most popular lesscss plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WP-LESS leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of Less Theme Support (10+) and Layout Engine (10+). All 3 plugins tagged “lesscss” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 lesscss plugins
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WP-LESSThe most installed lesscss plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 19 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.8.19.
- 2.
Less Theme Support10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40.
- 3.
Layout Engine10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2.
All 3 plugins tagged “lesscss”
WP-LESS
Up in the last 7 days:3#1,905by thom41 year ago
Implementation of LESS (Leaner CSS) in order to make themes development easier.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.6(19)
- Downloads
- 44/day
Less Theme Support
#43,169by Justin Kopepasah12 years ago
Enables support feature for using Less in a theme.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Layout Engine
Up in the last 7 days:1,945#43,640by simpleux14 years ago
Drag and drop wordpress visual theme designer framework, featuring integrated LessCSS support.simplified widget and dynamic sidebar administration.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day