Simple Custom CSS Plugin

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 94% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

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1. ★★★★★ Bub

   7mo ago

   This plugin block me from viewing my media files when I am, for instance, trying to add an image block to a page. Except for this I think it is an excellent plugin. My work-around will be to disable this plugin while adding any image media and re-enabling it when I am done. This topic was modified 5 months, 3 weeks ago by Bub.

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2. ★★★★★ cengoguven

   7mo ago

   İt’s so easy to use and does the job as described.

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3. ★★★★★ ellissei

   9mo ago

   Simple and useful, but modern CSS properties like clamp(), repeat(), margin-inline, or less common units like dvh throw syntax errors. For beginners, this can be really confusing.

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4. ★★★★★ sintow

   1.8y ago

   Have been relying on this plugin for several years. The problem is that it appears to have been abandoned, leading to warnings on popular security sites and plugins. It would be so great to have it updated again!

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5. ★★★★★ ILIAS CHATZISTOGIANNIS

   2.6y ago

   No settings needed for this plug in. It just works. Great choice for customizing footers and headers.

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6. ★★★★★ Maik_F

   2.9y ago

   After many lost hours this finally solved my problems.

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7. ★★★★★ numa451

   4.6y ago

   For performance reasons, and instead of rendering plain CSS in page, maybe it would be better to generate a static file, versioned on each update for example ? It could allow to cache this file, and serve it without php code execution on each page request. Could it be possible for you to add this feature ? – & Thank you so John for this plugin i really like to use !

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8. ★★★★★ Vladimir Sosnovskiy

   4.8y ago

   Спасибо! Самый простой и быстрый способ не разбираясь в коде исправить косяк! 😉 — Thanks! The easiest and fastest way to fix the jamb without understanding the code! 😉

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 4.0.4 4.0.4
2. — Version 4.0.3 4.0.2 * Use WP’s CodeMirror on settings page * Tested for compatibility with WP version 5.1.1 * Tested for compatibility with PHP version 7.2 4.0.1 * Fixed bug with broken editor styles on older versions of WP. 4.0 * New 4.0.3
3. — Version 1.1.1 1.1 * Removed unneeded hidden input * Added Action Hooks * Added cleanup on deletion * Added author attribution option * Added a more elegant method for adding CSS to the page: Instead of using print_scripts() to insert 1.1.1
4. — Version 1.0 1.0

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8

Translated into 47 languages, 17 at 90% or more · development strings

Plus 23 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2024-06-29 200K+ → 100K+ down

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• WP Add Custom CSS 60K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags B
• S Scripts n Styles 30K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D
• Custom CSS Pro 7K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A
• Advanced CSS Editor 4K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
• WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers + Custom Code Snippets – WordPress Code Manager 3M+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A
• Code Snippets 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A

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Simple Custom CSS Plugin: 100K+ active installs, 4.7★ (159 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-25. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/simple-custom-css