WindPress – Tailwind CSS integration for WordPress

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Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.

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51 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 48 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.

Directory rank vs rivals

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 99% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 12 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ preproduct

   7mo ago

   Really great native way to use Tailwind on WP. Very happy it was released

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2. ★★★★★ geokebox

   8mo ago

   Thank you so much for creating this plugin. You guys are true lifesavers!

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3. ★★★★★ Perdana Hary

   11mo ago

   A plugin that meets expectations. Easy to use. Designer and developer friendly. Maybe you could add other cool features.

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4. ★★★★★ huuphong91

   1.1y ago

   easy to use, just need to fix the issue with the greenshift plugin

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5. ★★★★★ renewrmk

   1.2y ago

   Development is so much faster and the support is fantastic.

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6. ★★★★★ Ahmad Kouider

   1.3y ago

   As a developer, this tool has helped me a lot by eliminating the need to manually integrate Tailwind CSS into every theme or plugin I build. I just install the plugin and start using utility classes as usual — it’s super convenient. However, there are two main issues: IDE autocompletion doesn’t always recognize Tailwind classes provided by the plugin, which slows down workflow. CSS load timing — the WindPress-generated styles are injected late, causing a brief flash before styles apply (a few milliseconds delay). Overall, it’s a great tool that improves development speed, and I appreciate the effort behind it. Anyway, thanks to the developer for making this tool available on the WordPress marketplace — it really fills a useful gap.

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7. ★★★★★ Philippe Martin

   1.4y ago

   An excellent tool for WordPress developers and designers! Windpress is extremely useful when you want to quickly prototype responsive layouts directly within the editor. Perfect for testing mobile and tablet versions without constantly switching to the front end. Lightweight, practical, and well-designed. Kudos to the developers!

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8. ★★★★★ toufic

   1.4y ago

   Very good plugin, updated regularly, hope it continues like this!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. 2026-10-26 Version 3.2.94 Security [Internal] Updated the enshrined/svg-sanitize dependency to v1.0.0 to address a security vulnerability in the previous version. 3.2.94
2. 2026-10-26 Version 3.2.93 Changed Switched the File editor to modern-monaco, reducing its bundle size by 27%. Reduced the bundled Lightning CSS WebAssembly size by about 74% with a WindPress-specific build. 3.2.93
3. 2026-10-10 Version 3.2.91 Fixed [Breakdance] Improved builder compatibility and plain class synchronization. 3.2.91
4. 2026-10-10 Version 3.2.92 Changed Updated the WordPress compatibility declaration to 7.1. 3.2.92
5. 2026-09-19 Version 3.2.90 Fixed [Bricks] Missing WindPress Tailwind class input in the Bricks 2.4 builder editor. 3.2.90
6. 2026-09-16 Version 3.2.89 Changed Improved backend scanning and incremental cache builds, including detection of changed and deleted sources. Fixed Prevented fatal errors when upgrading from older versions with a different updater SDK #83 . 3.2.89

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Translated into 7 languages, 0 at 90% or more

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Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-11-11 2K+ → 3K+ up after 98 days in tier
2. 2025-08-05 1K+ → 2K+ up after 94 days in tier
3. 2025-05-03 900+ → 1K+ up after 7 days in tier
4. 2025-04-26 800+ → 900+ up after 8 days in tier
5. 2025-04-18 700+ → 800+ up after 5 days in tier
6. 2025-04-13 600+ → 700+ up after 11 days in tier
7. 2025-04-02 500+ → 600+ up after 12 days in tier
8. 2025-03-21 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier

Competes with

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WindPress – Tailwind CSS integration for WordPress: 3K+ active installs, 5.0★ (37 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-01. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/windpress