WP Live CSS Editor
by funlab · Uncategorized
Edit, preview changes in real time and save all your project's CSS stylesheets live in the browser.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
F 38/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+12%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “css”, “designer” and “developer” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
38 health vs 58 average across 25,755 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 47.1K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.1, well behind 6.8.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 4782 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.6.1; the current branch is 6.8
2.5★ over 10 reviews, smoothed to 3.83★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4782 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →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.
32
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 11d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 11d
0.0
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| css your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| designer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| developer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| editor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “css”, “designer” and “developer” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 231 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
13.1y ago
latest release · v13.09 · 28 Sep 2013
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 24 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 18 Jan 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Mark11.4y ago
Este plugin fue actualizado el 2013 por ultima vez, esperaba que funcione pero no hay caso, creo que debemos buscar alguna otra alternativa, no obstante antes siempre usaba este plugin ya que me facilitaba bastante la tarea.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ RabbitFare11.5y ago
Downloaded the plugin… absolutely nothing happened. Nothing to use on the dashboard, no buttons on my website, nothing. Based on the other reviews, it seems like many others don’t know how to use it either. To the author of this plugin – maybe you should consider putting some setup instructions on this plugins details page? Deactivating immediately.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wordpress9911.6y ago
There are no instructions!!! There are no buttons, tabs, anything to select. It just does not work at all! This is just an ‘edit the css file’ window. Dont waste your time!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ PeterNYC11.8y ago
Installed plugin. For the life of me, I couldn’t figure out how to use it. Looked at the code, and Googled. I don’t see how you’re supposed to interact with the plugin. There’s supposed to be a button to allow you to edit the CSS, but I don’t see the code to do that. And apparently other people have the same problem. Useful idea, but completely non-functional. Look elsewhere for CSS editing.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lubbin12.6y ago
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Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mullcom12.8y ago
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Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ MTserve12.9y ago
Found it very interesting idea and did a little research because appearance and functionality was to heavy for me…then I found and downloaded the demo version which i personally found much better for Live CSS designing my blog. [Link removed]
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ joshivince13.0y ago
Das funktioniert gut. Udn wenn man die Leiste oben ein bisschen nach unten rückt ist alles gut! Really good Plugin, works fine. Many thanks
Read on wp.org ↗
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Edit, preview changes in real time and save all your project's CSS stylesheets live in the browser."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("perfect for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,551 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "designer" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-11-04 200+ → 100+ down after 15 days in tier
- 2024-10-20 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-10-19 200+ → 100+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2024-10-15 100+ → 200+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2024-10-10 200+ → 100+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2024-10-05 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-10-04 200+ → 100+ down after 16 days in tier
- 2024-09-18 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
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).
- L Live CSS Preview 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
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Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Classic Editor 8M+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers + Custom Code Snippets – WordPress Code Manager 3M+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A - C Classic Widgets 2M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag B
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Advanced Editor Tools 1M+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
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