WP Live CSS Editor

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1. ★★★★★ Mark

   11.2y 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.

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2. ★★★★★ RabbitFare

   11.4y 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.

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3. ★★★★★ wordpress99

   11.5y 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!

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4. ★★★★★ PeterNYC

   11.6y 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.

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5. ★★★★★ lubbin

   12.4y ago

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6. ★★★★★ mullcom

   12.6y ago

   PANIC @font-face { font-family: \\\\\\\’BebasNeueRegular\\\\\\\’; src: url(\\\\\\\’css/fonts/BebasNeue-webfont.eot\\\\\\\’); src: url(\\\\\\\’css/fonts/BebasNeue-webfont.eot?#iefix\\\\\\\’) format(\\\\\\\’embedded-opentype\\\\\\\’), url(\\\\\\\’css/fonts/BebasNeue-webfont.woff\\\\\\\’) format(\\\\\\\’woff\\\\\\\’), url(\\\\\\\’css/fonts/BebasNeue-webfont.ttf\\\\\\\’) format(\\\\\\\’truetype\\\\\\\’), url(\\\\\\\’css/fonts/BebasNeue-webfont.svg#BebasNeueRegular\\\\\\\’) format(\\\\\\\’svg\\\\\\\’); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;

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7. ★★★★★ MTserve

   12.7y 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]

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8. ★★★★★ joshivince

   12.8y 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

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

Growth timeline

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

1. 2024-11-04 200+ → 100+ down after 15 days in tier
2. 2024-10-20 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2024-10-19 200+ → 100+ down after 4 days in tier
4. 2024-10-15 100+ → 200+ up after 5 days in tier
5. 2024-10-10 200+ → 100+ down after 5 days in tier
6. 2024-10-05 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
7. 2024-10-04 200+ → 100+ down after 16 days in tier
8. 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
• 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
• Advanced Editor Tools 1M+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A

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WP Live CSS Editor: 100+ active installs, 2.5★ (10 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-live-css-editor