WP Live CSS Editor

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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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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.

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 21 Oct 2026.

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share 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.

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.

1. ★★★★★ Mark

   11.4y 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.

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2. ★★★★★ RabbitFare

   11.5y 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.

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3. ★★★★★ wordpress99

   11.6y 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!

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4. ★★★★★ PeterNYC

   11.8y 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.

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5. ★★★★★ lubbin

   12.6y ago

   🙁

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6. ★★★★★ mullcom

   12.8y 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

   12.9y 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]

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8. ★★★★★ joshivince

   13.0y 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

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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

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WP Live CSS Editor: 100+ active installs, 2.5★ (10 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-01. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-live-css-editor