WP-SCSS

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 83% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ rhavin0

   2.0y ago

   The settings for “auto enque” and “always recompile” dont get saved. It doesnt do anything. I configured two folders /precompile/css/ and precompile/scss/ and created a scss in the scss-folder, but i cant find a button or setting to actually compile that into css. Is there a documentation? How does this work!?

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2. ★★★★★ abda53

   3.7y ago

   The latest update breaks the site.. but if this happens it’s a fairly easy fix. Go to github.com/scssphp/scssphp Click on Code (in green) then Download Zip Extract the zip Upload everything in scssphp-master/src/* to your wp-content/plugins/wp-scss/src/ folder Refresh the page and you should be good. It looks like the author someone didn’t get all of the src folder added into the plugin in the latest update

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3. ★★★★★ baskuipers

   3.8y ago

   Unfortunately this plugin had some updates in the past that broke several websites. Updates were slow and manual rollbacks were necessary.

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4. ★★★★★ James W

   3.8y ago

   Been using this for years and when it works, it works well. But after it broke client sites yet again with the most recent update, I have to question the QA on this plugin.

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5. ★★★★★ stormhill

   3.8y ago

   I have a hard time not using this plugin in my projects since it makes implementing SCSS just SO easy for my dev team. On the other hand, there have been 2 times in the past year where a major issue occurred with an update resulting in lots of broken websites. In both cases the developers were slow to address the issue. At this date, the plugin fails catastrophically if “always recompile” is selected.

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6. ★★★★★ wagonmonster

   3.8y ago

   They just upgraded it to version 3.0 and it DOES NOT WORK, it will crash your entire site. Developer has been unresponsive to everyone’s pleas to fix the catastrophic bug

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7. ★★★★★ FrogDesk

   4.6y ago

   Unfortunately although this used to be extremely useful the current version does not compile reliably, provides no errors or logs with which to investigate, and no support is available.

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8. ★★★★★ gwberto

   4.7y ago

   This plugin was used when our site was first built. The last update caused a critical failure which took out the site for a few days.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 4.0.8 Fix: Cache directory now created with correct permissions (0755 instead of 0644). Thanks to #272 Fix: Cache directory path now always has a trailing slash. Thanks to rushhee 4.0.8
2. — Version 4.0.6 Fix: Cache directory now correctly respects base_compiling_folder setting instead of always defaulting to plugin directory. Thanks to MarcGuay Improved settings page text to clarify cache directory behavior Updated GitHu 4.0.6
3. — Version 4.0.4 Fix: Avoid usage of dynamic property for cache_file. Thanks to FreddyFY Actually update PHP deprecated notices. Missed files in early version bump, svn to wp fail (not a fan of SVN) Add Github Actions deploy script, beca 4.0.4
4. — Version 4.0.3 Remove PHP Deprecated notices WP version bump to 6.4.2 4.0.3
5. — Version 4.0.2 Full SVN commit to WordPress With version bump 4.0.2
6. — Version 4.0.0 DO NOT USE, missing commited files on WP SVN Updates ScssPHP to version 1.11.0 thanks to fabarea 4.0.0

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Growth timeline

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

1. 2024-11-30 50K+ → 40K+ 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).

• S SCSS-4-WP 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags D
• Instant CSS 3K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags D
• L Lenix scss compiler 800+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
• Theme SCSS Compiler 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B
• S Sassify 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D
• WP Compiler 900+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D

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WP-SCSS: 40K+ active installs, 4.3★ (61 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-25. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-scss