WP-SCSS
by Connect Think · Uncategorized
Compiles .scss files to .css and enqueues them.
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Health
A 86/100
no flags
Active installs
40K+
≈45K estimated
Momentum
+13%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “stylesheets” and “stylesheet” to your wp.org tags. You rank #13 and #14 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
86 health vs 58 average across 25,751 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →7.9%
of downloads still active
At least 40K of 507.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above 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.
This plugin shipped 2 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 1 day ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.3★ over 61 reviews, smoothed to 4.21★
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
61
Momentum
Gaining ground
+2.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
50%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
+2.8
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| scss your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| scssphp your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| scss to css | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| sass your tag | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| wp enqueue script | #2 | #3 | up 4 |
| enqueue | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| stylesheets | #13 | #15 | — |
| stylesheet | #14 | #16 | down 1 |
| error reporting | #17 | #17 | down 6 |
| css your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
26 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 9 listed. 17 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “stylesheets” and “stylesheet” to your wp.org tags. You rank #13 and #14 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 26.3K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
yesterday
latest release · v5.0.0 · 31 Oct 2026
40
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “40K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 23 months ago; the previous band took 3.1 years to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Feb 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ rhavin02.2y 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!?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ abda533.9y 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
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ baskuipers3.9y ago
Unfortunately this plugin had some updates in the past that broke several websites. Updates were slow and manual rollbacks were necessary.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ James W3.9y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ stormhill3.9y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wagonmonster4.0y 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
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ FrogDesk4.8y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gwberto4.8y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — 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
- — 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
- — 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
- — Version 4.0.3 Remove PHP Deprecated notices WP version bump to 6.4.2 4.0.3
- — Version 4.0.2 Full SVN commit to WordPress With version bump 4.0.2
- — 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
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
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 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 7 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or 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 640 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "sass" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-11-30 50K+ → 40K+ down after 1138 days in tier
- 2021-10-19 40K+ → 50K+ up after 342 days in tier
- 2020-11-11 30K+ → 40K+ up after 477 days in tier
- 2019-07-23 20K+ → 30K+ up after 321 days in tier
- 2018-09-05 10K+ → 20K+ up after 425 days in tier
- 2017-07-07 8K+ → 10K+ up after 251 days in tier
- 2016-10-29 6K+ → 8K+ up after 138 days in tier
- 2016-06-13 5K+ → 6K+ up after 90 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).
- S SCSS-4-WP 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags
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Instant CSS 3K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags C - L Lenix scss compiler 700+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
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Theme SCSS Compiler 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags - S Sassify 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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WP Compiler 900+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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