WP User Stylesheet Switcher
by vgstef · Uncategorized
Adds a list (or multiple list) of stylesheets in the frontend to allow visitors to choose a different visual look for the website.
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
D 51/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Open vulnerability
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+8%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “accessibility”, “css” and “customize” 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.
51 health vs 58 average across 25,754 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.6%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 15.5K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with 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 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30, 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 3668 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.6.30; the current branch is 6.8
4.6★ over 16 reviews, smoothed to 4.22★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3668 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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| accessibility your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| css your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| customize your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| multisite your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| stylesheet your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “accessibility”, “css” and “customize” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 3.6K · 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
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
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
10.0y ago
latest release · v2.2.0 · 16 Oct 2016
20
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 17 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 21 Aug 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ trishahdee8.2y ago
I’m using this on a site I’m developing that will have a “feminine style” and a “masculine style”. The site is in development so I didn’t want to replace the default style.css as that would mean updating two stylesheets (ugh!). Because the style switcher is loaded in the header after the main stylesheet, this is what I did to cut down work … In the plugin I identified the default stylesheet as “Feminine Style” and entered a fake stylesheet name so it would never get replaced. I then created a real “Masculine Style” and entered it’s correct stylesheet name. This way the masculine overrides just the feminine styles I add to it to change 😀 It works great.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Zen7779.1y ago
Couldn’t get this to work so I left a message for the author who got back to me within a few hours to explain that the icon files aren’t really optional if you select list_type=”icon”. Problem solved.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kendallinternet9.2y ago
Great little plugin for web designers who need to show their customer a choice of styles. Quick and easy to use. Supports child themes.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Roadcat9.7y ago
Simple to use, fast and well thought out. Really useful plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Zoinks! Graphics10.6y ago
Does what I needed and as far as I can tell, works fine with WP 4.5!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ David Rychlý10.6y ago
Works well, sometimes there is only part of custom CSS loaded (for example sometimes background color and color of some types of text is changing, but links not). But most of the time it works well.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lioneleric11.1y ago
works perfectly.. simple and efficient. would love an option for admin only too
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bcsurfimp11.3y ago
Really nice little plugin, easily lets you switch stylesheet on the frontend without having to build a custom interface. Highly recommended, best solution I’ve found.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (v2.2.0). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 2 at 90% or more · development strings
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Adds a list (or multiple list) of stylesheets in the frontend to allow visitors to choose a different visua..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Multisite.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,658 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "accessibility", "css" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-06-11 200+ → 100+ down after 84 days in tier
- 2025-03-19 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-03-17 200+ → 100+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2025-03-12 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-03-11 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-03-10 100+ → 200+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2025-03-02 200+ → 100+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-02-28 100+ → 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).
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WP Add Custom CSS 60K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
Visual CSS Style Editor 30K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
Core Framework 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A - C Custom CSS and JS 900+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
- C CSS 500+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D
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WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers + Custom Code Snippets – WordPress Code Manager 3M+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A
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