Visual CSS Style Editor

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wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you

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.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

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1. ★★★★★ Popcorn Jedi

   8mo ago

   The plugin doesn’t work on wordpress.com hosted web sites, which is a pity as the self-hosted wordpress.org site worked great!

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2. ★★★★★ ayinde4u

   1.0y ago

   Yes, it is wonderful. It needs little effort to use.

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3. ★★★★★ zinizcheng77

   1.8y ago

   there is no free plugin, so buy one and try. If you are not satisfied, learn CSS yourself!

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4. ★★★★★ tanboxer

   2.1y ago

   As a non programmer this had so much potential for me. However I couldn’t save things I wanted to do for FREE. I wouldn’t have minded paying if it was a license for all my little websites and it wasn’t too expensive. Most of my sites are not for profit so I’m left behind to support the license on this product.

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5. ★★★★★ mohammadsobhy83

   2.5y ago

   Go on great work great team ..

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6. ★★★★★ ilovecandy

   2.8y ago

   Useless plugin. Use something else

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7. ★★★★★ zollo

   3.0y ago

   Do not even waste your time downloading it.I deleted it from all my 40 websites.I thought about purchase of the license but now I quit with it.Seems they have business getting worse and worse if they have to disable such an important feature.Absolutely useless plugin now.

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8. ★★★★★ kacper3355

   3.2y ago

   One of the latest updates introduced a “new feature”. Now you can’t even copy your code from the editor without buying premium version. As a long time user of your plugin, that considered a premium subscription, I find this move a bit… pathetic, for the lack of a better word.This plugin in free version is now officially useless.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 7.6.7 Fixed: a few minor bugs. 7.6.7
2. — Version 7.6.5 Fixed: Security improvements and bug fixes. 7.6.5
3. — Version 7.6.4 Fixed: A minor security bug. 7.6.4
4. — Version 7.6.1 Fixed: a few minor bugs. 7.6.1
5. — Version 7.6.0 Fixed: Issue of “Edit With YellowPencil” button showing up on unrelated pages in WordPress panel. 7.6.0
6. — Version 7.5.9 Fixed: A minor security issue. 7.5.9

5 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 6.1 YellowPencil Visual CSS Style Editor <= 7.6.4 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2024-09-30 CVE-2024-47348 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 7.6.4 Patched in 7.6.5
2. Medium · 6.1 YellowPencil Visual CSS Style Editor <= 7.6.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2024-08-26 CVE-2024-43963 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 7.6.1 Patched in 7.6.4
3. Medium · 6.1 YellowPencil Visual CSS Style Editor <= 7.5.8 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting liveLink ↗
   2023-04-18 CVE-2022-33961 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 7.5.8 Patched in 7.5.9
4. Medium · 6.1 Visual CSS Style Editor <= 7.5.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via wyp_page_type parameter ↗
   2022-01-03 CVE-2021-24934 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 7.5.3 Patched in 7.5.4
5. Critical · 9.8 Visual CSS Style Editor <= 7.2.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Options Update ↗
   2019-04-11 CVE-2019-11886 Missing Authorization Affects < 7.2.1 Patched in 7.2.1

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.1

Translated into 10 languages, 1 at 90% or more · development strings

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-08-08 40K+ → 30K+ down after 569 days in tier
2. 2025-01-16 50K+ → 40K+ down after 1 days in tier
3. 2025-01-15 40K+ → 50K+ up after 1 days in tier
4. 2025-01-14 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).

• SiteOrigin CSS 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• Blocks CSS: CSS Editor for Gutenberg Blocks 5K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• CP Blocks 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
• C CSS 500+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D
• S Styles: TwentyFifteen 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
• WP User Stylesheet Switcher 100+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D

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Visual CSS Style Editor: 30K+ active installs, 4.1★ (90 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-25. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/yellow-pencil-visual-theme-customizer