88
SiteOrigin CSS
The little inspector that makes you feel like a CSS pro.
HealthyDeclining
88/100
The inspector tool makes finding CSS selectors easy and saves users a lot of time.
Active installs
~165,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 100k+
Rating
4.9★
153 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
-24%
Declining
561 → 429 installs/day
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Declining · -24% in the last year
561/day a year ago→429/day today
Reviews
what people actually saySiteOrigin CSS is well-regarded as a lightweight, effective CSS editor for WordPress that simplifies targeting selectors and editing styles, with no notable complaints surfacing across reviews.
What people like
- +Makes targeting CSS selectors and class names significantly easier, especially compared to using the browser inspector alone×5
- +Noticeably speeds up CSS workflow and reduces editing time×4
- +Works reliably without breaking existing site setups×2
- +Responsive and helpful support from the SiteOrigin team×3
- +Free to use, removing the need to hire outside help for CSS changes×2
Common complaints
- −No ability to resize the CSS panel in Expanded mode
- −No support for creating additional/separate CSS files for better structure and navigation
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.87★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.90★
- 4%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-12-172025-03-112026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 153 total
Latest reviews · 90 analyzed
- 2026-05-14★★★★★A great plugin with great potential!peternt
- 2025-08-30★★★★★Lovely!parsmanyaser
- 2024-11-04★★★★★My favourite pluginsonyamakepeace
- 2024-10-04★★★★★This is what you needStanislav
- 2024-08-03★★★★★Nicely done, great workjanino
- 2023-11-25★★★★★nicekojot
- 2023-05-10★★★★★WHERE HAS THIS BEEN ALL MY LIFE?!?!?!?!?!?!?!thecanuckian
- 2023-05-03★★★★★Amazing stuffPieterjan Deneys
- 2023-04-07★★★★★The best CSS plugin for WordPressEvan Kirschenmann
- 2022-12-13★★★★★5 minutes playing with it a keeperCristian
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNFor developers & the curious
the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
410
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
429
Prior 7-day baseline
1,375
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
25,892
Mean release-day peak (30d)
1,220
Latest day · 2026-06-03(spike)
-4.4%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
17%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
2.04
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
93%
5★ share in analyzed sample
4%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.87 → 4.87★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered