Simple CSS vs Style Press
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Simple CSS ranks #545 on the popular list; Style Press is outside the top 500 we capture daily. Simple CSS has the largest install base, roughly 8000× the next: 80K+ active installs against 10+ for Style Press. Downloads this week: Simple CSS 540 and Style Press 36.
| Metric | Simple CSS | Style Press |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #545 ▼ 1 | outside top 500 |
| Active installs | 80K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 540 | 36 |
| Rating | 4.9★ (60) | no ratings |
| Last updated | Sep 15, 2025 | Aug 3, 2010 |
| Current version | 1.1.1 | 0.1 |
| Best rank on record | #537 | #29,879 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Nov 2015 | Aug 2010 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Simple CSS or Style Press?
By active installs, Simple CSS: 80K+ sites run it against 10+ for Style Press, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 28, 2026.
Are Simple CSS or Style Press alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.