Spacious Toolkit vs WP-LESS
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
WP-LESS leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,914, ahead of Spacious Toolkit at #8,057. Over the last 7 days WP-LESS climbed 2 places and Spacious Toolkit slipped 14 places. WP-LESS has the largest install base, roughly 14× the next: 10K+ active installs against 700+ for Spacious Toolkit. Downloads this week: WP-LESS 196 and Spacious Toolkit 39.
| Metric | Spacious Toolkit | WP-LESS |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #8,057 ▼ 14 | #1,914 ▲ 2 |
| Active installs | 700+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 39 | 196 |
| Rating | no ratings | 4.6★ (19) |
| Last updated | Jan 23, 2025 | May 14, 2025 |
| Current version | 1.0.6 | 1.9.8 |
| Best rank on record | #7,936 | #1,901 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Mar 2018 | Aug 2009 |
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.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Spacious Toolkit or WP-LESS?
By active installs, WP-LESS: 10K+ sites run it against 700+ for Spacious Toolkit, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 18, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Spacious Toolkit or WP-LESS?
WP-LESS, at #1,914 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Spacious Toolkit at #8,057. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Spacious Toolkit or WP-LESS 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.