Best Child Theme & CSS Customization plugins for WordPress
Categories Design & Customization
Plugins for creating and managing child themes and directly customizing theme stylesheets, templates, and CSS.
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55
Plugins classified here
Out of the plugins that have been through the classifier so far
1.1M
Combined active installs
Summed across the published bands, so read it as an order of magnitude
4.75
Average rating
Across the 52 here that carry a rating at all
Sub-categories
Also under Design & Customization
The other sub-categories the model built under the same parent.
- Carousels, Sliders & Galleries 307
- Gutenberg Blocks & Page Building 235
- Elementor Addons & Widgets 221
- Ecommerce Page Customization 146
- Widgets & Sidebar Content 139
- Popup & Modal Builders 133
- Video Players & Embeds 120
- Starter Templates & Template Libraries 107
- Scrolling & Motion Effects 100
- Theme Settings & Options 99
- Page Builder Addons & Modules 94
- Document Viewers & Flipbooks 51
- Typography & Font Management 49
- External Content Embeds 45
- Tabs & Accordion Layouts 46
- Icon Libraries & Icon Management 44
- Post Element Visibility 41
- Form Styling & Layouts 39
- Widget Areas & Sidebar Management 37
- Drag-and-Drop Page Builders 35
- Login & Error Page Customization 33
- Button Builders & Styling 25
- Countdown Timers & Clocks 22
- Mobile Themes & Responsive Design 22
- Dark Mode & Color Schemes 12
- Link Cards & Previews 12
- Preloaders & Loading Screens 12
- Theme Customizer Settings Import & Export 4
The plugins
Plugins in Child Theme & CSS Customization
Ranked by active installs; plugins in the same published band share a rank. Each page has a maintenance check and the alternatives.
#1
Child Theme Configurator
child-theme-configurator #2Simple Custom CSS Plugin
simple-custom-css #2SiteOrigin CSS
so-css #2Customizer Export/Import
customizer-export-import #5Simple CSS
simple-css #5Widget CSS Classes
widget-css-classes #7WP Add Custom CSS
wp-add-custom-css #8WP-SCSS
wp-scss #9Visual CSS Style Editor
yellow-pencil-visual-theme-customizer #10WP Child Theme Generator
wp-child-theme-generator #10Create Block Theme
create-block-theme #12WP-LESS
wp-less #12Custom Body Class
wp-custom-body-class #12Custom CSS and JavaScript
custom-css-and-javascript #12Child Theme Wizard
child-theme-wizard #12Core Framework
core-framework #12Child Theme Creator by Orbisius
orbisius-child-theme-creator #12Equal Height Columns
equal-height-columns #19Generate Child Theme
generate-child-theme #20Childify Me
childify-me #20TJ Custom CSS
theme-junkie-custom-css #22Custom CSS Pro
custom-css-pro #23Child Themify
child-themify #23WPS Child Theme Generator
wps-child-theme-generator #23Post/Page Specific Custom Code
postpage-specific-custom-css #26Blocks CSS: CSS Editor for Gutenberg Blocks
blocks-css #26The Events Calendar: Category Colors
the-events-calendar-category-colors #26Advanced CSS Editor
advanced-css-editor #29Instant CSS
instant-css #29Less PHP Compiler
lessphp #29WindPress – Tailwind CSS integration for WordPress
windpress #32matchHeight
matchheight #32WP Image Borders
wp-image-borders #32Custom Classes
custom-classes #35Simple CSS for widgets
simple-css-for-widgets #35Astra Theme Visual Hooks
astra-theme-visual-hooks #35Widget Classes
widget-classes #38Custom Highlight Color
custom-highlight-color #39SCSS WP Editor
scss-wp-editor #40Child Theme Check
child-theme-check #41WP Print Friendly
wp-print-friendly #42Modular Custom CSS
modular-custom-css #43Live CSS Preview
live-css-preview #43Lessify WordPress
lessify-wp #45Advanced Custom CSS for Elementor
advanced-custom-css-for-elementor #45TDB Hide Recaptcha Badge
tdb-hide-recaptcha-badge #47HTML Tag and Class Replace
html-tag-and-class-replace #47WPG Detect Browser
wpg-detect-browser #47BadgeShift for ReCAPTCHA
badgeshift-for-recaptcha #47CSS JS Files
css-js-files #47Easy Custom Code (LESS/CSS/JS) – Live editing
easy-custom-code #47Theme SCSS Compiler
theme-scss-compiler #47Live Auto Refresh (Hot Reload / Live Reload for WordPress Developers)
live-auto-refresh #47Multisite Custom CSS
multisite-custom-css #47Pattern CSS – The CSS Editor For Blocks
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