by Daniele De Santis 4.8 (89 reviews)

WP Add Custom CSS

Name: WP Add Custom CSS
Rating: 4.8 (89 reviews)
Author: Daniele De Santis

Add custom css to the whole website and to specific posts and pages.

WP Add Custom CSS ranks #668 among WordPress.org plugins with 60,000+ active installations, is #97 of 4,959 in the Utilities & Tools category, a 4.8/5 rating from 89 reviews, and was last updated Aug 14, 2025. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.8.9 (Current: 7.1.1)

v1.2.1 Current Version v1.2.1

Updated 1 year ago Last Update on 14 Aug, 2025

Refreshed 11 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#97 of 4,959 in Utilities & Tools Top 1% by installs Downloads -11.3% this week No update in over a year

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#668

-3 this week

Active Installs

60K+

-5.3%

KW Avg Position

26.4

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Downloads

+51 today

Support Resolved

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Rating

96%

Review 4.8 out of 5

4.8 (89 reviews)

Next Milestone 70K

Total Progress 32.4%

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Reviews & Ratings

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.2.1
Last Updated: Aug 14, 2025
Requires WP: 4.0+
Tested Up To: 6.8.9
PHP Version: N/A
Author: Daniele De Santis

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8
Reviews: 89
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to add custom CSS to their entire website or to individual posts, pages, and custom post types like WooCommerce products. It solves the problem of needing theme- and plugin-overriding style tweaks without editing template files, while offering output options that stay compatible with caching and minification plugins.

Site-wide custom CSS editor
Per-post/page Custom CSS box
Custom post type support
WooCommerce product CSS
Elementor compatibility
Gutenberg compatibility
Classic Editor compatibility
Selectable CSS output method

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about WP Add Custom CSS

Once the plugin is installed and activated, from your dashboard navigate to "Add custom CSS", and write the CSS rules in the textarea.

Once the plugin is installed and activated, you will find a new box called "Custom CSS" in your post/page editing area.

Once the plugin is installed and activated, from your dashboard navigate to "Add custom CSS", check the desired custom post types and save. You will find a new box called "Custom CSS" in your custom post type editing area.

To improve your website’s speed, it’s generally recommended to select "Use a CSS file", which allows optimization plugins to cache and minify the output. Choosing "Use a style tag in the HTML head" outputs the CSS directly in the of the page, which can improve above-the-fold rendering performance. By default, the "Use WordPress hook" option is selected to maintain backward compatibility.

Click on the "Screen option" link from your post/page editing area and be sure the "Custom CSS" option is checked.