Description

🎥 See It In Action

Watch our demonstration video to see how quickly you can customize any element on your site.

👁️ Live Visual CSS Customizer

One-Click Activation: Start customizing any page by clicking the “CSS Customize” entry in the top admin bar when viewing your site’s frontend.
Point, Click, Style: Click any element on your page to instantly select it for styling—no code inspection needed.
Real-Time Visual Controls: Adjust fonts, colors, backgrounds, borders, shadows, transitions, and hover states with an intuitive control panel. See changes as you make them.
Automatic Code Generation: Every visual change generates clean, optimized CSS code that’s saved directly to a snippet. No guessing, no copying and pasting.
Risk-Free Experimentation: Preview changes in real-time without affecting your live site. Only when you’re satisfied and click “Save” do changes become permanent.

⚡ Advanced Snippet Management

Unlimited CSS Snippets: Add as many CSS snippets as you need for different site sections, components, or functions.
File-Based Storage: All CSS is saved as external .css files in /wp-content/uploads/simple-custom-code/, preventing database bloat and improving site performance through browser caching.
Granular Control Per Snippet:
- Active/Inactive Toggle: Enable or disable snippets with one click from the main snippets list.
- Loading Method: Choose External File (better for caching and performance) or Internal Inline code (faster rendering for critical styles).
- Code Position: Load in the site’s <head> section or before the closing </body> tag based on your performance needs.
- Execution Priority: Set load order (1-15) for conflict-free styling when using multiple snippets.
- Custom File Names: Rename external CSS files for better organization and debugging.

🔧 Smart Plugin Settings & Configuration

Role-Based Access Control: Restrict plugin access to specific user roles (Administrator, Editor, etc.).
Cache-Busting File Versions: Append version numbers to CSS files to ensure browsers load the latest version when snippets change.
Clean Interface: Simple, intuitive settings organized for quick configuration.

🎯 Perfect For:

Web Developers who need precise control over site styling without touching theme files
Site Owners who want to make visual tweaks without hiring a developer
Designers who prefer visual tools over writing code
Agency Developers managing multiple client sites with custom styling needs
WordPress Beginners learning CSS through AI assistance and visual feedback

Upgrade to Simple Custom Code – Free & More Powerful!

The Simple CSS Visual Customizer plugin has an upgrade path that seamlessly transitions your customizations to the more powerful Simple Custom Code plugin — completely free!

Simply install and activate Simple Custom Code, and your existing CSS will migrate automatically with no data loss or manual work required. Once migrated, deactivate the old plugin.

What you’ll gain in the free version of Simple Custom Code:

Unlimited JavaScript and HTML snippets (in addition to CSS)
More loading locations: Frontend, Backend (wp-admin), Login page, Block Editor
Real-time code autocomplete for CSS, JS & HTML + WordPress hooks
Built-in code beautifier for instant formatting
Syntax highlighting and improved editor experience
Code warnings/error detection to catch issues early
Access control by WordPress user roles
AI-powered code generation (using your own ChatGPT/OpenAI API key) — describe what you want in plain English and get ready-to-use CSS/JS/HTML

For developers and advanced users, the optional Pro upgrade unlocks even more:

Conditional loading (target specific pages, URLs, or conditions)
Manual loading via hooks, filters, or shortcodes
Automatic minification, SCSS/LESS compilation, and snippet caching
Optimized external file loading and more performance features
Priority support

Learn More About Upgrade

Your custom styles stay safe, and you get a much more capable toolset — all without paying a cent for the core enhancements!

Screenshots

Modifying CSS Snippet
CSS Snippet List
Visual CSS Customizer

Installation

Method 1: WordPress Dashboard (Recommended)

Navigate to Plugins Add New in your WordPress admin
Click the Upload Plugin button at the top of the page
Choose the appscreo-visual-css-customizer.zip file from your computer
Click Install Now and wait for the installation to complete
Click Activate Plugin

Method 2: Manual FTP Upload

Unzip the appscreo-visual-css-customizer.zip file to your computer
Upload the appscreo-visual-css-customizer folder to /wp-content/plugins/ on your server
Navigate to Plugins in your WordPress admin dashboard
Find “Simple Visual CSS Customizer” in the plugin list and click Activate

First-Time Setup

After activation, you’ll see a CSS Modifications menu item in your WordPress admin
Click CSS Modifications Add New to create your first snippet
Visit any page on your site’s frontend and click the CSS Customize button in the admin toolbar to launch the visual customizer or start directly from the snippet.

FAQ

Can I use the Visual Customizer on any theme?: The customizer works on most modern, well-coded themes. It may have limited functionality on themes that:
– Heavily rely on JavaScript for rendering their layout
– Use excessive iframes or shadow DOM elements
– Have complex, non-standard DOM structures
For best results, we recommend using it with block themes (WordPress 5.9+) or classic themes with standard HTML structure.
Is it safe to use on a live site?: Absolutely! You have full control:
1. Create and test snippets while they are set to “Inactive”
2. The visual customizer shows a live preview, but changes are only saved when you explicitly click “Save Snippet”
3. Even after saving, snippets won’t affect your live site until you change their status to “Active”
4. You can use URL conditions to test snippets on specific pages before applying site-wide
Can I use this alongside other CSS plugins?: Yes, but be mindful of potential conflicts. Simple Visual CSS Customizer loads after most theme styles but before other plugins. Use the Priority setting to adjust load order if needed.

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Changelog

1.0 (Current Release)

Initial public release of Simple Visual CSS Customizer
Live visual front-end customizer with “CSS Customize” admin bar entry
File-based CSS storage system to prevent database bloat
Advanced snippet controls: loading positions, URL conditions, priorities
Complete settings panel with role-based access control