Add Admin CSS vs UiPress lite | Effortless custom… (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

Add Admin CSS

Add Admin CSS

4.9(35)

10K+ active installs

Free

Updated 3 months ago
View Add Admin CSS
VS
UiPress lite | Effortless custom…

UiPress lite | Effortless custom…

4.1(21)

10K+ active installs

Free

Updated 4 months ago
View UiPress lite | Effortless custom…

Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Add Admin CSS has a higher user rating (4.9/5 from 35 reviews) and leads in active installations (10K+ vs 10K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Add Admin CSS has accumulated 140K+ total downloads while UiPress lite | Effortless custom… has 226K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.9/5Add Admin CSS
UiPress lite | Effortless custom…4.1/5
Total Reviews
35Add Admin CSS
UiPress lite | Effortless custom…21
Active Installs
10K+Add Admin CSS
UiPress lite | Effortless custom…10K+
Total Downloads
140K+Add Admin CSS
UiPress lite | Effortless custom…226K+
Support Resolution
N/AAdd Admin CSS
UiPress lite | Effortless custom…N/A
Last Updated
3 months agoAdd Admin CSS
UiPress lite | Effortless custom…4 months ago
First Released
2011Add Admin CSS
UiPress lite | Effortless custom…2022
Age
15 yearsAdd Admin CSS
UiPress lite | Effortless custom…4 years
WP Requires
5.5+Add Admin CSS
UiPress lite | Effortless custom…6.0+
PHP Requires
false+Add Admin CSS
UiPress lite | Effortless custom…7.4+
Business Model
FreeAdd Admin CSS
UiPress lite | Effortless custom…Free
Latest Version
2.5.1Add Admin CSS
UiPress lite | Effortless custom…3.5.09

Rating Breakdown

Add Admin CSS

4.9/5(35 reviews)
5
97%
4
0%
3
0%
2
3%
1
0%

UiPress lite | Effortless custom…

4.1/5(21 reviews)
5
71%
4
0%
3
10%
2
5%
1
14%

Recent Reviews

Add Admin CSS Reviews

by ellencarnahan

Very Nice Perk

I really like to customize my admin experience, and installed this plugin to distinguish the icons when other plugin developers default to things like “post icon.” Seems to lack support but that is ho

by mikeecho

AWESOME

Awesome plugin, works fantastic Well done!

by ipchania

Working great !!!

Working great !!!

UiPress lite | Effortless custom… Reviews

by yabwee

Could have been amazing, but…

If this plugin actually worked as advertised, I would give it 10 stars, let alone the 5 maximum. I was prepared to adopt it my business’ official backend plugin and I did a ton of work to style it jus

by o2go

Broken backend

It was a great plugin until they published an unfinished rewrite. Then all my sites wp admin were broken.I had disabled it for some time now, tried it out multiple of times but still have so many bugs

by dynamicdigitalsolutions

AVOID

UI completely broken in the most recent update, found out from all my customers calling me up to complain. reported it to Mar (the main dev) the entire backend was busted. We have over 30 customers wi

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Add Admin CSS or UiPress lite | Effortless custom… more popular?
Add Admin CSS has 10K+ active installations while UiPress lite | Effortless custom… has 10K+. UiPress lite | Effortless custom… is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Add Admin CSS or UiPress lite | Effortless custom…?
Add Admin CSS has a 4.9/5 rating from 35 reviews, while UiPress lite | Effortless custom… has a 4.1/5 rating from 21 reviews.
Are Add Admin CSS and UiPress lite | Effortless custom… free?
Add Admin CSS is free and UiPress lite | Effortless custom… is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Add Admin CSS or UiPress lite | Effortless custom…?
Support resolution data is not available for all plugins. Check each plugin's WordPress.org support forum for current response quality.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
Add Admin CSS was last updated 3 months ago and UiPress lite | Effortless custom… was last updated 4 months ago.

Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Comparison and analysis by PluginSift.