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Smart CSS Auto Loader

Load CSS files without coding

By Peter Raschendorfer·CSS·Free
5(6 reviews)
·200 active installs·Updated 1 year ago
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As of April 2026, Smart CSS Auto Loader is a WordPress css plugin with 200 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 6 reviews. It has been downloaded 8.8K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.0+ and PHP 5.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 1 year ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers +….

5/56 reviews
200active installs
8.8K+total downloads
11 yearssince 2015

Overview

The Smart CSS Auto Loader Plugin allows you to load additional CSS files without the need to change the theme

Retired Plugin

Development, maintenance and support of this plugin has been retired in october 2023. You can use this plugin as long as is works for you.

There will be no more updates and I won’t answer any support questions. Thanks for your understanding.

Feel free to fork this plugin.

Usage

To load additional stylesheets just put them into a directory named cssautoload (case-sensitive!). This directory can be placed in three different locations that are loaded in the following order:

  • Theme independent : in the wp-content directory
  • Theme dependent : in the Theme’s directory
  • Child Theme dependent (if using a Child Theme) : in the Child Theme’s directory

Only fi…

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Ratings & Reviews

56 reviews
5 ★
6
4 ★
0
3 ★
0
2 ★
0
1 ★
0

Compatibility

WordPress4.0+ requiredTested up to 6.3.8
PHP5.4+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

5.0.3 (2024-04-17) URGENT BUGFIX

  • Bugfix after Cleanup
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Peter RaschendorferPeter Raschendorfer
Plugin Info
Version
5.0.3
Last Updated
Apr 17, 2024
WP Requires
4.0+
Tested Up To
6.3.8
PHP Requires
5.4+
Active Installs
200
Downloads
8.8K+
Added
Sep 28, 2015
Business
Free

Tags

cssstylestylingcustom csscustom-styles

Developer

P
Peter Raschendorfer
7 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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