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WP-SCSS

Compiles .scss files to .css and enqueues them.

By Connect Think·CSS·Free
4.3(61 reviews)
·40K+ active installs·Updated 1 month ago
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As of April 2026, WP-SCSS is a WordPress css plugin with 40K+ active installations and a 4.3/5 rating from 61 reviews. It has been downloaded 485K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0.1+ and PHP 7.2+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Downloads are down 21% this week. Support resolution rate: 0%. Top alternative: WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers +….

4.3/561 reviews
40K+active installs
0%resolved
13 yearssince 2013

Overview

Compiles .scss files on your wordpress install using ScssPhp. Includes settings page for configuring directories, error reporting, compiling options, and auto enqueuing.

The plugin only compiles when changes have been made to the scss files. Compiles are made to the matching css file, so disabling this plugin will not take down your stylesheets. In the instance where a matching css file does not exist yet, the plugin will create the appropriate css file in the css directory.

Get detailed instructions on github

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Ratings & Reviews

4.361 reviews
5 ★
48
4 ★
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2
2 ★
3
1 ★
7

Recent Reviews

Doent do anything
by rhavin0·1 year ago
  • The settings for “auto enque” and “always recompile” dont get saved.
  • It doesnt do anything. I configured two folders /precompile/css/ and precompile/scss/ and created a scss in the scss-folder, but i cant find a button or setting to actually compile that into css.

Is there a documentation? How does this work!?

Latest update breaks the site – but here is the fix!
by abda53·3 years ago·1 reply

The latest update breaks the site.. but if this happens it’s a fairly easy fix.

Go to github.com/scssphp/scssphp
Click on Code (in green) then Download Zip
Extract the zip
Upload everything in scssphp-master/src/* to your wp-content/plugins/wp-scss/src/ folder

Refresh the page and you should be good.

It looks like the author someone didn’t get all of the src folder added into the plugin in the latest update

Breaking updates
by baskuipers·3 years ago·1 reply

Unfortunately this plugin had some updates in the past that broke several websites. Updates were slow and manual rollbacks were necessary.

Great, when it’s not breaking the site
by James W·3 years ago·1 reply

Been using this for years and when it works, it works well. But after it broke client sites yet again with the most recent update, I have to question the QA on this plugin.

Very Useful plugin but maybe not well maintained
by stormhill·3 years ago·1 reply

I have a hard time not using this plugin in my projects since it makes implementing SCSS just SO easy for my dev team. On the other hand, there have been 2 times in the past year where a major issue occurred with an update resulting in lots of broken websites. In both cases the developers were slow to address the issue. At this date, the plugin fails catastrophically if “always recompile” is selected.

Download Trends

Today: 144Yesterday: 179This week: 1KPeriod total: 67K

Compatibility

WordPress3.0.1+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5
PHP7.2+ required

Version Adoption

v4.0
81.7%
v1.2
7.0%
v2.4
6.4%
Other
4.9%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

4.0.8

  • Fix: Cache directory now created with correct permissions (0755 instead of 0644). Thanks to #272
  • Fix: Cache directory path now always has a trailing slash. Thanks to rushhee
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Skylar BoltonSkylar BoltonConnect ThinkConnect Think
Plugin Info
Version
4.0.8
Last Updated
Mar 2, 2026
WP Requires
3.0.1+
Tested Up To
6.8.5
PHP Requires
7.2+
Active Installs
40K+
Downloads
485K+
Added
Nov 25, 2013
Business
Free

Tags

csssassscssscssphp

Developer

C
Connect Think
1 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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