Active installations10K+Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating4.6 / 5 from 19 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org
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WP PlugIndex currently records WP-LESS version 1.9.8 as active, updated 1y ago and tested up to WordPress 5.8.
Overview
About this plugin
LESS is a templating language based on top of CSS. It provides numerous enhancements to speed up development and make its maintenance easier.
php and read its instructions.
Features
Variables
Mixins (inheritance of rules)
Nested Rules (write less, do more)
Accessors (inherit a value from a specific rule)
Functions (logic operations for dynamic results)
The plugin lets you concentrate on what you need: coding CSS. Everything else is handled automatically, from cache management to user delivery.
Seriously.
Documentation
Advanced topics on how to use the plugin API are available on the Github project documentation.
Requirements
less extension.
2.
php, plugin-toolkit.
Notice: in case you’d like to drop the usage of this plugin, it’s safe to do it. You will just need to convert back your stylesheets to CSS.
WordPress.org metadata
Plugin tags
Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.
lesscss
lessphp
styles
stylesheet
toolkit
Compatibility & maintenance
Compatibility & maintenance
Tested up to WordPress 5.8
Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 5.8.
Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to5.8
Minimum requirementsWordPress 3.2 · PHP not listed
Update activity14 May 20251y ago
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Changes recorded by WP PlugIndex
Recent tracked changes
No tracked version or compatibility changes have been recorded by WP PlugIndex yet.
Tracking & source
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