Hi there, I use Oxygen Classic a lot. While I love the control, it has a couple of issues I battle with. I currently resolve these with a lot of fudging with the backend builder code and handling all CSS in stylesheets. For context, I'm obsessed with keeping my pages to under 50 kb/pageview. I'm curious if Microthemer might resolve some of these issues: * Oxygen's natural (comparatively minimal) bloat and unnecessary classes being loaded by default. It's possible to optimise and replace Oxygen.css, but not the part that ends up in universal.css. If your tool can replace that or at least create something optimisable, I'm sold. * Oxygen defaults to big > small media queries. Looks Microthemer can reverse that? On the other hand, what bloat might this add? Please be honest! Also... Will Oxygen 6 be supported, at least once it is out of beta?
Thanks for getting in touch. In answer to your questions.
- Microthemer doesn't remove CSS added by other tools like Oxygen. So it would not help with reducing the size of universal.css. - Microthemer only adds the CSS styles you create with it, and some JavaScript if you apply event based animations like inView. You can see what it adds if you visit the frontend as a non-logged in user (as an admin there are extra JS files to make the editor work of course). - Microthemer uses big to small media queries by default, although you can choose from various sets (e.g. mobile first). Whatever you choose, Microthemer would not alter the order of media queries in Oxygen. - In terms of bloat, Microthemer is considerate. It will added CSS styles that you create with it - it doesn't replace CSS. So it is additive. But it adds CSS in the most performant way it can. It loads CSS asynchronously for below the fold content (context 1400 pixels from the top of the browser). And it loads (minimal) above the fold CSS as an inline style tag by default to reduce http lookups. And it minifies CSS for non-logged in users. You should be able to use it while keeping under your 50KB goal as the render blocking above fold CSS will be minimal. - Microthemer will support Oxygen 6 at some point, but it may not be the exact moment it comes out of beta. I'm currently focusing on the AI assistant at the moment: https://themeover.com/wordpress-css-editing-with-ai/
I hope that helps. Let me know if you have any more questions.
Thanks! I think there's one other question, then - how do you manage universal vs. page-specific CSS? Page-specific CSS, right? And is it pre-minified in output files? I like to also mess around with preloading and so on. The asynchronous splitting sounds good - as long as there's clarity over how it's done and the ability to tweak it one way or another (even if that means custom functions.)
Draft CSS is not minified, published CSS is minified in the output files.
Do these videos cover what you're looking for?
Q: Future AI pricing and BYOK option for Microthemer AI Assistant (currently in beta)?
Hi Sebastian,
first of all, thank you for building such an excellent tool – Microthemer is already proving extremely helpful in my workflow. I recently purchased the lifetime license and noticed that the new AI Assistant feature is currently in open beta and free to use.
I’d like to ask a quick question about the future roadmap of this AI feature:
Will there be a pricing model for the AI Assistant once the beta phase ends?
Will there be an option to bring your own key (BYOK), for example via OpenAI, Claude, or other providers?
I’m asking because I really enjoy working with Microthemer and might want to use it on more websites. Knowing your plans for the AI feature will help me decide whether to invest in additional LTDs.
Thanks again for your great work – and for any info you can share!
Thanks for your question and kind words. I'm really glad to hear that Microthemer has proved useful.
The AI feature is coming out of beta pretty soon. I will keep it free for a little while I collect feedback. After that, it will be a (cheap) top-up system rather than bring your own key (BYOK). There are 3 main reasons for this:
* BYOK is considered insecure. The key is stored in your WordPress database and could be costly to you in the case of a site hack. I know that BYOK is fairly commonplace, but it is advised against by AI providers on these grounds. * I'm providing training data to the models, to improve compatibility with Microthemer. This precludes BYOK using a standard AI model. * I want AI usage to be a revenue stream. This will fund further development of AI features.
Top-ups will start from $5. Higher value top-ups will have bulk discounts. My aim is for both casual and power users to be happy with my pricing model.
I hope that helps. Please let me know if you have any further questions.
thank you for the clear answer! That sounds very interesting - and of course I understand that AI usage should benefit Microthemer. To understand everything even better: Are the top-ups more like a recurring credit or one-time purchases where only the token consumption counts? And will there be a time limit for using the purchased tokens?
Most will be one-time credit purchases expiring after 1 year ($5-49 top-ups) or 2 years ($50+ top-ups). I may also add a monthly plan later, if it's requested by customers.
Cheers, Sebastian
Q: Contact form and Easter sale URL are not working properly.
Hi Sebastian,
This is just a friendly note about two issues I noticed today.
1. When I visited your website, I saw the "Easter sale now on" banner, which leads to an error page: 404! Page Not Found. ("https://themeover.com/pricing/") 2. When I tried to inform you about this via the Contact Themeover form, it didn’t work. The page displayed the error message "There was an error sending your message. Please try again in a moment." I tried several times, but unfortunately without success.
I hope this helps. Best regards, and Happy Easter :-)
Thank you so so much for bringing both of those issues to my attention, which I've now fixed. I updated the site recently and forgot that I had changed the URL structure on my development version of the site, which the live site isn't quite ready for. And the contact form issue was due to some changes I needed to make to keep pace with my SMTP provider, which just happened to come into force this week. I'm not sure on what day exactly, but you've saved me from accidentally ignoring people this weekend, so thank you again.
Q: New Priorities and Unfulfilled Long-Awaited Features and Updates?
Hello,
I have a few pre-purchase questions. After testing Microthemer with Breakdance and other builders/plugins, I'm very interested in the unlimited LTD tier.
However, I've noticed limited progress on the roadmap over the past year, specifically regarding the features outlined in this article/video (meanwhile, it seems AI, Gutenberg, and other aspects have taken precedence, based on what I've read here and elsewhere). https://themeover.com/development-roadmap/
While I understand the increasing industry focus on AI and SaaS, my primary interest lies elsewhere, as I already have those capabilities in my tech stack if needed.
If I purchase today, can I expect the roadmap promises—particularly the non-AI updates like GSAP integration and other enhancements—to be addressed in the near future?
Thanks for your interest in using Microthemer with Breakdance.
I would hold off purchasing Microthemer for now if anticipation of GSAP is your main hope for it. It's is still planned, but will probably not be added in the next 12 months. Like you say, the AI CSS assistant and other features will take precedence this year.
Would motion.page or Greenshift fulfil your needs though? They are both visual tools for applying WordPress animations.
From what I've tested, it works well with Breakdance even though it's not officially highlighted, and also with plugins that are usually complicated to customize.
The tool can help me better understand CSS and improve my skills in this area. It's truly valuable, and I hope you'll continue enhancing it in the right direction.
Regarding animations, Motion.page looks promising but has no discount on the LTD currently. Despite its excellent reputation, it seems like a resource-heavy powerhouse limited to animations only. Greenshift offers appealing features too but would require changing my entire technical stack, and appears to be Gutenberg-oriented only.
In essence, no alternative seems to match Microthemer's universal on-the-fly editing capabilities, even in its current and perfectible state.
However, I find myself struggling with the panel customization. The workflow could be more fluid, modern and precise. Navigation between options can be confusing, and features like the undo/redo system can feel somewhat counterintuitive from my view.
Thanks for your detailed feedback. I did set up shallow integration with Breakdance a while back, meaning that CSS styles should sync across multiple browser tabs (if Breakdance is open in one tab and Microthemer in another). This is the same workflow as shown in the Divi video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewHWMBwGFT0
Thanks, I really enjoyed the hot integration with Breakdance, then after trying the full sandbox and the free version again, I finally gave in for the last Tier. So here I am, a new unlimited microthemer waiting to micro and maybe well macro control the world! 😅
Many thanks for your question. My main focus recently has been on Asset loading optimisation, Gutenberg and AI integration. You can learn more about those features in the following videos:
The AI feature is currently available as a beta download, but will go into production in the next week or two. As for future changes, my focus over the next 6 months will be on improving the AI assistant in response to user feedback. And introducing a content editing addon, so that Microthemer and the AI assistant can do more than just CSS styling.
I hope that helps. Please let me know if you have any further questions.
A: It's not something I have direct control of unfortunately. Auttomatic choose which plugins they support on their platform. I could pitch it to them - I tried when Microthemer was on version 1 over a decade ago. I got a polite no, but maybe it's time to try again. It's a much more advanced tool nowadays.
A: Hey, thanks for watching the video and reaching out here.
Microthemer doesn't have a feature for loading 3rd party JS libraries. So you would need to use the WordPress enqueue system for adding scripts to your site using PHP. Or use another plugin that supports inserting HTML on the page. However, once GSAP or framer is loaded, you can use Microthemer to add the GSAP/framer code.
I hope that helps, please let me know if you have any other questions.
A: Hey, thanks for your question. GSAP integration is still on the roadmap, but other features like AI integration are taking priority so it will still be some time - I can't give even an approximate ETA. In the meantime, there are other WordPress tools that provide a visual interface for GSAP:
Yes, they're comparable products. Microthemer was the first visual CSS editor for WordPress and is still very actively maintained by me, the developer and founder. CSS Hero has better name recognition and is more popular among complete beginners. Microthemer on the other hand is more popular among novice and experienced developers.
In terms of features, Microthemer has the following main advantages:
- AI assistant (currently in beta) - CSS grid & flexbox support - Folders for organising styles - Shapes and masks - Precise placement of styles on certain pages (rather than just one large global stylesheet) - The (automatic) ability to load CSS asynchronously, so only critical "above fold" CSS affects the page speed. - Uninstall, but keep the style changes
I hope that helps. Please let me know if you have any further questions.
What do you mean by "Uninstall, but keep the style changes"? Is that possible to use it (Plan 1) on different sites, considering that it's installed on one single site at a time? I mean can I use it on different sites, if I install, do customizations and uninstall it after that and then install it on another site?
No, that's not possible specifically because of the feature that allows you to uninstall it but keep the style changes. Licenses are not transferable between sites. This is where Microthemer differs from most WP products - you don't need to keep it active on a domain in order to make use of it on that domain. So you would need the developer license if you plan to use it on lots of sites.
Q: Wordpress.com
Does it work with wordpress.com business plan website using elementor?
There's a few important differences between Advanced Themer and Microthemer. Advanced themer is a UI / UX extension for the Bricks page builder. Microthemer is visual CSS editor that can be used to style any WordPress content - not just Bricks content. It's purely focused on styling content with CSS.
I hope that helps. Please let me know if you have any further questions.
If I use Microthemer to style an element such as a header that is being applied to the entire site, will the CSS changes be applied sitewide? I'm using Breakdance builder. Thanks!
You can choose where your CSS changes apply - globally or page specific. By default, styles are page-specific. But, there is a switch a the bottom left that gives you a list of global folders on one side and page specific folder(s) on the other. Any selectors added to a global folder (e.g. "Header") will affect all pages of the site.
You can jump to the end of the following video for a demonstration of using the " Global | Page" switch:
That video explains how Microthemer optimises for page speed out of the box. There is another video that goes into the detail of customising exactly which pages page-specific folders should load on (it doesn't have to be just one page).
Thank you very much. I'm loving the plugin so far (wrote a review), but hadn't figured out the global settings which would save me a lot of work. I've been styling pages one at a time. Glad to know there's a better way. Thanks for the great plugin. One of the best purchases on AppSumo so far.
Do you know if the styles would be applied to multiple geo-location pages generated from a plugin like Page Generator Pro where I'm making multiple service-based business landing pages for nearby cities? I'd be using the homepage that I've applied Microthemer to as the template for Page Generator Pro to copy from. Thanks.
Hey, if you have applied styles to the home page and you want the styles to apply to copies / variations of the home page with a different geo-specific URL you will need to make sure the styles are in a global folder, so they affect all pages, and that the CSS selectors do not reference page-specific ids or classes (e.g. the unique page id for the home page).
Q: Can it style embedded forms?
The CRM I'm using doesn't provide much in the way of styling options for their forms other than straight CSS which I'm not very skilled with. Just curious if Microthemer can either style an iframe embedded form or if there's a way it can be used to develop CSS code I can use on the CRM side?
Microthemer can't style iframe embedded forms unfortunately. One workaround would be to copy the HTML of the form over to a WordPress page, then copy the CSS Microthemer generates when styling the form content over to your CRM. You would need to make sure that Microthemer doesn't generate CSS selectors that reference container elements outside of the form, which would make the CSS selectors and styles invalid when the CSS is copied over. If you know enough CSS to make sure of that, and you have easy access to a WordPress site, it could be workable. Otherwise, it might be too fiddly to setup.
I hope that helps. Please let me know if you have any other questions.
Cheers, Sebastian
P.s. I explain the step for copying HTML using Chrome "Inspect" on this forum post: https://themeover.com/forum/topic/user-roles-and-capabilities/#post-13103
1. Yes, this is a WordPress plugin, so you need a site that uses a self-hosted version of WordPress (i.e. not a site running on wordpress.com, which doesn't allow for custom plugins).
2. Yes it produces clean CSS that loads optimally. See here for a video that explains how Microthemer optimizes the way CSS assets load.
Also, on the setup screen, ensure that global use of !important is disabled (it's the first option). That setting helps beginners make changes without having to learn about CSS specificity or consider it each time they select something. But you may wish to disable it if you prefer clean code over ease of use.
Q: Gutenberg integration: Block styles vs Microthemer styles
This looks like a very interesting plugin. I like the idea to just touch the CSS side of things and do that with a full-blown graphical CSS editor and some nice CSS inspection tools. Which brings me to my question.
I am creating all WP sites now with the Gutenberg site editor as sole page builder. How does the integration of Microthemer with Gutenberg work? Or in other words, will Microthemer create a parallel CSS structure to the one that WordPress produces?
For example: I can change the color of a heading in the block editor, which adds some css like "has-whatever-color" to the header block. And I may also change it in Microthemer. If I change it in Microthemer, will Microthemer produce the same "has-custom-color" Wordpress generated CSS or do its own thing?
A: Hey, thanks for your question. Microthemer does create a parallel structure for the CSS. It doesn't have any awareness of Gutenberg generated CSS styles. It just generates styles based on the visual CSS options you apply or the custom CSS you add via its code editor.
One workflow could be using the global style options in Gutenberg, but use Microthemer for all other CSS changes. Another option is to only use Microthemer to fill in any gaps with Gutenberg styling options. There's no right way - my users implement both approaches.
I've written a blog post which explains why you might use Microthemer with Gutenberg (as opposed to using a desktop CSS editor or just sticking with the native CSS options):
https://themeover.com/microthemer-7-3-released/
And there's a video walk-through covering the deep integration with Gutenberg (meaning you can style elements with the editor active).
A: Hey, thanks for your question. You can certainly use Microthemer to style the site frontend that is created using Generate Blocks. Just as you can always style the frontend with any WP setup. However, there isn't any deep integration with Generate Blocks, like there is for Gutenberg (core), Elementor, Oxygen, or Beaver Builder.
This video explains the new Gutenberg integration:
The core integration with Gutenberg may have some benefits for Generate Blocks, but I haven't tested it properly so consider it experimental. If you notice any issues, I will happily work on fixes. But as I say, styling the frontend content should be fine and Microthemer is flexible enough to handle styling any regular WordPress page.
A: Hey there, thanks for your question. The CSS files are all located in the following folder:
/wp-content/micro-themes/
And you can view them all from the Microthemer interface:
Settings > General > Generated code.
So you can go ahead and copy CSS code from there. However, there will be edge cases when the CSS doesn't quite work without Microthemer managing things. Like if you have used a Google Font via the special Google Font field (rather than the regular font-family field) - Microthemer will load the Google Font, but not if you just copy the CSS code to another site. There is a video which explains the preferable way to remove Microthemer but keep the CSS changes:
https://themeover.com/uninstall-but-keep-changes/
This isn't exactly your use case, but worth mentioning.
In summary, you can copy and paste the CSS elsewhere. But it's not guaranteed to work in exactly the same way 100% of the time.
I hope that helps. Please let me know if you have any further questions.
Q: Questions about Oxygen
Hi there,
I use Oxygen Classic a lot. While I love the control, it has a couple of issues I battle with. I currently resolve these with a lot of fudging with the backend builder code and handling all CSS in stylesheets. For context, I'm obsessed with keeping my pages to under 50 kb/pageview.
I'm curious if Microthemer might resolve some of these issues:
* Oxygen's natural (comparatively minimal) bloat and unnecessary classes being loaded by default. It's possible to optimise and replace Oxygen.css, but not the part that ends up in universal.css. If your tool can replace that or at least create something optimisable, I'm sold.
* Oxygen defaults to big > small media queries. Looks Microthemer can reverse that?
On the other hand, what bloat might this add? Please be honest!
Also... Will Oxygen 6 be supported, at least once it is out of beta?
Sebastian_Microthemer
May 6, 2025A: Hey there,
Thanks for getting in touch. In answer to your questions.
- Microthemer doesn't remove CSS added by other tools like Oxygen. So it would not help with reducing the size of universal.css.
- Microthemer only adds the CSS styles you create with it, and some JavaScript if you apply event based animations like inView. You can see what it adds if you visit the frontend as a non-logged in user (as an admin there are extra JS files to make the editor work of course).
- Microthemer uses big to small media queries by default, although you can choose from various sets (e.g. mobile first). Whatever you choose, Microthemer would not alter the order of media queries in Oxygen.
- In terms of bloat, Microthemer is considerate. It will added CSS styles that you create with it - it doesn't replace CSS. So it is additive. But it adds CSS in the most performant way it can. It loads CSS asynchronously for below the fold content (context 1400 pixels from the top of the browser). And it loads (minimal) above the fold CSS as an inline style tag by default to reduce http lookups. And it minifies CSS for non-logged in users. You should be able to use it while keeping under your 50KB goal as the render blocking above fold CSS will be minimal.
- Microthemer will support Oxygen 6 at some point, but it may not be the exact moment it comes out of beta. I'm currently focusing on the AI assistant at the moment: https://themeover.com/wordpress-css-editing-with-ai/
I hope that helps. Let me know if you have any more questions.
Thanks!
Sebastian
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Thanks!
I think there's one other question, then - how do you manage universal vs. page-specific CSS? Page-specific CSS, right? And is it pre-minified in output files?
I like to also mess around with preloading and so on. The asynchronous splitting sounds good - as long as there's clarity over how it's done and the ability to tweak it one way or another (even if that means custom functions.)
These videos explain how Microthemer optimises CSS as standard and then how to customise things:
- https://themeover.com/automatic-page-speed-optimisation/
- https://themeover.com/load-wordpress-css-on-specific-pages/
- https://themeover.com/folders/
Draft CSS is not minified, published CSS is minified in the output files.
Do these videos cover what you're looking for?
Q: Future AI pricing and BYOK option for Microthemer AI Assistant (currently in beta)?
Hi Sebastian,
first of all, thank you for building such an excellent tool – Microthemer is already proving extremely helpful in my workflow. I recently purchased the lifetime license and noticed that the new AI Assistant feature is currently in open beta and free to use.
I’d like to ask a quick question about the future roadmap of this AI feature:
Will there be a pricing model for the AI Assistant once the beta phase ends?
Will there be an option to bring your own key (BYOK), for example via OpenAI, Claude, or other providers?
I’m asking because I really enjoy working with Microthemer and might want to use it on more websites. Knowing your plans for the AI feature will help me decide whether to invest in additional LTDs.
Thanks again for your great work – and for any info you can share!
Best regards from Germany,
Chris
Sebastian_Microthemer
Apr 20, 2025A: Hey Chris,
Thanks for your question and kind words. I'm really glad to hear that Microthemer has proved useful.
The AI feature is coming out of beta pretty soon. I will keep it free for a little while I collect feedback. After that, it will be a (cheap) top-up system rather than bring your own key (BYOK). There are 3 main reasons for this:
* BYOK is considered insecure. The key is stored in your WordPress database and could be costly to you in the case of a site hack. I know that BYOK is fairly commonplace, but it is advised against by AI providers on these grounds.
* I'm providing training data to the models, to improve compatibility with Microthemer. This precludes BYOK using a standard AI model.
* I want AI usage to be a revenue stream. This will fund further development of AI features.
Top-ups will start from $5. Higher value top-ups will have bulk discounts. My aim is for both casual and power users to be happy with my pricing model.
I hope that helps. Please let me know if you have any further questions.
Cheers,
Sebastian
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Verified purchaser
Hi Sebastian,
thank you for the clear answer! That sounds very interesting - and of course I understand that AI usage should benefit Microthemer.
To understand everything even better: Are the top-ups more like a recurring credit or one-time purchases where only the token consumption counts? And will there be a time limit for using the purchased tokens?
Thank you and all the Best,
Chris
You're welcome Chris.
Most will be one-time credit purchases expiring after 1 year ($5-49 top-ups) or 2 years ($50+ top-ups). I may also add a monthly plan later, if it's requested by customers.
Cheers,
Sebastian
Q: Contact form and Easter sale URL are not working properly.
Hi Sebastian,
This is just a friendly note about two issues I noticed today.
1. When I visited your website, I saw the "Easter sale now on" banner, which leads to an error page: 404! Page Not Found. ("https://themeover.com/pricing/")
2. When I tried to inform you about this via the Contact Themeover form, it didn’t work. The page displayed the error message "There was an error sending your message. Please try again in a moment." I tried several times, but unfortunately without success.
I hope this helps.
Best regards, and Happy Easter :-)
Sebastian_Microthemer
Apr 17, 2025A: Hey!
Thank you so so much for bringing both of those issues to my attention, which I've now fixed. I updated the site recently and forgot that I had changed the URL structure on my development version of the site, which the live site isn't quite ready for. And the contact form issue was due to some changes I needed to make to keep pace with my SMTP provider, which just happened to come into force this week. I'm not sure on what day exactly, but you've saved me from accidentally ignoring people this weekend, so thank you again.
Happy Easter!
Sebastian
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Q: New Priorities and Unfulfilled Long-Awaited Features and Updates?
Hello,
I have a few pre-purchase questions. After testing Microthemer with Breakdance and other builders/plugins, I'm very interested in the unlimited LTD tier.
However, I've noticed limited progress on the roadmap over the past year, specifically regarding the features outlined in this article/video (meanwhile, it seems AI, Gutenberg, and other aspects have taken precedence, based on what I've read here and elsewhere).
https://themeover.com/development-roadmap/
While I understand the increasing industry focus on AI and SaaS, my primary interest lies elsewhere, as I already have those capabilities in my tech stack if needed.
If I purchase today, can I expect the roadmap promises—particularly the non-AI updates like GSAP integration and other enhancements—to be addressed in the near future?
Thank you for your time and consideration. ❤
Sebastian_Microthemer
Mar 30, 2025A: Hey there,
Thanks for your interest in using Microthemer with Breakdance.
I would hold off purchasing Microthemer for now if anticipation of GSAP is your main hope for it. It's is still planned, but will probably not be added in the next 12 months. Like you say, the AI CSS assistant and other features will take precedence this year.
Would motion.page or Greenshift fulfil your needs though? They are both visual tools for applying WordPress animations.
Cheers,
Sebastian
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Verified purchaser
1/4
Hey Seb! ;)
Thank you for taking the time to reply.
From what I've tested, it works well with Breakdance even though it's not officially highlighted, and also with plugins that are usually complicated to customize.
The tool can help me better understand CSS and improve my skills in this area. It's truly valuable, and I hope you'll continue enhancing it in the right direction.
Verified purchaser
2/4
Regarding animations, Motion.page looks promising but has no discount on the LTD currently. Despite its excellent reputation, it seems like a resource-heavy powerhouse limited to animations only. Greenshift offers appealing features too but would require changing my entire technical stack, and appears to be Gutenberg-oriented only.
Verified purchaser
3/4
In essence, no alternative seems to match Microthemer's universal on-the-fly editing capabilities, even in its current and perfectible state.
However, I find myself struggling with the panel customization. The workflow could be more fluid, modern and precise. Navigation between options can be confusing, and features like the undo/redo system can feel somewhat counterintuitive from my view.
Verified purchaser
4/4
The pro version's built-in animations and transitions might suffice for now, though I hope to see improvements in this area before too long. :)
Still weighing my options, but one thing's for sure: your plugin is a loving gem!
Cheers! Seb
Thanks for your detailed feedback. I did set up shallow integration with Breakdance a while back, meaning that CSS styles should sync across multiple browser tabs (if Breakdance is open in one tab and Microthemer in another). This is the same workflow as shown in the Divi video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewHWMBwGFT0
I understand that motion.page costs a lot more than many LTD's here on AppSumo.
Thanks for your analysis of the options. If there is a particular application you think handles this well, let me know, I will take some notes!
Verified purchaser
Thanks, I really enjoyed the hot integration with Breakdance, then after trying the full sandbox and the free version again, I finally gave in for the last Tier. So here I am, a new unlimited microthemer waiting to micro and maybe well macro control the world! 😅
Amazing, thanks so much for the purchase Seb!
Do let me know if you every need help with anything. World domination - whatever you happen to be working on :)
Q: What are the latest updates and roadmap?
Hi there,
May I ask the latest updates and roadmap please? New wp solutions are fast evolving.
Ty
Sebastian_Microthemer
Mar 26, 2025A: Hey there,
Many thanks for your question. My main focus recently has been on Asset loading optimisation, Gutenberg and AI integration. You can learn more about those features in the following videos:
- https://themeover.com/automatic-page-speed-optimisation/
- https://themeover.com/gutenberg-responsive-css-using-microthemer/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4xgI8FegFw
The AI feature is currently available as a beta download, but will go into production in the next week or two. As for future changes, my focus over the next 6 months will be on improving the AI assistant in response to user feedback. And introducing a content editing addon, so that Microthemer and the AI assistant can do more than just CSS styling.
I hope that helps. Please let me know if you have any further questions.
Thanks,
Sebastian
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Q: When will WordPress.com be available?
Sebastian_Microthemer
Mar 20, 2025A: It's not something I have direct control of unfortunately. Auttomatic choose which plugins they support on their platform. I could pitch it to them - I tried when Microthemer was on version 1 over a decade ago. I got a polite no, but maybe it's time to try again. It's a much more advanced tool nowadays.
Cheers!
Sebastian
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Q: codepen
I watched the codepen integration vidéo. Can we add animations from libraries like framer or gsap or is it only vanilla is and css that can be added?
Sebastian_Microthemer
Mar 15, 2025A: Hey, thanks for watching the video and reaching out here.
Microthemer doesn't have a feature for loading 3rd party JS libraries. So you would need to use the WordPress enqueue system for adding scripts to your site using PHP. Or use another plugin that supports inserting HTML on the page. However, once GSAP or framer is loaded, you can use Microthemer to add the GSAP/framer code.
I hope that helps, please let me know if you have any other questions.
Cheers,
Sebastian
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Q: Is the GSAP function soon to be released
Hi,
The roadmap video is 3 years old. Do you have an updated roadmap with an ETA? I'm particularly interested in GSAP integration.
Sebastian_Microthemer
Mar 12, 2025A: Hey, thanks for your question. GSAP integration is still on the roadmap, but other features like AI integration are taking priority so it will still be some time - I can't give even an approximate ETA. In the meantime, there are other WordPress tools that provide a visual interface for GSAP:
https://motion.page/
https://wordpress.org/plugins/greenshift-animation-and-page-builder-blocks/
Would they be suitable for your needs?
Thanks,
Sebastian
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Thanks. But 1 plugin costs almost 600 usd and the other uses Guthenberg.
Q: Is this a competitor to CSS Hero?
If so, please compare and contrast.
Thank you!
Bill
Sebastian_Microthemer
Jan 27, 2025A: Hey Bill, thanks for your question.
Yes, they're comparable products. Microthemer was the first visual CSS editor for WordPress and is still very actively maintained by me, the developer and founder. CSS Hero has better name recognition and is more popular among complete beginners. Microthemer on the other hand is more popular among novice and experienced developers.
In terms of features, Microthemer has the following main advantages:
- AI assistant (currently in beta)
- CSS grid & flexbox support
- Folders for organising styles
- Shapes and masks
- Precise placement of styles on certain pages (rather than just one large global stylesheet)
- The (automatic) ability to load CSS asynchronously, so only critical "above fold" CSS affects the page speed.
- Uninstall, but keep the style changes
I hope that helps. Please let me know if you have any further questions.
Cheers,
Sebastian
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Dear Sebastian, thanks for your answer.
What do you mean by "Uninstall, but keep the style changes"? Is that possible to use it (Plan 1) on different sites, considering that it's installed on one single site at a time? I mean can I use it on different sites, if I install, do customizations and uninstall it after that and then install it on another site?
Please respond fast.
Thanks.
Shahab
No, that's not possible specifically because of the feature that allows you to uninstall it but keep the style changes. Licenses are not transferable between sites. This is where Microthemer differs from most WP products - you don't need to keep it active on a domain in order to make use of it on that domain. So you would need the developer license if you plan to use it on lots of sites.
Q: Wordpress.com
Does it work with wordpress.com business plan website using elementor?
Sebastian_Microthemer
Mar 3, 2025A: Hey there,
Thanks for your question, and apologies for the slow reply. I've been away since Friday.
Unfortunately Microthemer can't be used on wordpress.com, as they only allow a select list of plugins. Microthemer is for self-hosted WordPress sites.
Cheers,
Sebastian
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Q: Ai functions?
Hello, super product. Do I need to upload the AI plugin and remove the normal one or add both? How is this planning out too? TY
Sebastian_Microthemer
Feb 10, 2025A: Hey, thanks!
The AI feature is currently available as a beta release, which needs to be downloaded manually from your Themeover dashboard:
https://themeover.com/my-account/
I hope that helps. Let me know if you need further assistance.
Cheers,
Sebastian
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Q: Advanced themer
Hey
How does this compare to advanced themes? Seems like a similar product
Sebastian_Microthemer
Jan 6, 2025A: Hey, thanks for your question.
There's a few important differences between Advanced Themer and Microthemer. Advanced themer is a UI / UX extension for the Bricks page builder. Microthemer is visual CSS editor that can be used to style any WordPress content - not just Bricks content. It's purely focused on styling content with CSS.
I hope that helps. Please let me know if you have any further questions.
Cheers,
Sebastian
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Q: Does this work on global elements?
If I use Microthemer to style an element such as a header that is being applied to the entire site, will the CSS changes be applied sitewide? I'm using Breakdance builder. Thanks!
Sebastian_Microthemer
Oct 24, 2024A: Hey, thanks for your question.
You can choose where your CSS changes apply - globally or page specific. By default, styles are page-specific. But, there is a switch a the bottom left that gives you a list of global folders on one side and page specific folder(s) on the other. Any selectors added to a global folder (e.g. "Header") will affect all pages of the site.
You can jump to the end of the following video for a demonstration of using the " Global | Page" switch:
https://themeover.com/automatic-page-speed-optimisation/?seekTo=658
That video explains how Microthemer optimises for page speed out of the box. There is another video that goes into the detail of customising exactly which pages page-specific folders should load on (it doesn't have to be just one page).
https://themeover.com/load-wordpress-css-on-specific-pages/
I hope that helps a bit. Let me know if you have any more questions.
Cheers,
Sebastian
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Verified purchaser
Thank you very much. I'm loving the plugin so far (wrote a review), but hadn't figured out the global settings which would save me a lot of work. I've been styling pages one at a time. Glad to know there's a better way. Thanks for the great plugin. One of the best purchases on AppSumo so far.
You're welcome and thanks so much for the review and kind words. Don't hesitate to reach out if you have any more questions.
Verified purchaser
Do you know if the styles would be applied to multiple geo-location pages generated from a plugin like Page Generator Pro where I'm making multiple service-based business landing pages for nearby cities? I'd be using the homepage that I've applied Microthemer to as the template for Page Generator Pro to copy from. Thanks.
Hey, if you have applied styles to the home page and you want the styles to apply to copies / variations of the home page with a different geo-specific URL you will need to make sure the styles are in a global folder, so they affect all pages, and that the CSS selectors do not reference page-specific ids or classes (e.g. the unique page id for the home page).
Q: Can it style embedded forms?
The CRM I'm using doesn't provide much in the way of styling options for their forms other than straight CSS which I'm not very skilled with. Just curious if Microthemer can either style an iframe embedded form or if there's a way it can be used to develop CSS code I can use on the CRM side?
Sebastian_Microthemer
Dec 23, 2024A: Hey Corey, thanks for your question.
Microthemer can't style iframe embedded forms unfortunately. One workaround would be to copy the HTML of the form over to a WordPress page, then copy the CSS Microthemer generates when styling the form content over to your CRM. You would need to make sure that Microthemer doesn't generate CSS selectors that reference container elements outside of the form, which would make the CSS selectors and styles invalid when the CSS is copied over. If you know enough CSS to make sure of that, and you have easy access to a WordPress site, it could be workable. Otherwise, it might be too fiddly to setup.
I hope that helps. Please let me know if you have any other questions.
Cheers,
Sebastian
P.s. I explain the step for copying HTML using Chrome "Inspect" on this forum post: https://themeover.com/forum/topic/user-roles-and-capabilities/#post-13103
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Q: Do you need wordpress for this grid designer
Do you need wordpress for this grid designer and does it produce clean optimal code. Does it do flexbox?
Sebastian_Microthemer
Dec 16, 2024A: Hey Kevi, thanks for your questions.
1. Yes, this is a WordPress plugin, so you need a site that uses a self-hosted version of WordPress (i.e. not a site running on wordpress.com, which doesn't allow for custom plugins).
2. Yes it produces clean CSS that loads optimally. See here for a video that explains how Microthemer optimizes the way CSS assets load.
https://themeover.com/automatic-page-speed-optimisation/
Also, on the setup screen, ensure that global use of !important is disabled (it's the first option). That setting helps beginners make changes without having to learn about CSS specificity or consider it each time they select something. But you may wish to disable it if you prefer clean code over ease of use.
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Oh and yes, it does support both flexbox and CSS grid:
(these videos were recorded when the interface looked a bit different but may still be useful for reference)
- https://themeover.com/learn-flexbox/
- https://themeover.com/css-grid-controls/
Q: Gutenberg integration: Block styles vs Microthemer styles
This looks like a very interesting plugin. I like the idea to just touch the CSS side of things and do that with a full-blown graphical CSS editor and some nice CSS inspection tools. Which brings me to my question.
I am creating all WP sites now with the Gutenberg site editor as sole page builder. How does the integration of Microthemer with Gutenberg work? Or in other words, will Microthemer create a parallel CSS structure to the one that WordPress produces?
For example: I can change the color of a heading in the block editor, which adds some css like "has-whatever-color" to the header block. And I may also change it in Microthemer. If I change it in Microthemer, will Microthemer produce the same "has-custom-color" Wordpress generated CSS or do its own thing?
Sebastian_Microthemer
Nov 4, 2024A: Hey, thanks for your question. Microthemer does create a parallel structure for the CSS. It doesn't have any awareness of Gutenberg generated CSS styles. It just generates styles based on the visual CSS options you apply or the custom CSS you add via its code editor.
One workflow could be using the global style options in Gutenberg, but use Microthemer for all other CSS changes. Another option is to only use Microthemer to fill in any gaps with Gutenberg styling options. There's no right way - my users implement both approaches.
I've written a blog post which explains why you might use Microthemer with Gutenberg (as opposed to using a desktop CSS editor or just sticking with the native CSS options):
https://themeover.com/microthemer-7-3-released/
And there's a video walk-through covering the deep integration with Gutenberg (meaning you can style elements with the editor active).
https://themeover.com/gutenberg-responsive-css-using-microthemer/
I hope that helps. Let me know if you have any more questions.
Cheers,
Sebastian
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Q: Compatible with GenerateBlocks?
Is this compatible with GenerateBlocks?
Sebastian_Microthemer
Oct 10, 2024A: I think your question came through twice there, please see my previous answer!
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Q: Compatible with GenerateBlocks?
I am in the process of ditching a builder and going with GenerateBlocks. Would this be able to be used with my site?
Sebastian_Microthemer
Oct 10, 2024A: Hey, thanks for your question. You can certainly use Microthemer to style the site frontend that is created using Generate Blocks. Just as you can always style the frontend with any WP setup. However, there isn't any deep integration with Generate Blocks, like there is for Gutenberg (core), Elementor, Oxygen, or Beaver Builder.
This video explains the new Gutenberg integration:
https://themeover.com/gutenberg-responsive-css-using-microthemer/
The core integration with Gutenberg may have some benefits for Generate Blocks, but I haven't tested it properly so consider it experimental. If you notice any issues, I will happily work on fixes. But as I say, styling the frontend content should be fine and Microthemer is flexible enough to handle styling any regular WordPress page.
Cheers,
Sebastian
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Q: Hey there!
Do the 3 plans from AppSumo also include "Lifetime upgrades"?
Sebastian_Microthemer
Aug 20, 2024A: Hey there, thanks for your question. Yes - all plans listed on AppSumo are lifetime plans, which means you get upgrades for life.
I hope that helps. Let me know if you have any other questions.
Cheers,
Sebastian
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Q: Is it possible to download the css and use it my website hosted in anyother hosting services?
Sebastian_Microthemer
Jul 5, 2024A: Hey there, thanks for your question. The CSS files are all located in the following folder:
/wp-content/micro-themes/
And you can view them all from the Microthemer interface:
Settings > General > Generated code.
So you can go ahead and copy CSS code from there. However, there will be edge cases when the CSS doesn't quite work without Microthemer managing things. Like if you have used a Google Font via the special Google Font field (rather than the regular font-family field) - Microthemer will load the Google Font, but not if you just copy the CSS code to another site. There is a video which explains the preferable way to remove Microthemer but keep the CSS changes:
https://themeover.com/uninstall-but-keep-changes/
This isn't exactly your use case, but worth mentioning.
In summary, you can copy and paste the CSS elsewhere. But it's not guaranteed to work in exactly the same way 100% of the time.
I hope that helps. Please let me know if you have any further questions.
Thanks,
Sebastian
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