WPDevDesign – Oxygen – Essentials
Essential changes for sites running Oxygen, a visual site builder for WordPress.
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WPDevDesign shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 500+ sites, is rated 4.3/5 and was last updated 7 years ago, and scores 32/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (500+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 6 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 5.2 (latest is 7.1)
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where WPDevDesign stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| basics | >100 |
| essentials | >100 |
| oxygen | >100 |
| oxygen builder | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 from 3 reviews
About WPDevDesign – Oxygen – Essentials
From the official readme · v1.0.1Description
This plugin enables HTML5 support for elements like the search form and adds (what I consider to be) some essential CSS – for example, to make all the images responsive when using the Oxygen visual site builder.
There are no settings for the plugin. Just install and activate.
Details:
- Enables HTML5 support for comment list, comment form, search form, gallery and caption elements.
- Adds some CSS from Modern CSS Reset for
- setting a min-height of 100vh for the
bodyelement. - removing default padding, default margin and list styles on
ulandolelements that have a class set. - inheriting font rules for inputs and buttons.
- removing all animations and transitions for people that prefer not to see them via prefers-reduced-motion.
- setting a min-height of 100vh for the
- Adds CSS for
- making all images responsive and setting their
vertical-aligntotopso they don’t take up an extra pixel space at the bottom. - WordPress image alignment classes. This is useful for wrapping text around images in Oxygen.
- making the admin bar sub menu items visible when using fixed header in Oxygen.
- making
labelelements visible which Oxygen, for some strange reason, seems to set the display of to none. - handling screen reader text for form labels when HTML5 output is enabled (which this plugin does).
- aligning search form’s input and button side-by-side and changing header search form’s input width to
autofrom 100%.
- making all images responsive and setting their
Automatic Installation
Search for oxygen essentials from within your WordPress plugins’ Add New page and install.
Manual Installation
- Click on the
Downloadbutton to download the plugin. - Upload the entire
wpdevdesign-oxygen-essentialsfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory. - Activate the plugin through the
Pluginsmenu in WordPress.
Changelog
1.0.1 – November 12, 2019
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Improved the code for loading custom CSS file after Oxygen’s, thanks to Emmanuel Laborin. This will fix the incompatibility with his OxyPowerPack plugin.
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Added responsive CSS for image alignment classes.
1.0.0
Initial Release.
For developers
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FAQ
WPDevDesign – Oxygen – Essentials: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 2, 2026
Is WPDevDesign free?
Yes. WPDevDesign is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is WPDevDesign safe to use in 2026?
WPDevDesign shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 500+ sites, is rated 4.3/5 and was last updated 7 years ago, and scores 32/100 on our health check.
How many websites use WPDevDesign?
WPDevDesign is active on 500+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 5,010 times since it launched in October 2019. It was downloaded 148 times in the last 30 days.
Does WPDevDesign work with WordPress 7.1?
WPDevDesign is officially tested up to WordPress 5.2.28, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does WPDevDesign need?
WPDevDesign requires PHP 5.6 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was WPDevDesign last updated?
The latest version, 1.0.1, was released on February 14, 2020 (7 years ago).
Who makes WPDevDesign?
WPDevDesign is developed and maintained by Sridhar Katakam.
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