PluginStatsvite-plugin-simple-html weekly downloads statistics
By wojtekmaj (2 listings) · npm · Vite plugins
Vite plugin for HTML processing and minification
vite-plugin-simple-html has 10,354 recorded weekly downloads on npm, a decrease of 34.2% over the past 30 days.
It ranks #899 of 2,251 tracked npm listings by weekly downloads.
Over 90 days, weekly downloads changed by -29.7%.
PluginStats has 542 daily observations since Apr 24, 2025; the latest is from Oct 17, 2026.
About vite-plugin-simple-html
vite-plugin-simple-html
Vite plugin for HTML processing and minification. "Lite" version of vite-plugin-html, supporting a subset of its features.
tl;dr
• Install by executing npm install vite-plugin-simple-html or yarn add vite-plugin-simple-html. • Import by adding import simpleHtmlPlugin from 'vite-plugin-simple-html'. • Use it by adding simpleHtmlPlugin() to plugins section of your Vite config.
Usage
Here's an example of basic configuration:
User guide
Minification
Minification is handled by @swc/html.
To minify your HTML files, set minify to true:
The default configuration in this case is:
You can access that configuration by importing defaultMinifyOptions from the plugin:
[!NOTE] The default configuration is designed for compatibility with vite-plugin-html. For more aggressive minification, consider adjusting the settings to better suit your needs.
If you want to customize the minification process, for example to minify JS, you can pass your own configuration object:
For a full list of available options, refer to @swc/html documentation.
EJS variables support
You can inject variables into your HTML files using EJS syntax.
Tag injection
You can inject tags into your HTML files.
By default, they are injected at the end of the section of your HTML file. You can change that behavior by setting injectTo:
• head: Injects tags at the end of the section of your HTML file (default). • head-prepend: Injects tags at the beginning of the section of your HTML file. • body: Injects tags at the end of the section of your HTML file. • body-prepend: Injects tags at the beginning of the section of your HTML file.
Detailed comparison with vite-plugin-html
| Feature | vite-plugin-simple-html | vite-plugin-html |
| EJS support | ⚠️ Variables only | ✅ | | HTML tags injection | ✅ | ✅ | | HTML/CSS/JS minification | ✅ | ✅ | | JSON minification | ✅ | ❌ | | entry script injection | ❌ | ✅ | | template customization | ❌ | ✅ | | multi-page support | ❌ | ✅ |
Why bother?
• vite-plugin-simple-html has considerably fewer dependencies. Compare: • vite-plugin-html dependency graph • vite-plugin-simple-html dependency graph • vite-plugin-simple-html does not suffer from issue that breaks Vite proxy (which was the reason I created this plugin in the first place). • vite-plugin-simple-html does not use options deprecated in Vite 5, and thus does not produce deprecation warnings:
License
The MIT License.
Author
Wojciech Maj
Description from the npm listing.
- vite
- vite-plugin
- plugin
- html
Where vite-plugin-simple-html sits in the listing
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Charts
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Adoption over time
7/30/90-day growth
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Recent observations
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Data source
Weekly downloads (trailing 7 complete days) come from the official npm downloads API. Downloads include CI and mirrors and are not equivalent to installs or users. npm publishes no ratings.
Listing: https://www.npmjs.com/package/vite-plugin-simple-html. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 18, 2026. See the methodology.