Advanced Custom Fields: Restrict Color Picker Options
by Adam Walter · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 1.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Restrict Advanced Custom Fields color picker to a specific subset of colors. Removes color wheel from the field UI so user can't pick other color …
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+61%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “acf”, “color” and “custom fields” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
47 health vs 58 average across 25,756 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.3%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 19K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.9.20.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 6 reviews to 2022-04-19Reviewers call it a simple, effective fix for trimming the color picker, and one notes it picks up theme.json colors.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1741 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.9.20; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1741 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| acf your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| color your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| custom fields your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “acf”, “color” and “custom fields” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 362 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
4.8y ago
latest release · v1.3.1 · 25 Jan 2022
5
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 97% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 23 months ago; the previous band took 2.2 years to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 21 Apr 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ thehappyhipster4.5y ago
Perfect, easy solution. Awesome that it can fetch the theme colors defined in theme.json to. Thank you for sharing!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ 4system5.5y ago
Einfach klasse. Vielen Dank.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anne Warren5.9y ago
I used it, felt great!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ permanyer6.0y ago
Perfect! 1M Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ makkal10.0y ago
Colors can be chosen easily. Thumps up.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ProfessionalWerewolf10.6y ago
A solid plugin. Really handy for simplifying the color picker.
Read on wp.org ↗
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Restrict Advanced Custom Fields color picker to a specific subset of colors. Removes color wheel from the f..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Advanced Custom Fields.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 403 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 3 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-11-30 2K+ → 1K+ down after 788 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 1K+ → 2K+ up after 312 days in tier
- 2021-11-26 900+ → 1K+ up after 401 days in tier
- 2020-10-21 700+ → 900+ up after 343 days in tier
- 2019-11-13 10+ → 700+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) 2M+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Advanced Custom Fields: Extended 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A - A Advanced Custom Fields: Nav Menu Field 8K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags D
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ACF RGBA Color Picker 6K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C -
CubeWP Framework 3K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
Ajax Load More for Advanced Custom Fields 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
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