Block Editor Colors
by jetmonsters · Blocks
Also makes 20 other plugins · 274.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Change Gutenberg block editor colors or create new ones.
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Health
A 86/100
no flags
Active installs
3K+
≈3.9K estimated
Momentum
+22%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “customize” and “gutenberg” for “palette” and “block editor”. “customize” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “palette” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “gutenberg” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “block editor” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
86 health vs 71 average across 2,522 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →8.2%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 36.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,578 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Blocks plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 2 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 123 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
4.8★ over 13 reviews, smoothed to 4.24★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
37
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
15%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.1
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| editor color palette your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| color palette your tag | #1 | #1 | up 1 |
| colors | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| colors palette | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| gutenberg colors your tag | #3 | #8 | down 1 |
| block editor | #5 | #12 | up 1 |
| palette | #4 | #5 | 0 |
| color | #5 | #6 | down 1 |
| change color | #3 | #2 | — |
| gutenberg block editor | #12 | #17 | up 1 |
| custom colors | #5 | #9 | 0 |
| color change | #5 | #5 | — |
| custom colors plugin | #6 | #12 | 0 |
| wordpress colors | #7 | #16 | — |
| editor | #23 | #22 | down 2 |
| blocks editor | #17 | #19 | down 2 |
| custom colors wp plugin | #10 | #20 | — |
| site editor | #18 | #22 | 0 |
| editor blocks | #21 | #19 | down 2 |
| wordpress editor | #22 | #21 | — |
| customize your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gutenberg your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
53 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 26 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “customize” and “gutenberg” for “palette” and “block editor”. “customize” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “palette” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “gutenberg” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “block editor” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.7K · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
4mo ago
latest release · v1.2.7 · 30 Jun 2026
8
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 98% 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 “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3.3 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 23 Jun 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ myracat1.5y ago
I’ve been using this plugin for a year on my sites. It’s super helpful to get the right colors accessible in the editor.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ da commerce2.2y ago
Thanks you so much for creating this plugin so we can easily add custom colors to our templates. This really makes our lives easier 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dawnrd3.6y ago
Using this with Getwid, it works out of the box. Needs more customizations.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bloohair4.3y ago
This plugin has helped change a default colour in Gutenberg, but I am having to go into every page and select the text colour manually as it hasn’t happened automatically. I didn’t need this Plugin until WordPress 6.0. But thanks to MotoPress
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mapa7294.5y ago
Makes adding custom editor colors a much faster process than editing functions and checking/ adding custom CSS classes per color. Thanks for making it! My only request to the devs- if you can, please add support for gradients! I know how to do it via functions/ css, but it would be great it if were in this plugin as well.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Curtis4.9y ago
Met my need for additional colors. Thank you for the development of this plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ techycoast5.4y ago
I was stuck with the colours my theme provide, I was gonna look for a way to add a custom colour button, not the editor but this plugin saved me all the stress by giving me a panel to add more default colours than I could think of Totally love it!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nineplanetsllc5.7y ago
Love it!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.2.7 Improved compatibility with WordPress 7.0. 1.2.7
- — Version 1.2.6 Minor bugfixes and improvements. 1.2.6
- — Version 1.2.5 Minor bugfixes and improvements. 1.2.5
- — Version 1.2.4 Improved compatibility with Gutenberg plugin. 1.2.4
- — Version 1.2.3 Added CSS variables for colors set or edited via the plugin. Fixed an issue when custom colors may not have been applied in the block editor. 1.2.3
- — Version 1.2.2 Improved compatibility with WordPress 5.9. 1.2.2
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 2 at 90% or more
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Change Gutenberg block editor colors or create new ones."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg, Block editor.
- ! Headings and lists 4 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,219 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "editor color palette", "gutenberg colors" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-07-16 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-07-15 3K+ → 2K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2023-07-13 2K+ → 3K+ up after 480 days in tier
- 2022-03-20 1K+ → 2K+ 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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Custom Color Palette for Gutenberg 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D -
Classic Editor 8M+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A - C Classic Widgets 2M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag B
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Advanced Editor Tools 1M+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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