Block Editor Colors

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1. ★★★★★ myracat

   1.4y 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.

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2. ★★★★★ da commerce

   2.0y 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 🙂

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3. ★★★★★ dawnrd

   3.5y ago

   Using this with Getwid, it works out of the box. Needs more customizations.

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4. ★★★★★ bloohair

   4.2y 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

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5. ★★★★★ mapa729

   4.3y 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.

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6. ★★★★★ Curtis

   4.7y ago

   Met my need for additional colors. Thank you for the development of this plugin.

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7. ★★★★★ techycoast

   5.3y 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!

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8. ★★★★★ nineplanetsllc

   5.5y ago

   Love it!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.2.7 Improved compatibility with WordPress 7.0. 1.2.7
2. — Version 1.2.6 Minor bugfixes and improvements. 1.2.6
3. — Version 1.2.5 Minor bugfixes and improvements. 1.2.5
4. — Version 1.2.4 Improved compatibility with Gutenberg plugin. 1.2.4
5. — 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
6. — Version 1.2.2 Improved compatibility with WordPress 5.9. 1.2.2

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 3 languages, 2 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2023-07-16 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
2. 2023-07-15 3K+ → 2K+ down after 2 days in tier
3. 2023-07-13 2K+ → 3K+ 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).

• 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
• Advanced Editor Tools 1M+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
• Starter Templates – AI-Powered Templates for Elementor & Gutenberg 1M+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A
• Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A

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Block Editor Colors: 3K+ active installs, 4.8★ (13 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/block-editor-colors