Color My Posts
by Remi Corson · Uncategorized
Also makes 6 other plugins · 650+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin allows you to style WordPress posts in the administration depending on many criteria.
45 health vs 56 average across 16,378 Uncategorized plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 5005 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
75
now · peak 170
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
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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “60+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2016-12-25 · 1,385 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Donna McMaster11.6y ago
Lightweight, simple, and adds to useability. If it had a settings page it would rate 5 stars, but then again it would add more overhead to the admin, so I’m happy with the plugin as it is.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bibbli12.4y ago
Especially with some custom post classes! http://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/2266/add-post-classes-for-custom-taxonomies-to-custom-post-type
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Marcelo Pedra13.2y ago
Very nice work. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous13.7y ago
Instructions should be updated. Within WordPress go to Appearance > Editor. at the top right side of the page, select “Color My Posts” from the select plugin to edit drop down. Select color-my-posts/color-my-posts.php I was actually looking for a way to color the category names listed on the post for the user to see. For example, I have 3 business sites Yellow, blue and red. When I make a post, I would like to show down at the bottom of the post which business that post applies to. Post example: Today we are going on trip Categories: Red, Blue Any help finding something like this would be appreciated. Thanks all, J
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous User 1076548713.7y ago
It works great but there are a few details you might need to check : – no setting at all while it’s all about colors (not hard coding) – background-color is OK but color is not? What if you want to set blue as background-color?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ BeeCee13.8y ago
the plugin has not settings page! WP 3.4.2 network installation, active at one blog
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous13.8y ago
Colours have to be changed manually in Extensions>Editor but it totally works. To fully enjoy this plugin remember to use the !important CSS trick so one colour parameter (say “Pending status”) can take precedence on another (say “Other authors”).
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Shea Bunge13.8y ago
This is a great plugin. In my humble opinion, it should be included as part of WordPress.
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Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-02 70+ → 60+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2025-12-29 60+ → 70+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-28 70+ → 60+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2025-12-22 60+ → 70+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-12-20 70+ → 60+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-19 60+ → 70+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-18 70+ → 60+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-17 60+ → 70+ up after 1 days in tier
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- C Color Scheme every Theme 50+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags D
- B Backdrop 20+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C
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