Color My Posts
by Remi Corson · Uncategorized
Also makes 12 other plugins · 750+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin allows you to style WordPress posts in the administration depending on many criteria.
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
60+
≈65 estimated
Momentum
-29%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “corsonr”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.1%
of downloads still active
At least 60 of 5.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,778 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.
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 7.1.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 5069 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.5.2; the current branch is 7.1
4.3★ over 8 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 5069 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| corsonr your tag | #12 | #7 | 0 |
| remi corson your tag | #12 | #6 | 0 |
| colors your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| customization your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| themes your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 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
- One page off on “corsonr”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “remi corson”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “colors”, “customization” and “themes” 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 170 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #19,000 to #20,000, alongside the other plugins at 60+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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.
Crossed into this band 10 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 25 Dec 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Donna McMaster11.8y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ bibbli12.5y 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 Pedra13.3y ago
Very nice work. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous13.9y 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 1076548713.9y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ BeeCee13.9y ago
the plugin has not settings page! WP 3.4.2 network installation, active at one blog
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous13.9y 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 Bunge13.9y ago
This is a great plugin. In my humble opinion, it should be included as part of WordPress.
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
1 of 8 pass · checked 2 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin allows you to style WordPress posts in the administration depending on many criteria."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 430 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 0 of 5 tags appear in the text ("colors", "corsonr", "customization", "Remi Corson", "themes" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-02 70+ → 60+ down after 280 days in tier
- 2025-03-28 80+ → 70+ down after 36 days in tier
- 2025-02-20 70+ → 80+ up after 45 days in tier
- 2025-01-06 80+ → 70+ down after 193 days in tier
- 2024-06-27 90+ → 80+ down after 90 days in tier
- 2024-03-29 100+ → 90+ down after 1591 days in tier
- 2019-11-20 200+ → 100+ down
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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YITH Custom Login 5K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C - S Sweet Custom Dashboard 400+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
- S Sweet Custom Menu 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
- Q Qwerty Admin Panel Theme 60+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
- 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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