Color Scheme every Theme
by danielauener · Uncategorized
Also makes 3 other plugins · 140+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin lets you change the entire color scheme of the current theme via the
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Health
D 42/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
50+
≈55 estimated
Momentum
+36%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “color scheme”, “css” and “customization” 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.
42 health vs 58 average across 25,755 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.3%
of downloads still active
At least 50 of 15.7K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 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 6.8.
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 4970 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.5.2; the current branch is 6.8
3.2★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.00★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4970 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| color scheme your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| css your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| customization your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| customizer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| themes your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “color scheme”, “css” and “customization” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 70 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #20,100 to #21,300, alongside the other plugins at 50+ 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.
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
13.6y ago
latest release · v2.1 · 24 Mar 2013
5
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
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 “50+”. 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 26 Dec 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Barbyr11.7y ago
I’m a noob and might have done something wrong but I don’t get anything like the screenshot – the settings menu is not user friendly in the least and is unusable.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Stefano12.4y ago
Thats a cool pluggin!!!Cant wait for the updates.!!!Boost the developer make some donates..even 5 euros from each of us this pluggin will be the best pluggin in wp…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ josswilson12.9y ago
I can’t understand why something like this doesn’t exist already. A great idea and nice implementation, if only it actually worked. Save theme doesn’t actually seem to do anything. Only the original theme shows in the customise options. Good luck to the developer of this I would love to see a functional version of this
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dondemaio13.1y ago
One click on this plugin hosed my installation and all my pages were blank. Luckily, once I deactivated the plugin everything went back to normal.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ uglyellie13.3y ago
i Have installed the plugin. Went to customized, found the color scheme tab but when i click it, the content where one would see the color palette is empty. Please help!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ulrich13.7y ago
The reason I am giving this plugin a five star is because I think this plugin is going places. It is still at the early stages of development. The developer is keen to improve it and make it friendly for basic users. I am really looking forward for the next updates.
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 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin lets you change the entire color scheme of the current theme via the"
- ! 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 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 1,071 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "customization", "themes" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-18 60+ → 50+ down after 266 days in tier
- 2025-04-27 70+ → 60+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2025-04-22 60+ → 70+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-04-21 70+ → 60+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-04-20 60+ → 70+ up after 87 days in tier
- 2025-01-23 70+ → 60+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2025-01-20 60+ → 70+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-01-19 70+ → 60+ down after 37 days in tier
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).
- T TJ Custom CSS 8K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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YITH Custom Login 5K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C -
Styleguide – Custom Fonts and Colors 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D -
Modular Custom CSS 400+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A - C Customizer Custom CSS 400+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C
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Live Custom CSS JS Code Editor 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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