Colorful Categories
by Artem P. · Admin & Utilities
New Categories widget in the awesome style! Bring colours to your categories widget - make every category in its colour.
73 health vs 54 average across 3,790 Admin & Utilities plugins
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Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
246
now · peak 1.5K
Directory rank vs rivals
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Rating trend
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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.
1
releases in the last 12 months
11mo ago
latest release · v2.0.21
32
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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-05-03 · 1,434 observations
Estimated value
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Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
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Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Reiniepress2.7y ago
The default embedding works great with widgets. Can also be used directly in code to color categories from list of posts for example.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ GCF2.8y ago
It work nice on themes which support widgets. is there any change to use this functionality as a gutenberg block for those who use 2023 and 2024 themes? This topic was modified 2 years, 8 months ago by GCF. This topic was modified 2 years, 8 months ago by GCF.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ YAT4.2y ago
This plugin is helper my works. Japanese people is often color for tag and category because we are a culture of color. This topic was modified 4 years ago by YAT.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sven Lennartz4.3y ago
I really don’t need it but it adds value and color to my site. Easy to use and customizable. Very well done. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cockie7.6y ago
gefällt mir sehr gut
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ loesline7.6y ago
Very helpful and simple plugin! Thank you developer.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ imbeauty9.0y ago
I love this widget. It works perfectly.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ amigaselivrosviajantes9.5y ago
I loved this plugin. It works perfectly. Super recommend it.
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Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.0.21 Tested up to WordPress 6.8. 2.0.21
- — Version 2.0.20 Tested up to WordPress 6.6. 2.0.20
- — Version 2.0.19 Tested up to WordPress 6.4. 2.0.19
- — Version 2.0.18 WordPress 6.0 support. 2.0.18
- — Version 2.0.17 Fixed a problem with displaying. 2.0.17
- — Version 2.0.16 Improved plugin stability and security. 2.0.16
Known vulnerabilities
via Wordfence Intelligence1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.
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CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 2 at 90% or more
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-04-27 3K+ → 2K+ down after 66 days in tier
- 2024-02-21 2K+ → 3K+ up after 81 days in tier
- 2023-12-02 3K+ → 2K+ 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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Flexible Posts Widget 7K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D -
Collapsing Categories 4K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B - R Recent Posts by Category Widget 4K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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Display Categories Widget 3K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D -
Categorized Tag Cloud 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
JS Categories List Widget 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B
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