Colorize Admin
by Simple Themes · Admin & Utilities
This is a simple plugin that will make your wp admin panel theme much more pleasant for work.
47 health vs 54 average across 2,605 Admin & Utilities 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 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.24, 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 2538 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 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
87
now · peak 197
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “200+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,381 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-01-10 300+ → 200+ down after 475 days in band
- 2023-09-23 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in band
- 2023-09-22 300+ → 400+ up after 56 days in band
- 2023-07-28 400+ → 300+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Eye-candy theme by WordPress Monsters 10+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D -
Ultimate Color Schemes 30+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C -
ECS – Ele Custom Skin for Elementor 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Add Admin CSS 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag B -
Slate Admin Theme 6K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag D -
WpRedesigned – Beautiful Custom Admin Theme 3K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag D
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