Colorize Admin
by Simple Themes · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 1 other plugin · 220+ installs across the portfolio →
This is a simple plugin that will make your wp admin panel theme much more pleasant for work.
47 health vs 54 average across 3,793 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 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.26, 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 2583 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
110
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
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 · 86% 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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2019-05-24 · 1,388 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 ↗- ★★★★★ IT Hertz4.2y ago
Does what it says, but desperately needs preview function. Better still, put these schemes on the user profile page to allow choice right there along with the other available schemes. Looks like the project is dead anyway, so neither of the above will probably ever get done.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ May8.7y ago
Simple, Clean, Customizable ! Very nice for refleshment.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ AlexSpace9.7y ago
Thanks for this plugin! It is very nice! I like it very much!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ General Seed10.2y ago
Works fine, good plugin, thanks. 10 mb less of waste wp, now dashboard runs light, without words, five stars, very good code. Keep update when need it, thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pekox10.3y ago
Amazing! Much better-looking than classic wp color schemes. But maybe I miss some darker shades like dark gray, black, dark red, bloody red, etc. I hope they will be there once. There is also one mini-issue – it doesn’t support separators (I have added from Menu Editor plugin) in left menu, but still great. Looking forward to next update.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mike V. Gorbunov10.3y ago
the most wonderful thing for admin theme customizing I’ve ever seen
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kirstie9910.5y ago
One of the best Admin color scheme plugins available. Thanks guys 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dubravkica10.7y ago
smooth thumbs up
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 126 languages, 3 at 90% or more · development strings
Plus 102 more locales with partial translations.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-01-10 300+ → 200+ down after 475 days in tier
- 2023-09-23 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-09-22 300+ → 400+ up after 56 days in tier
- 2023-07-28 400+ → 300+ 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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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 - R Reimagined Admin Theme 10+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D
- Q Quick admin color scheme picker 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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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
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