Default Admin Color Scheme

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At the current install trend, crossing 900+ in roughly 339 days.

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Reviewers say it does exactly what it promises, and the newest one is glad it's there after the 7.0 admin colour changes, with one older complaint that the front-end toolbar stays dark.

1. ★★★★★ dzso

   3mo ago

   Now that the 7.0 admin colours have been f*ed up, I’m so happy this exists. <3 Thank you! This topic was modified 1 month, 1 week ago by dzso.

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2. ★★★★★ blahblah

   1.6y ago

   This works great. Thanks for making this plugin!

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3. ★★★★★ TobiasR

   9.3y ago

   Thanks!

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4. ★★★★★ eeeMan

   10.6y ago

   Работает только в админке, если перейти на сайт, то верхний бар также остается черным Works only in the admin, if we go to the site, the top bar also stays black

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5. ★★★★★ John

   10.7y ago

   Works like a charm and gets the job done as described. Many thanks for your work!

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6. ★★★★★ linasslepikas

   11.1y ago

   Works as promised and gets the job done.

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7. ★★★★★ kalico

   11.7y ago

   I’m managing a network of WP sites (WPMU) by myself and was getting very confused about which admin pages I’m looking at, since they are all the same color. With this little gem, the admin environment for each site is a different color, and I always have that visual cue to know where I am. Thank you!!

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8. ★★★★★ master412160

   12.3y ago

   Quite useful.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.9.3

Translated into 130 languages, 1 at 90% or more

Plus 106 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-08-27 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2026-08-26 800+ → 900+ up after 90 days in tier
3. 2026-05-28 700+ → 800+ up after 33 days in tier
4. 2026-04-25 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in tier
5. 2026-04-24 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in tier
6. 2026-04-23 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in tier
7. 2026-04-22 700+ → 800+ up after 2 days in tier
8. 2026-04-20 800+ → 700+ down after 2 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).

• White Label CMS 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A
• Admin Menu Editor 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• Display PHP Version 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D
• Widget Disable 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
• Custom Login 10K+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags B
• Erident Custom Login and Dashboard 7K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags C

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Default Admin Color Scheme: 800+ active installs, 4.7★ (9 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/default-admin-color-scheme