Fourteen Colors
by Nick Halsey · Uncategorized
Also makes 23 other plugins · 20.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Not a big fan of green and black? Love the layout of Twenty Fourteen, but need its colors to match your brand? Don't have time to create a child …
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Health
A 89/100
no flags
Active installs
8K+
≈8.5K estimated
Momentum
+29%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “customizer” and “default theme” for “accents” and “green”. “customizer” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “accents” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “default theme” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #19. “green” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
89 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.4%
of downloads still active
At least 8K of 235.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 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.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 105 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
4.8★ over 48 reviews, smoothed to 4.44★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
34
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
9%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| colors | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| twenty fourteen your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| bundled theme your tag | #3 | #5 | 0 |
| custom colors your tag | #3 | #4 | 0 |
| color picker | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| theme colors | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| green | #5 | #4 | 0 |
| link color | #4 | #3 | up 1 |
| accents | #4 | #4 | down 1 |
| background color | #6 | #3 | down 2 |
| color | #6 | #3 | down 1 |
| address bar color | #6 | #5 | 0 |
| color palette | #6 | #5 | down 1 |
| custom colors plugin | #4 | #5 | 0 |
| theme color | #7 | #6 | up 1 |
| fan | #10 | #10 | down 3 |
| mobile address bar color | #8 | #8 | down 1 |
| contrast | #8 | #8 | down 1 |
| wordpress colors | #5 | #6 | 0 |
| near | #9 | #9 | 0 |
| customizer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
65 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 34 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “customizer” and “default theme” for “accents” and “green”. “customizer” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “accents” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “default theme” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #19. “green” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 569 · peaks are release surges
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
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
4mo ago
latest release · v1.6 · 18 Jul 2026
12
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 74% 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 “8K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 52% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Sep 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Sergey Kovalets1.9y ago
I consider the Twenty Fourteen theme one of the most original and stylish ever released for WordPress, and this plugin is as essential to it as air. I understand there may not be many reviews, but believe me, we are all truly grateful to you. It would be great to see some additional functionality, like disabling sidebars or changing the page width. Thank you so much for continuing to support this plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Michel-IP7.6y ago
Add some handy options to customize colors
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Colleen-fr8.2y ago
Hi, unfortunately after you activate the plugin you can’t change anymore the website title color… you must disable the plugin, change the title color and activate the plugin again. This topic was modified 7 years, 10 months ago by Colleen-fr.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hecthewreck8.2y ago
Ran into this plugin after hours of setting up things with it and this was the final touch, I lucked out finding it, cheers!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mirotic9.1y ago
im using “full width” so the “background” in this post will not show to me , i wan to change the white part to other color , can u do that ?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gotti759.2y ago
This plugin is easy to use and a must to customize colour codes for the twenty-fourteen template. Without that plugin I would have chosen another template or spent hours on css customization.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ stuardorafael10.7y ago
I worked the past weekend and this plugin working fine
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ khkkjdadsdasasd10.8y ago
I saw the last review and decided to try it again on my site. Its working for me now.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.6 Apply custom colors to theme-registered block editor color palettes. Add support for block editor styles corresponding to WordPress 5.0. Update color patterns to address changes in Twenty Fourteen 2.3, 2.4, and 2.5. 1.6
- — Version 1.5 Update color patterns to address changes in Twenty Fourteen 2.0, 2.1, and 2.2. This includes full support for the media widgets introduced in WordPress 4.8 and 4.9. 1.5
- — Version 1.4 Add postMessage previewing of base colors for an enhanced user experience. Contrast and accent colors are now instantly previewed in the customizer, with secondary generated colors updating on a slight delay (typically a 1.4
- — Version 1.3 Implement support for Selective Refresh in the Customizer. Colors will now be updated much more quickly (but still not instantly) in the Customizer preview. Available in WordPress 4.5+. 1.3
- — Version 1.2 Updates for WordPress 4.0 / Twenty Fourteen 1.2. Please update those before updating Fourteen Colors. The mediaelements-genericons component, which facilitated audio/video player color-scheming, has been merged into Twen 1.2
- — Version 1.1 Full support for Twenty Fourteen 1.1. Fix mobile menu-toggle button colors. Fix support for button-styled links in widgets (via the .button class). Add a filter to the version of the accent color that contrasts with the 1.1
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 24 languages, 4 at 90% or more
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 "Not a big fan of green and black? Love the layout of Twenty Fourteen, but need its colors to match your bra..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 5 of 6 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Child Themes").
- ! 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 1,542 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("Bundled Theme", "customizer", "Default Theme" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-08 9K+ → 8K+ down after 94 days in tier
- 2026-02-03 8K+ → 9K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-01-30 9K+ → 8K+ down after 186 days in tier
- 2025-07-28 10K+ → 9K+ down after 1811 days in tier
- 2020-08-12 20K+ → 10K+ down after 1136 days in tier
- 2017-07-03 30K+ → 20K+ 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).
- U Ultimate Colors 300+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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Customizer Export/Import 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Custom Login Page Customizer 80K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag B -
Customizer Search 40K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag C -
Clever Fox 30K+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag B -
Central Color Palette 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag D
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