Iris Color Picker Enhancer
by Maeve Lander · Uncategorized
Also makes 6 other plugins · 11.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Customise the default color palette used by Iris Color Picker
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
20+
≈25 estimated
Momentum
-6%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “alpha”, “color swatches” and “iris” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 20 of 5K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,786 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.
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 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34, well behind 7.1.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3343 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.8.34; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 3 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3343 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| iris color picker your tag | #18 | #11 | down 1 |
| iris color your tag | #21 | #15 | — |
| alpha your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| color swatches your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| iris your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “alpha”, “color swatches” and “iris” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 172 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #25,400 to #28,300, alongside the other plugins at 20+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
9.2y ago
latest release · v1.1 · 8 Sep 2017
2
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 “20+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 12 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 21 Nov 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ dotlizard9.3y ago
With all the focus that WordPress has put on the customizer, I don’t understand why the color picker has been overlooked. This is such an important part of giving any site a consistent look-and-feel, and such a pain to have to stop and check my list every time I need a color. Does everyone else just memorize lists of hex codes or what? And when you google around for ways to customize the color picker, the instructions are to modify core files (and then re-modify them with every update), which is just a terrible idea. Thank you, thank you, thank you for making this plugin, it fixes something that is (imo) a huge oversight on the part of the WP dev team.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ digitalwiz9.8y ago
I am using this with WordPress 4.7.1 using the Jupiter theme. It works great!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Maeve Lander10.4y ago
Well of course it does, it’s my plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 2 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Customise the default color palette used by Iris Color Picker"
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Installation Instructions").
- ! 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 2 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 654 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "color swatches" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-11-19 30+ → 20+ down after 300 days in tier
- 2025-01-23 40+ → 30+ down after 120 days in tier
- 2024-09-25 30+ → 40+ up after 43 days in tier
- 2024-08-13 40+ → 30+ down after 162 days in tier
- 2024-03-04 50+ → 40+ down after 55 days in tier
- 2024-01-09 40+ → 50+ up after 43 days in tier
- 2023-11-27 30+ → 40+ up after 280 days in tier
- 2023-02-20 40+ → 30+ down after 139 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).
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Custom Swatches for Iris Color Picker 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags D -
Smart Variation Swatches for WooCommerce – Color & Image Attribute Swatches 3K+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag B -
Checkout Gateway for IRIS 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B -
Product Variation Swatches for WooCommerce – Smart Swatches 700+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
XT Variation Swatches for WooCommerce 500+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
AddOnn Attribute Image Gallery for WooCommerce 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag
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