Central Color Palette
by Tessa (they/them), AuRise Creative · Blocks
Also makes 4 other plugins · 10.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Manage a site-wide central color palette for a uniform look'n'feel! Supports the new block editor, Theme Customizer and many themes and plug …
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Health
D 54/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
10K+
≈15K estimated
Momentum
+53%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “color”, “customizer” and “editor” 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.
54 health vs 71 average across 2,525 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.2%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 446.7K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,579 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Blocks 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 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.27, well behind 6.8.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1173 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.3.27; the current branch is 6.8
4.9★ over 57 reviews, smoothed to 4.53★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1173 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| color your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| customizer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| editor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gutenberg your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| palette your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “color”, “customizer” and “editor” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.5K · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
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
3.2y ago
latest release · v1.15.5 · 16 Aug 2023
57
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 89% 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 “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 8 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 6 Jun 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ mehralsheidi2.2y ago
Sehr empfehlenswert, um dieselbe Farbe einfach wieder mit ihrer #-Nummer in neue Seiten einzufügen. Dazu einfach einen extra Tab mit diesem PlugIn offen lassen und die -Farbnummer rüberkopieren auf die neue Seite. This topic was modified 1 year, 11 months ago by mehralsheidi.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Brandwise3.3y ago
I truly loved this tool as it made building your brand so easy by having your branded colors ready to go everywhere you needed them on your website and development work. I used it for a few years and it was a powerful plugin. Sadly, it has stopped working a while back and doesn’t seem to be something that will be updated to work with the newer versions of WordPress. If you are using older versions of WordPress, this is a great tool, but if you are keeping your WordPress, plugins, and tools up to date this plugin no longer works. Hopefully we will see an update in the near future.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Webprom Design5.2y ago
Very useful plugin, love it! Has options for ACF, classic editor and Gutenberg too. Just one feature is missing due to recent WP updates: gradients palette. Please try to add. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ chris74s5.6y ago
J’aime beaucoup ce plugin, il m’est très pratique sur tous mes sites. Il permet de vous constituer une palette de couleur selon votre charte graphique. Puis vous garder toujours vos préférences, même après une mise à jour de vos thèmes.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ricki Steigerwald5.6y ago
It is the first plugin I install when creating a new site so I have quick access to branding colors when customizing a theme and creating pages. Integrates seamlessly with classic and Gutenberg Editor, Elementor, Beaver Builder and the Astra theme.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ markxkr5.7y ago
Should be a standard part of the colour picker. If you’re using a page builder (not Gutenberg) this is essential to make page creation and editing a breeze. We love it and clients love it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Clayton Chase5.8y ago
Thanks so much for developing such a great solution for a global color palette. Keep up the good work.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dalmo36.0y ago
Must-have if you use multiple design tools and not just a theme.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.15.5 Fix: broken Astra 2.6 integration 1.15.5
- — Version 1.15.4 Fix: wrong CSS class/variable names for CSS/SCSS exports 1.15.4
- — Version 1.15.3 Fix: Broken palette integration for GeneratePress 1.15.3
- — Version 1.15.2 Fix: per blog options overwrite each other in multisite setup 1.15.2
- — Version 1.15.1 Fix: Broken version check for Elementor 2 1.15.1
- — Version 1.15 Added: WordPress multisite support Added: CSS variable names can now be set for each color Added: Color names as hover/title to OceanWP, Astra and GeneratePress color pickers Added: Selector to scope CSS variables can no 1.15
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.5.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 123 languages, 10 at 90% or more
Plus 99 more locales with partial translations.
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Manage a site-wide central color palette for a uniform look'n'feel! Supports the new block editor, Theme Cu..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Elementor, Block editor, Beaver Builder, Oxygen and 1 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,213 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "gutenberg" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-03-18 20K+ → 10K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-03-16 10K+ → 20K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-15 20K+ → 10K+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-03-10 10K+ → 20K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-09 20K+ → 10K+ down after 996 days in tier
- 2023-06-17 30K+ → 20K+ down after 962 days in tier
- 2020-10-28 20K+ → 30K+ up after 420 days in tier
- 2019-09-04 10K+ → 20K+ up after 223 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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Classic Editor 8M+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A - C Classic Widgets 2M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags B
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Advanced Editor Tools 1M+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Disable Gutenberg 500K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A
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