Restore Old Admin Colors
by Goal Prevail · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 9 other plugins · 40+ installs across the portfolio →
Restore the classic pre-7.0 "Fresh" WordPress admin color scheme as the default, without overriding custom user choices.
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Health
B 82/100
Few reviews
Active installs
30+
≈31 estimated
Momentum
+28%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “admin” and “classic” for “admin color scheme” and “old”. “admin” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “admin color scheme” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “classic” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “old” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
82 health vs 56 average across 5,897 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.0%
of downloads still active
At least 30 of 595 lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,190 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities 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 3 releases 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 115 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
42
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 23d
27%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 23d
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| admin colors your tag | #9 | #23 | 0 |
| admin color scheme | #11 | #22 | down 1 |
| old | #15 | #23 | up 1 |
| colors | #17 | #23 | down 3 |
| admin color | #15 | #23 | up 1 |
| admin color schemes | #10 | #21 | — |
| wp admin classic colors | #19 | #24 | — |
| admin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| classic your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| color scheme your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| fresh your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
15 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 8 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “admin” and “classic” for “admin color scheme” and “old”. “admin” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “admin color scheme” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “classic” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “old” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 26 May 2026 · 160 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 191 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #23,100 to #25,000, alongside the other plugins at 30+ 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.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
3
releases in the last 12 months
4mo ago
latest release · v1.0.2 · 9 Jul 2026
3
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 “30+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 47 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 30.
At the current install trend, crossing 40+ in roughly 72 days.
Install history since 25 May 2026
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ parimbb5mo ago
I just hate the new colors of WordPress and I just thought to check if is it any possible plugin that only changes this fast and quick. I really love it. Recommend 100%
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 1 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
5 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 "Restore the classic pre-7.0 "Fresh" WordPress admin color scheme as the default, without overriding custom..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! 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 1,326 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "admin colors" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-15 20+ → 30+ up after 86 days in tier
- 2026-06-21 10+ → 20+ up
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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Force Admin Color Scheme 500+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags C -
Default Admin Color Scheme 800+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B -
Loginizer 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Redux Framework 900K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
Admin Menu Editor 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
White Label CMS 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
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