Restore Old Admin Colors
by Goal Prevail · Admin & Utilities
Restore the classic pre-7.0 "Fresh" WordPress admin color scheme as the default, without overriding custom user choices.
83 health vs 58 average across 1,238 Admin & Utilities plugins
Directory ranking optimization
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Well optimized
Biggest win: Support resolution
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Since 2026-05-25 · 53 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
88
now · peak 191
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “20+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
At the current install trend, crossing 30+ in roughly 32 days.
Install history · since 2026-05-25 · 51 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-06-21 10+ → 20+ up after 24 days in band
- 2026-05-28 — → 10+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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