TinyMCE Color Picker
by iseulde · Uncategorized
This plugin adds and advanced color picker to the editor. You’ll have the ability to add custom colors with a color picker, a feature that has been re …
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Health
C 57/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+49%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “color picker” and “tinymce” 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.
57 health vs 58 average across 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.9%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 20.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,766 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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40, 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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3259 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.9.40; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 21 reviews, smoothed to 4.37★ and held back under 25 reviews
2 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3259 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 picker your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tinymce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “color picker” and “tinymce” 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 259 · 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
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
12.5y ago
latest release · v1.3 · 1 May 2014
4
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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 years 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 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ vigwe6.5y ago
Does this plugin still work in 2020?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sharen McArthur11.0y ago
Why doesn’t someone update this plugin? Can’t’ use it until someone does!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ theUrbanCoin11.4y ago
Love that it replaces the default color editor. Very easy to use and works awesome!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ SandraJay11.7y ago
My theme came with a color picker but it wouldn’t keep the custom color if I left the page! Each time I edited, I had to insert the hex code to get back to my original color. Frustrating, to say the least. This little plug-in did the job! I’m so grateful, and what a time saver now (wish I’d found this plug-in two weeks ago when I started building my site!) Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Xayleen11.9y ago
this little plugin helped me a lot! and it works with 4.1!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ fran33012.2y ago
Many of us were horrified when color picker desappeared with te arrival of TinyMCE4. Thank you soooooo much, Janneke & Andrew :))) It works perfectly.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ webbistro12.2y ago
Just works
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ marjons12.2y ago
Really like the option to remember the specific colors you use on your website!
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.3). Sites still on an older version should update.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin adds and advanced color picker to the editor. You’ll have the ability to add custom colors with..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 219 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 1 of 2 tags appear in the text; "tinyMCE" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-11-17 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-11-16 1K+ → 2K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2023-11-12 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-11-11 1K+ → 2K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2023-11-09 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-11-08 1K+ → 2K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2023-11-06 2K+ → 1K+ down after 739 days in tier
- 2021-10-28 3K+ → 2K+ down after 339 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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Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid – Visual Drag and Drop Editor 50K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
TinyMCE Templates 20K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag D -
Title and Nofollow For Links (Classic Editor) 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A
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