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Browser Theme Color · Version history

Browser Theme Color changelog and version history

Latest version
2.0.1
Oct 5, 2026 (1 month ago)
Releases
5
since 2022
In the last year
1
Tested up to
WordPress 7.2
PHP 7.0 or later

Releases each year

  • 20221 release
  • 20231 release
  • 20241 release
  • 20251 release
  • 20261 release

20261 release

  1. Browser Theme Color 2.0.1Latest

    • New: optional dark mode color, output with prefers-color-scheme media queries
    • New (experimental): options to tint the top and bottom bars of Safari on iOS 26+, which ignores the theme-color tag
    • New: “Settings” link in the plugins list
    • New: browser_theme_color and browser_theme_color_dark filters for developers
    • New: live preview with automatic text contrast in the settings page
    • New: plugin options are removed on uninstall
    • Improved: settings page now uses the WordPress Settings API
    • Improved: meta tags are printed earlier in <head>
    • Breaking: removed obsolete msapplication-navbutton-color (Windows Phone) and iOS web app meta tags (apple-mobile-web-app-capable, apple-mobile-web-app-status-bar-style), which no longer affect the browser color
    • Fixed: settings menu name in readme
    • Plugin name now describes what it does: “Browser Theme Color – Address Bar Color & Dark Mode”
    • Tested up to WordPress 7.2
    • Requires WordPress 5.0 and PHP 7.0

20251 release

  1. Browser Theme Color 1.5

    • Tested up to latest WP
    • Refactored plugin to use an object-oriented approach for better maintainability.
    • Improved code security and WordPress best practices (escaping, sanitization, capability checks).
    • Enhanced the settings page UI and validation.
    • Integrated the color picker initialization as inline JavaScript for reliability.
    • Cleaned up and modernized code style throughout the plugin.

20241 release

  1. Browser Theme Color 1.4.1

    • Minor changes
    • Tested up to latest WP

20231 release

  1. Browser Theme Color 1.3

    • Minor changes
    • Tested up to latest WP

20221 release

  1. Browser Theme Color 1.2.3

    • Minor improvements
    • Tested up to WP 6.0

Questions about Browser Theme Color’s releases

What is the latest version of Browser Theme Color?

2.0.1, released on Oct 5, 2026 (1 month ago). It’s tested up to WordPress 7.2 and needs PHP 7.0 or later.

How often is Browser Theme Color updated?

One release in the last year. Its first release on WordPress.org dates from June 2022.

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Release dates come from the day each version’s folder was made in Browser Theme Color’s WordPress.org SVN repository; the notes from its readme’s changelog, as its authors wrote it.