WordPress plugin comparison
Category Color Picker vs Central Color Palette
Category Color Picker
by sarap422
60+ installs
Central Color Palette
by Tessa (they/them), AuRise Creative
10K+ installs4.9
At a glance
- Central Color Palette has more active installs: 10K+, against 60+ for Category Color Picker.
- On a typical day, Central Color Palette is downloaded about 31 times, Category Color Picker about 5.
- Category Color Picker has no reviews yet.
- Category Color Picker was updated more recently: Oct 8, 2026, against Aug 16, 2023 for Central Color Palette.
- Category Color Picker is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.3.27 for Central Color Palette.
- Central Color Palette has been around longer: since 2015, against 2025 for Category Color Picker.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Category Color Picker | Central Color Palette |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #20,059 | #1,512 |
| Active installs | 60+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 105 | 692 |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.9(57) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 5.3.27 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.24 | ×0.01 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 3 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.3 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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