WordPress plugin comparison
Color Posts vs YARPP
At a glance
- YARPP has more active installs: 100K+, against 20+ for Color Posts.
- On a typical day, YARPP is downloaded about 416 times, Color Posts about 2.
- YARPP is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 1,166 reviews, against 3.7 from 3 reviews.
- Color Posts was updated more recently: May 22, 2026, against Nov 11, 2024 for YARPP.
- Color Posts is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.7.11 for YARPP.
- YARPP has been around longer: since 2008, against 2014 for Color Posts.
Line by line
YARPP leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Color Posts |  YARPP |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #26,172 | #412 |
| Active installs | 20+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 38 | 14.3K |
| Rating | 3.7(3) | 4.8(1.2K) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 6.7.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.21 | ×0.27 |
| Last release | 5 months ago | 2 years ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.3 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
Tags they share
More comparisons
Is one of these yours?
Track your plugin against its rivals every day: rank, installs, downloads, ratings and their releases, with alerts when anything moves.
Start free