WordPress plugin comparison
Contextual Adminbar Color vs Custom Highlight Color
Contextual Adminbar Color
by Jb Audras
500+ installs5.0
Custom Highlight Color
by Nick Halsey
900+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Custom Highlight Color has more active installs: 900+, against 500+ for Contextual Adminbar Color.
- On a typical day, Contextual Adminbar Color is downloaded about 11 times, Custom Highlight Color about 9.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- Contextual Adminbar Color was updated more recently: Aug 28, 2026, against Jul 13, 2026 for Custom Highlight Color.
- Contextual Adminbar Color is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Custom Highlight Color.
- Custom Highlight Color has been around longer: since 2016, against 2019 for Contextual Adminbar Color.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Contextual Adminbar Color | Custom Highlight Color |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #8,685 | #7,199 |
| Active installs | 500+ | 900+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 312 | 211 |
| Rating | 5.0(8) | 5.0(5) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.56 | ×0.62 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 4 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | – |
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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