WordPress plugin comparison
Custom Highlight Color vs Central Color Palette
Custom Highlight Color
by Nick Halsey
900+ installs5.0
Central Color Palette
by Tessa (they/them), AuRise Creative
10K+ installs4.9
At a glance
- Central Color Palette has more active installs: 10K+, against 900+ for Custom Highlight Color.
- On a typical day, Central Color Palette is downloaded about 31 times, Custom Highlight Color about 9.
- Custom Highlight Color is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 4.9 from 57 reviews.
- Custom Highlight Color was updated more recently: Jul 13, 2026, against Aug 16, 2023 for Central Color Palette.
- Custom Highlight Color is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 5.3.27 for Central Color Palette.
- Central Color Palette has been around longer: since 2015, against 2016 for Custom Highlight Color.
Line by line
Custom Highlight Color leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Custom Highlight Color | Central Color Palette |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #7,199 | #1,512 |
| Active installs | 900+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 211 | 692 |
| Rating | 5.0(5) | 4.9(57) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 5.3.27 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.62 | ×0.01 |
| Last release | 4 months ago | 3 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.
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