WordPress plugin comparison
Custom Highlight Color vs Mark New Posts
At a glance
- Custom Highlight Color has more active installs: 900+, against 500+ for Mark New Posts.
- On a typical day, Custom Highlight Color is downloaded about 9 times, Mark New Posts about 8.
- Custom Highlight Color is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 4.8 from 12 reviews.
- Custom Highlight Color was updated more recently: Jul 13, 2026, against Dec 6, 2024 for Mark New Posts.
- Custom Highlight Color is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.7.11 for Mark New Posts.
- Mark New Posts has been around longer: since 2015, against 2016 for Custom Highlight Color.
Line by line
Custom Highlight Color leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Custom Highlight Color |  Mark New Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #7,194 | #8,801 |
| Active installs | 900+ | 500+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 212 | 130 |
| Rating | 5.0(5) | 4.8(12) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 6.7.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.62 | ×0.14 |
| Last release | 3 months ago | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
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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