Best admin color plugins for WordPress
The most popular admin color plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Colorize Admin leads with 200+ active installs, ahead of Quick admin color scheme picker (10+) and W2O Football Fans Admin Color Schemes (10+). All 5 plugins tagged “admin color” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 5 admin color plugins
- 1.
Colorize AdminThe most installed admin color plugin, with 200+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 8 reviews, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
- 2.Quick admin color scheme picker
10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.0.38.
- 3.
W2O Football Fans Admin Color Schemes10+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 4.Reimagined Admin Theme
10+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40.
- 5.Custom Admin Manager (CAM)
Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
All 5 plugins tagged “admin color”

Colorize Admin
Down in the last 7 days:22#12,534by Simple Themes7 years ago
This is a simple plugin that will make your wp admin panel theme much more pleasant for work.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 4.8(8)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Quick admin color scheme picker
#36,194by mitcho (Michael Yoshitaka Erlewine)12 years ago
Lets you quickly switch between admin color schemes from the "howdy menu." Happy Birthday Sara Cannon! Contribute to development on GitHub.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

W2O Football Fans Admin Color Schemes
Down in the last 7 days:2,365#45,667by Shishir Raj Adhikari8 years ago
Admin Color Schemes for Football Fans
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Reimagined Admin Theme
Down in the last 7 days:2,628#48,171by ciaranbelfast12 years ago
Adds a modern dark sleek interface to the wordpress admin area
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Custom Admin Manager (CAM)
Down in the last 7 days:17,514#68,887by Md Tanvir Ahamed Ron1 year ago
Customize your WordPress admin panel with color themes, custom menus, custom dashboards, login page redesign, and Google Analytics integration.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day