Best scheme plugins for WordPress
The most popular scheme plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Contextual Adminbar Color leads with 500+ active installs, ahead of Grey Admin Color Schemes (300+) and Colorize Admin (200+). All 10 plugins tagged “scheme” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 9 scheme plugins
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Contextual Adminbar ColorThe most installed scheme plugin, with 500+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 8 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
Grey Admin Color Schemes300+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.
- 3.
Colorize Admin200+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 8 reviews, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
- 4.
Ultimate Color Schemes40+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
- 5.
BossAdmin10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41.
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Eye-candy theme by WordPress Monsters10+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
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Sleeker Admin Color Schemes10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 8.
DH Admin Themes10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 15 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.1.4.
- 9.
Precise Expressions Admin Material Colors LiteFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 weeks ago.
All 10 plugins tagged “scheme”
Contextual Adminbar Color
Up in the last 7 days:13#8,695by Jb Audras2 months ago
Use custom admin bar colors and favicons to differentiate your environments (staging/prod)
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 5.0(8)
- Downloads
- 8/day
Grey Admin Color Schemes
Up in the last 7 days:7#10,187by Greg Ross2 years ago
Grey color schemes for WordPress 3.8's admin area.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
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
Ultimate Color Schemes
Down in the last 7 days:90#22,714by VeraDeveloper2 years ago
Some new and role based color schemes for your WordPress site.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
BossAdmin
Down in the last 7 days:315#38,972by The-Boss12 years ago
A dark style color scheme for WordPress admin.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Eye-candy theme by WordPress Monsters
Up in the last 7 days:7,374#40,311by WordPress Monsters9 years ago
Add new admin theme to your website. If default admin themes irritate you and you suffer from sore eyes, this color scheme is the best choice for you!
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Sleeker Admin Color Schemes
Down in the last 7 days:5,049#42,734by Sleeker UI/UX Design1 year ago
Short description of the plugin: Adds new admin color schemes with 3D effect to the WordPress admin panel.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
DH Admin Themes
Down in the last 7 days:7,709#46,334by DREAMHIVE15 years ago
The DH Admin Themes, WP3.x.x add a theme for the dashboard. You can customize the theme based on the provided sample.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Precise Expressions Admin Material Colors Lite
#50,195by preciseexpressions27 days ago
Create a Material-inspired admin colour scheme with curated presets and user-level customisation.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day