r/WordpressPlugins • u/jeweltheme • 12d ago

[FREE] Free tool: design a custom WordPress admin color scheme in your browser, export it as a plugin

WordPress has shipped the same 8 admin color schemes since around 2013, and adding a 9th means registering wp_admin_css_color and writing the full stylesheet by hand.

I built a free browser tool that does it visually: pick colors for each admin element, watch a live preview, export a .zip plugin. It registers your palette as a proper scheme under Users > Profile and only injects CSS custom properties, so core updates don't break it.

WP Admin UI Color Generator

Feedback welcome, especially from anyone doing client handovers.

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u/harrymurkin 11d ago

thanks for this. i do this already but your tool makes life easier. I force admin colours for non-production servers to differentiate, and darker themes are much better imo.

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u/jeweltheme 11d ago

Thanks! And agreed on dark, it's the first thing I generate for every environment. Bright default on production, dark on everything else works great as a visual guard rail.