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Custom Highlight Color

by Nick Halsey · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.2 Tested up to WP 7.0.4

Custom Highlight Color has 900+ active installs on WordPress.org and 12,013 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on July 13, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Custom Highlight Color at a glance

Active installs
900+
Total downloads
12,013
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Custom Highlight Color well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 7.0.4, not yet with the current 7.1

Custom Highlight Color reviews and ratings

5 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

5 reviews

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  • AWESOME Plugin

    Great simple tool! Thanks heaps!

    wiredgorilla

  • Very Good Plugin

    A life saver when you're not so good with css code, it does exactly what it says it does.

    diegom11

  • Good plugin

    Finally found a great and easy plugin to highlight text in the desired color. I use Avada theme and it works great in Firefox.

    ekofan

  • Awesome Plugin

    This is an incredible plugin, really helpful. Just a heads up to the community, the color settings seems not to show up on certain themes, that doesn't mean the plugin doesn't work. Just switch to twenty fourteen theme and the option will show up. After configuring the text highlight settings, you can switch back to your preferred theme and your text highlight settings will still take effect on that new theme.

    Joseph

  • Great Plugin

    Thank you for the good work. I appreciate people like you who do a fantastic job for Wordpress.

    romanzy

Details

Many devices and browsers provide less-than-ideal colors when selecting text on sites. Users may select text for a variety of reasons, including as a …

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • color
  • custom color
  • Highlight
  • selection

More from Nick Halsey

Version
1.2
Last updated
Jul 13, 2026
First published
Jul 4, 2016
Requires WordPress
4.5
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Custom Highlight Color FAQ

How many active installs does Custom Highlight Color have?

WordPress.org reports 900+ active installs for Custom Highlight Color as of September 7, 2026.

Is Custom Highlight Color still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on July 13, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Is Custom Highlight Color free?

Custom Highlight Color is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.