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Header Customizer Lite

by Marko Jakic · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.0.0 Tested up to WP 4.4.34

Header Customizer Lite has 100+ active installs on WordPress.org and 14,848 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on March 25, 2016, tested up to WordPress 4.4.34.

Header Customizer Lite at a glance

Active installs
100+
Total downloads
14,848
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 Header Customizer Lite well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 4.4.34, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Link color (and hover color, active color) – these options are only for link (<a> tags) colors; active color is color of a link when on current page
  • Font size – font size of menu items
  • Google font family – font family of menu items
  • Show submenu arrows? – checkbox; show arrow pointing down for menu items which have submenus
  • Menu margin left (and right) – margin left and right of the whole menu (not menu items!)
  • Link background color (and hover and active background colors) – only for links
  • Link border radius – only for links, so they can be “rounded”
  • Menu item background colors (and hover, active background colors) – for list items (<li> tags!)
  • Menu items padding (top/bottom) – list tag paddings, so you can align with logo area nicely
  • Menu items padding (left/right)
  • Menu items margin (top/bottom)
  • Menu items margin (left/right)

Details

Customize your header using WordPress Customizer API! Now you can live preview your changes while editing header options.

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

Tags

  • customize
  • Customizer API
  • header
  • header options

More from Marko Jakic

Version
1.0.0
Last updated
Mar 25, 2016
First published
Mar 24, 2016
Requires WordPress
4.2.2
Tested up to
4.4.34
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Header Customizer Lite FAQ

What does Header Customizer Lite do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Header Customizer Lite offers Link color (and hover color, active color) – these options are only for link (<a> tags) colors; active color is color of a link when on current page, Font size – font size of menu items, Google font family – font family of menu items, Show submenu arrows? – checkbox; show arrow pointing down for menu items which have submenus and Menu margin left (and right) – margin left and right of the whole menu (not menu items!).

How many active installs does Header Customizer Lite have?

WordPress.org reports 100+ active installs for Header Customizer Lite as of September 7, 2026.

Is Header Customizer Lite still maintained?

The last release was on March 25, 2016, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Header Customizer Lite free?

Header Customizer Lite is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.