Admin Color Bar
Configure the color of the admin bar in the WordPress admin area.
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·10 active installs·Updated 7 years agoAs of April 2026, Admin Color Bar is a WordPress admin plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.5K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.6+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2017. Last updated 7 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Redux Framework.
5/51 reviews
10active installs
2.5K+total downloads
9 yearssince 2017
Overview
This utility plugin provides the ability to configure the color of the Admin Bar seen in the WordPress Dashboard and allows setting a message that will appear within the Admin Bar. This allows you to more easily identify when you’re working on Local, Staging and Live WordPress installations.
Usage Scenarios:
The Admin Color Bar plugin is useful when working with multiple installs of WordPress, such as when you have a local development environment, a staging site as well as a live site.
By setting the Admin Bar’s background color to Orange on a staging site, and Red for a local site, you can more easily identify which site you’re working on. This reduces the possibility that you’ll make errors by performing actions on the wrong site.
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.6+ requiredTested up to 5.0.25 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
1.2 – May 31, 2017
- Change plugin name. Previous repository: https://github.com/ServerPress/local-admin-color-bar
- Initial release to WordPress repository.
Contributors
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