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Grey Admin Color Schemes

Grey color schemes for WordPress 3.8's admin area.

By Greg Ross·Admin·Free
5(4 reviews)
·300 active installs·Updated 2 years ago
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As of April 2026, Grey Admin Color Schemes is a WordPress admin plugin with 300 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 4 reviews. It has been downloaded 6.8K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.8.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Last updated 2 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Loginizer.

5/54 reviews
300active installs
6.8K+total downloads
13 yearssince 2013

Overview

Due to a bug in previous versions (of this plugin, you will need to deactivate, uninstall and then re-install to receive future updates.

Grey color schemes for the admin area of WordPress 3.8.

  • ‘A Touch of Blue’ – The Modern Grey theme with a blue hilight for the current selected menu item.

  • ‘Classic Grey’ – The Classic Grey colour scheme from WordPress 3.7, a very light grey for menu items and white backgrounds.

  • ‘Modern Grey’ – The new default color scheme from WordPress 3.8 lightened up!

  • ‘Post Modern Grey’ – The Modern Grey theme with grey instead of blue buttons.

Special thanks to the translators:

  • Spanish – Andrew Kurtis (www.webhostinghub.com)
Read full description on WordPress.org

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Ratings & Reviews

54 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress3.8.0+ requiredTested up to 6.4.8
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.7

  • Release date: April 22, 2015
  • Added i18n support.
  • Added Spanish translation, thanks Andrew Kurtis.
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Greg RossGreg Ross
Plugin Info
Version
1.7
Last Updated
Dec 3, 2023
WP Requires
3.8.0+
Tested Up To
6.4.8
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
300
Downloads
6.8K+
Added
Dec 16, 2013
Business
Free

Tags

admincolorscheme

Developer

G
Greg Ross
35 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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