Hero Color Picker adds per-post color selection in the editor sidebar for hero styling via CSS.
As of April 2026, Hero Color Picker is a WordPress wcag plugin with 0 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 315 times in total. Requires WordPress 5.9+ and PHP 7.3+. Available on WordPress.org since 2026. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Top alternative: Ally – Web Accessibility & Usability.
Hero Color Picker adds per-post background and font color controls to the editor sidebar for hero styling via CSS on elements with the hero-colored class.
Features:
– Two color controls: Background Color and Font Color
– On-demand color pickers in compact dropdown popovers
– Live preview of both colors together directly in the sidebar
– Applies selected colors to the editor post summary area for a closer backend preview
– Removes the featured image preview outline while a custom background color is active
– Accessibility check for WCAG AAA Normal Text with PASS / FAILED status
– Panel is shown only while editing posts (post), not in template editing contexts
– Adds a core-like posts list view Hero Background to show only posts with a custom…
| WordPress | 5.9+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.3+ required |
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