WordPress Admin Colors Plus Visited

Admin Colors Plus Visited is a simple WordPress plugin that adds two new admin color schemes. The colors are the same as the built-in Blue and Gray color schemes, but with an additional color for visited links. This makes it easier to keep track of which dashboard news items you have and have not already read.

WordPress admin color schemes

Variations on the built-in admin color schemes. Shows visited links in a different color for easy tracking of dashboard news items not yet read.

Description

This simple plugin adds two new WordPress admin color schemes. The colors are the same as the built-in Blue and Grey schemes, but with an additional color for visited links. This makes it easier to keep track of which dashboard news items you have and have not already read.

Installation

  1. Upload the admin-colors-plus-visited folder to your /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress
  3. Go to Users->Your Profile and select one of the new Admin Color Schemes in the Personal Options section.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why did you choose that color for visited links?

I used the same color the built-in color schemes use for when you hover over a link.

Will this still work with WordPress versions 2.5 and 2.6?

Nope, and it never will. You really should upgrade WordPress anyway to keep your site secure.

What about WordPress 2.7 and up?

It might work. I listed the plugin as requiring at least WordPress 3.0 because I have not tested older versions.

Changelog

1.2

  • Compatibility with changes to the color schemes after WordPress 2.7.
  • Added schemes for the built-in Blue and Gray variations.
  • Changed the name to Admin Colors Plus Visited to remove the reference to the WordPress 2.5 Fresh color scheme.
  • Moved to WordPress Extend plugin directory.
  • Specified the license as GPL v2 or later.
  • Added screenshots.
  • Don't apply visited colors to the Right Now postbox.

1.1

  • First public version. Released only on my site under the name Fresh Plus Visited and only compatible with WordPress versions 2.5 and 2.6.

1.0

  • First unreleased version.

Links

Download the latest version (1.2)

Visit the official WordPress plugin page
View for WordPress forum for this plugin

Donations

I’ve been asked for a way to make donations. They are certainly not required, but if you want to say “thank you” in that way, you may do so through a PayPal donation or see my Amazon Wishlist.



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  7. Posted by: David Potter - 01/05/2009

    Can you tell me if this is still required in WP 2.7?

    Thanks, David

  8. Posted by: Doug Smith - 01/08/2009

    WordPress 2.7 still does not make any visual distinction between visited and un-visted news stories in the dashboard. Unfortunately, the styles have changed so much in WordPress 2.7 that my color scheme no longer works. I’ll have to see if I can make an updated version.

  9. Posted by: David Potter - 01/27/2009

    I’ve been updating my blogs today due to some performance issues which I think I related to running v2.6 (at least I’m hoping) and so I’m having to test all the plugins I have installed. When I tested Fresh+Visited I noticed it didn’t work – there isn’t even a Fresh theme anymore. I’d love to see a version updated for WP 2.7 if you have a chance to implement it that provided Blue+Visited and Gray+Visited.

    Thanks, David

  10. Posted by: Doug Smith - 05/11/2011

    This has now been updated to work with current versions of WordPress.

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