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half-baked-category-colours

plugin

1.1.11 • public • Published 24 hours ago

Per-category colour picker with sitewide category styling options, plus optional category name case normalization.

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Description

Half Baked Category Colours adds a per-category colour picker and applies those colours sitewide wherever categories are displayed.

Highlights

  • Set a colour per category on Posts → Categories (add/edit).
  • Optional default category colour (used when a category has no specific colour).
  • Optional pill styling (rounded borders + padding), plus controls for:
    • Pill gap
    • Border thickness
    • Pill shape
    • Background tint
    • Underline
  • Category list screen improvements:
    • Colour swatch column
    • Quick Edit colour picker
  • Optional category name case tools (categories only; no exceptions list):
    • Storage case style (used by normalization)
    • Auto-apply on create/edit
    • Force display case (front end)
    • Normalize all categories now

Installation

  1. Upload the plugin to /wp-content/plugins/half-baked-category-colours/ or install via the Plugins screen.
  2. Activate Half Baked Category Colours.
  3. Go to Posts → Categories to set category colours and adjust Category Colours Settings.

Frequently Asked Questions

What happens if I don’t set a colour?

If you’ve set a Default category colour, it will be used. Otherwise your theme’s default styling is used.

Where do I change category colours?

Go to Posts → Categories. You can set colours when adding/editing a category, or via Quick Edit.

Screenshots

Categories list screen with colour swatch column and Category Colours Settings panel.

Categories list screen with colour swatch column and Category Colours Settings panel.

Edit Category screen showing the category colour picker.

Edit Category screen showing the category colour picker.

Category Colours Settings panel (pill style, default colours, gap, border thickness, shape, tint, underline, and case options).

Category Colours Settings panel (pill style, default colours, gap, border thickness, shape, tint, underline, and case options).

Changelog

1.1.11

Submission/compatibility updates and admin UI improvements.

1.1.10

Child categories inherit parent colour when unset.

1.1.9

Adds a default category colour option and ensures styling options apply even when a colour is not set.

1.1.8

Fixes per-category colours not applying in some themes.

1.1.7

Ensures pill styling still renders even when no default category colour is set.

1.1.6

Restores front-end pill/tint styling reliability.

1.1.5

Improves styling behavior for categories without a colour set and includes Uncategorized in case tools.

1.1.0

Adds category name case tools (optional). No breaking changes expected.