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WP Term Colors

By John James Jacoby

Description

Pretty colors for categories, tags, and other taxonomy terms

WP Term Colors allows users to assign colors to any visible category, tag, or taxonomy term using a fancy color picker, providing a customized look for their taxonomies.

Dependencies

This plugin requires WP Term Meta

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Screenshots

  • Category Colors

Installation

  • Download and install using the built in WordPress plugin installer.
  • Activate in the “Plugins” area of your admin by clicking the “Activate” link.
  • No further setup or configuration is necessary.

FAQ

Does this plugin depend on any others?

Yes. Please install the WP Term Meta plugin.

Does this create new database tables?

No. There are no new database tables with this plugin.

Does this modify existing database tables?

No. All of WordPress’s core database tables remain untouched.

How do I query for terms via their colors?

With WordPress’s get_terms() function, the same as usual, but with an additional meta_query argument according the WP_Meta_Query specification:
https://codex.wordpress.org/Class_Reference/WP_Meta_Query

$terms = get_terms( 'category', array(
    'depth'      => 1,
    'number'     => 100,
    'parent'     => 0,
    'hide_empty' => false,

    // Query by color
    'meta_query' => array( array(
        'key'   => 'color',
        'value' => '#c0ffee'
    ) )
) );
Where can I get support?

The WordPress support forums: https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-term-colors/

Where can I find documentation?

http://github.com/stuttter/wp-term-colors/

Reviews

Great

January 9, 2019
This plugin still work great. I use it all the time as it's an easy to add option for client's when they need to color code taxonomies. It even works great with Timber themes. You can easily add it to your templates in PHP using David Cavins' example. If you are using a theme that is utilizing twig/Timber, you can grab the color in your for loop as easy as: {{ term.meta('color') }};

Works well with WP's new termmeta table

September 3, 2016 1 reply
I needed to save colors for terms, and found that @jjj had already done the work. Accessing the saved colors is pretty straightforward using the new (WP 4.4 or newer) built-in utility function: $color = get_term_meta( $term_id, 'color', true ); The terms are saved in hex format (#eeee22) so are ready to use once retrieved. Thanks @jjj.
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“WP Term Colors” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

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Changelog

0.2.0

  • Update base class

0.1.4

  • Update textdomain
  • Update headers & meta

0.1.3

  • Updated metadata UI class

0.1.1

  • Updated form field classes

0.1.0

  • Initial release

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