ACF RGBA Color Picker

51 Quality Score

Active Installs

17/30

With 6,000 active installs it is a niche utility that over-indexes on popularity scoring relative to its size, indicating a focused user base that found it useful.

Update Freshness

4/25

The plugin was last updated on December 22, 2024 and supports WordPress 6.7.5, so it is current, though the maintenance score still reflects limited update frequency relative to larger ACF add-ons.

User Rating

15/15

A perfect 100 from 5 ratings is encouraging but the sample is too small to draw strong conclusions about long-term reliability.

Support Health

8/15

There are zero support threads on record, which suggests either no user has needed help or that the developer is not actively mediating issues in the WordPress.org forum.

WP Compatibility

8/15

Tested up to WordPress 6.7.5 with a minimum of 4.7 and no stated PHP requirement, so it should run on most modern hosts but lacks explicit PHP version constraints.

Scores higher than 4% of indexed plugins

About

A RGBA-Color-Picker field for Advanced Custom Fields

Active Installs 6k+

Rating ★★★★★ 5/5

Last Updated 2024-12-22 7:00pm GMT

Requires WordPress 4.7+

Tested Up To 6.7.9

✓ No known vulnerabilities

What It Does

This plugin adds a colour picker field type to Advanced Custom Fields that supports RGBA values, including the alpha transparency channel that the default ACF colour picker does not expose. Users get a visual swatch and opacity slider directly inside the ACF field editor for use in theme settings, page builders, and custom meta boxes. It requires ACF or ACF Pro to be installed and active.

Who It's For

This is best for developers and designers building custom WordPress themes or landing pages where background colours, overlays, or UI elements need adjustable transparency through the WordPress admin. Branding studios and design system builders who want clients to tweak RGBA values without writing code will get the most value.

Who Should Skip It

Anyone not already running Advanced Custom Fields should skip this plugin entirely, since it is a field add-on with no standalone functionality. Sites using block themes and the native WP colour picker will also find this unnecessary.

The Bottom Line

ACF RGBA Color Picker does one specific job and does it well, holding a 54.22 overall quality score that reflects its narrow scope more than any defects. The near-perfect user rating is promising but rests on only 5 reviews, and the absence of any support forum activity means you are largely on your own if something breaks. Use it if you specifically need transparency in ACF colours; otherwise stick with the broader ACF ecosystem tools above.

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Use Cases

web designers graphic designers branding agencies creative agencies theme developers WordPress developers UI/UX designers front-end developers freelance designers design studios