Browser Theme Color

51 Quality Score

Active Installs

15/30

At roughly 2,000 active installs this is a niche utility, not a mainstream plugin, though popularity is scored above its weight given the very narrow scope of what it does.

Update Freshness

11/25

The plugin was updated in May 2025 and is tested against WordPress 6.9.4, which is a strong sign of recent upkeep, though there is no public changelog to confirm what actually changed.

User Rating

3/15

A single 5-star review gives a perfect 100% score, but one rating is not a meaningful sample and the score should be treated as essentially unrated.

Support Health

8/15

There are zero support threads in the record, which for a plugin this simple is not alarming, but it also means there is no public track record of author responsiveness.

WP Compatibility

15/15

It claims compatibility back to WordPress 3.8 and tests clean against 6.9.4, which is excellent, although no minimum PHP version is declared.

Scores higher than 4% of indexed plugins

About

Add the 'theme-color' meta tag to your website for a seamless user experience on Android & iOS with our easy-to-use plugin.

Active Installs 2k+

Rating ★★★★★ 5/5

Last Updated 2025-05-26 12:57pm GMT

Requires WordPress 3.8+

Tested Up To 6.9.7

Security History

1 known vulnerability, all patched

1 Medium

Most recent: January 17, 2024

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What It Does

Browser Theme Color adds a single 'theme-color' meta tag to your site's HTML head, letting compatible browsers and mobile operating systems tint the address bar, tab, or status bar to a colour you pick in the settings. The whole plugin is essentially one configurable field plus that one line of output. There is no theming system, no conditional logic per page, and no preview tool.

Who It's For

This is a fit for site owners who want a quick, set-and-forget visual tweak that matches their brand colour on Android Chrome, Safari iOS, and other modern browsers. It works best for small business sites, landing pages, and PWA-style projects where the colour bar is part of the brand identity. Anyone comfortable editing a single setting will be at home here.

Who Should Skip It

If you already use a full SEO or header-injection plugin that lets you add custom meta tags, you do not need a dedicated plugin for one tag. Developers comfortable dropping two lines into their theme's header.php will also find this overkill.

The Bottom Line

Browser Theme Color does one tiny thing and appears to do it correctly, with a recent update and solid compatibility testing. The 54.62 overall score reflects its tiny install base and almost nonexistent ratings and support history rather than any functional problem. If you specifically need the theme-color meta tag without touching code, it is a reasonable choice; otherwise you can replicate it in seconds without a plugin.

Pick this if your real mobile concern is navigation, not browser chrome colour.

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