The Events Calendar: Category Colors

by Nexcess

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62 Quality Score

Active Installs

16/30

With 5,000 active installs it is a small niche add-on, earning a modest popularity score of 55 out of 30.

Update Freshness

16/25

It was updated on 16 September 2025 and tested against WordPress 6.7.5, so maintenance is reasonably current at 78 out of 25.

User Rating

15/15

A perfect 100 out of 15 from 61 ratings shows every user who reviewed it was fully satisfied, though the small sample size limits how much weight this should carry.

Support Health

8/15

With zero support threads and a 0.0 percent resolution rate, there is no public track record of how the developer responds when issues arise, giving a middling 50 out of 15.

WP Compatibility

8/15

It requires WordPress 6.3 and PHP 7.4, which is reasonable but not bleeding-edge, resulting in a compatibility score of 50 out of 15.

Scores higher than 11% of indexed plugins

About

Add event category background colors to The Events Calendar events.

Active Installs 4k+

Rating ★★★★★ 5/5

Last Updated 2025-09-16 5:07am GMT

Requires WordPress 6.3+

Tested Up To 6.7.9

Requires PHP 7.4+

✓ No known vulnerabilities

What It Does

The Events Calendar: Category Colors adds background colours to events in The Events Calendar plugin based on the category they are assigned to. It is an add-on, so it requires The Events Calendar plugin to be installed and active before it works. Practically, it lets you visually distinguish events at a glance without writing custom CSS.

Who It's For

This is best for sites that already use The Events Calendar and manage multiple event categories that need quick visual differentiation, such as community centres, churches, schools, and festivals running concurrent program tracks. It is particularly useful for venues that post dozens of events per month and want calendar visitors to spot relevant categories without reading each title.

Who Should Skip It

If you do not already use The Events Calendar, this plugin is useless to you since it is a dependent add-on with no standalone functionality. Anyone who only manages a handful of events or does not need colour-coded categories should skip it as well.

The Bottom Line

The Events Calendar: Category Colors is a focused, well-rated add-on that solves one specific problem very well, with a 66.03 overall quality score reflecting strong ratings but limited install base and no observable support history. It is a safe, lightweight pick for existing The Events Calendar users who want quick visual category differentiation. Just make sure you are already running the parent plugin and do not expect dedicated support responsiveness.

Related Plugins

The Events Calendar 90/100

Pick this if you do not already have The Events Calendar installed, since Category Colors cannot function without it.

Pages with category and tag 83/100

Choose this if you need to apply categories and tags to Pages rather than colour-code events.

Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager 82/100

Pick this for broader taxonomy management and auto-tagging across post types, not specifically event colour coding.

Category Posts Widget 82/100

Choose this if you want to list posts by category in a sidebar widget rather than colour-code an event calendar.

WP Simple Booking Calendar 81/100

Pick this if you need a visual availability or booking calendar instead of an events calendar with category colours.

Use Cases

event organizer conference website community calendar music festival site nonprofit events church event calendar school event management sports league schedule workshop and seminar site