Description
Precise Expressions Admin Material Colors Lite adds a clean, modern Material-inspired admin color scheme to your WordPress dashboard with per-user customisation located directly on your Profile screen (Users Profile).
Features in the Lite Version:
- Curated Preset Schemes: Includes “Arctic Minimal” and “Blue Steel” palettes for preview. Click Update Profile to save and apply a selected preset.
- Core Customisation: Customize the Menu Background and Main Content Background to match your personal workflow.
- Fixed Supporting Styling: Uses fixed supporting text, navigation, and button styling alongside your two chosen backgrounds.
- Per-User Preferences: Stored securely as user metadata, ensuring each team member can customize their own view without altering site-wide styles.
- Dynamic CSS: Saved preferences are applied after Update Profile without adding external stylesheets.
Lite vs. Pro (Standalone Replacement)
- Lite: 2 curated preset palettes and 2 customizable background color slots (Menu Background and Main Content Background).
- Pro: An all-in-one standalone replacement (does not require Lite). Features 24+ modern SaaS palettes, full editing across all 8 color slots, 5-slot scheme history, custom scheme naming, and license management.
- Smooth Upgrades: Pro is a standalone replacement that preserves Lite’s two colour preferences. Lite leaves any existing Pro-specific colour metadata untouched.
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Installation
- Upload the
precise-expressions-admin-material-colors-litefolder to your/wp-content/plugins/directory, or install the ZIP through Plugins Add New Plugin Upload Plugin. - Activate the plugin through the Plugins screen in WordPress.
- Navigate to Users Profile and locate the Administration Color Scheme and Admin Material Colors Lite sections.
- Select a preset scheme or adjust the Menu and Main Background colors, then click Update Profile.
Upgrading to Pro
- Install and activate Precise Expressions Admin Material Colors Pro.
- Pro will automatically deactivate Lite upon activation to prevent interface duplication.
- Your existing color settings are preserved in your user profile.
- Go to Settings Admin Material Colors to activate your Pro license key and unlock all 24+ palettes, history, and full 8-color editing.
- If you ever deactivate Pro, you can voluntarily reactivate Lite at any time with your saved colors intact.
FAQ
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Where do I customize my admin colors?
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Go to Users Profile and scroll to the “Admin Material Colors Lite” section under Administration Color Scheme.
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What is the difference between Lite and Pro?
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Lite provides a focused two-colour customizer for your admin menu and main content backgrounds with curated presets. The Pro version offers full palette control across all 8 color slots, 24+ presets, 5-slot scheme history, and custom scheme naming.
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Will upgrading to Pro overwrite my saved colors?
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No. Lite stores its Menu Background and Main Content Background preferences as user metadata. Pro preserves those Lite preferences, and Lite does not delete any existing Pro-specific metadata.
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Can I switch back to Lite if I deactivate Pro?
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Yes. When Pro is deactivated, Lite can be voluntarily reactivated from the Plugins screen. Your saved color preferences will remain intact.
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Does this plugin track user data or load external assets?
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No. Lite does not phone home, does not load third-party CDNs, and only stores color preferences in standard WordPress user metadata.
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Contributors & Developers
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Changelog
1.2.1
- Corrected Lite to read, apply, and save only its two documented colour preferences: Menu Background and Main Content Background.
- Kept the two curated presets while using fixed supporting styling instead of additional per-user colour fields.
- Renamed Lite code identifiers and asset handles with a plugin-specific prefix.
- Moved static profile styling to an enqueued stylesheet and refreshed translations and documentation.
1.2.0
- Updated the profile UI, translations, documentation, and standalone Pro compatibility handling.
1.0.0
- Initial release with per-user dynamic admin color scheme support and curated preset schemes.