WordPress plugin for the block editor (Gutenberg) to set a hero color per post.
| Author: | Marc Tönsing (profile at wordpress.org) |
| WordPress version required: | 5.9 |
| WordPress version tested: | 6.9.4 |
| Plugin version: | 1.0.18 |
| Added to WordPress repository: | 09-03-2026 |
| Last updated: | 03-04-2026 |
| Rating, %: | 0 |
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| Plugin URI: | https://github.com/mtoensing/hero-color-picke... |
| Total downloads: | 402 |
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Hero Color Picker adds per-post background and font color controls to the editor sidebar for hero styling via CSS on elements with the hero-colored class.
Features:
– Two color controls: Background Color and Font Color
– On-demand color pickers in compact dropdown popovers
– Live preview of both colors together directly in the sidebar
– Applies selected colors to the editor post summary area for a closer backend preview
– Removes the featured image preview outline while a custom background color is active
– Accessibility check for WCAG AAA Normal Text with PASS / FAILED status
– Panel is shown only while editing posts (post), not in template editing contexts
– Adds a core-like posts list view Hero Background to show only posts with a custom hero background color
– Works on elements that have the CSS class hero-colored
Stored as post meta:
– hero_color_picker_hero_color
– hero_color_picker_font_color
Frontend output (only when values are set):
.hero-colored {
background-color: $background;
color: $font;
}
Important template setup:
– Open your block theme template (for example Single) in the Site Editor.
– Select the Group block that should receive the hero styles.
– In block settings, add hero-colored to Additional CSS class(es).
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