Using CSS custom properties for the WordPress admin color scheme system is listed for the WordPress 5.7 milestone. It feels low-key enough that most would pass it over as a simple upgrade to keep up with the times. However, this feature can create ripples that spread and benefit the ecosystem in the years to come.
Kirsty Burgoine, a front-end developer at Human Made, announced the introduction of CSS custom properties for the WordPress admin. The initial work landed in a ticket for iterating on the admin color schemes. The first stage reduced the color palette from 199 colors down…
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