{"id":18914782,"date":"2026-05-21T13:46:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T13:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/topic\/wp-7-0-admin-color-scheme-should-not-force-modern-on-existing-users\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T13:16:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T13:16:25","slug":"wp-7-0-admin-color-scheme-should-not-force-modern-on-existing-users","status":"closed","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/topic\/wp-7-0-admin-color-scheme-should-not-force-modern-on-existing-users\/","title":{"rendered":"WP 7.0 admin color scheme should not force Modern on existing users"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After updating to WordPress 7.0, existing users who had never manually changed their admin color scheme are now seeing the new \u201cModern\u201d color scheme by default.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I understand that Modern may be intended as the new visual direction for WordPress, and I am not asking for it to be removed. However, automatically applying it to existing users creates a visual regression in many real-world admin dashboards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new blue used in links, buttons and interface elements is much more saturated and visually aggressive than the previous Fresh\/default scheme. In client-managed sites, this makes the admin area feel unexpectedly different after a routine update, even though the client never opted into a new visual style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is especially problematic for agencies, developers and site maintainers who provide customized or conservative admin experiences. A WordPress update should not suddenly change the visual tone of the dashboard for existing users who did not explicitly choose a new palette.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My suggestion for WordPress 7.0.1:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Restore \u201cFresh\u201d as the default\/fallback admin color scheme for existing users.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keep \u201cModern\u201d available as an option.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If desired, use \u201cModern\u201d only for new installations or users who explicitly opt in.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Avoid migrating users automatically when WordPress cannot know whether they intentionally wanted the previous default appearance.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This would preserve backward compatibility and user trust while still allowing WordPress to evolve its visual design.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-18914782","topic","type-topic","status-closed","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic\/18914782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/topic"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic\/18914782\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18914782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}