Half Baked Tag Colour Manager

Half Baked Tag Colour Manager lets you set tag colours at multiple levels:

• Per-tag colour (set on the Tags screen)
• Per-post/page colour (set on the editor screen or Quick Edit)
• Default tag colour (set in Settings → Half Baked Tag Colour Manager)
• Theme default colour

Per-tag colours override the post/page colour, which overrides the plugin default. You can also manage tag case:

• Choose a Storage case (database normalization)
• Optionally auto-apply Storage case when tags are created/edited
• Optionally force a Display case sitewide on the front end
• Bulk-normalize selected tags from the Tags screen

Half Baked Tag Colour Manager lets you set a single colour per post which is applied to that post’s tags anywhere they appear on the site. Features:

• Post editor meta box colour picker + hex field + clear/default
• Quick Edit support on the Posts list screen
• Optional pill styling and spacing controls
• Optional background tint and underline
• Optional border thickness and pill shape controls
• Optional default tag colour (used when a tag/post has no colour set)
• Tag case normalization (bulk actions + “Normalize all” button)
• Optional front-end display case forcing

1.9.16

• Remove discouraged load_plugin_textdomain() call (WP.org translations load automatically).

1.9.15

• Remove legacy compatibility code (no legacy meta cleanup or fallback reads).

1.9.14

• Fix: Update text domain to match plugin slug (half-baked-tag-colour-manager) per WordPress.org review.

1.9.12

• Fix uninstall warnings (prefix globals) and remove stray placeholder.

1.9.10

• Fix: plugin checker compliance (text domain + global prefixing).

1.9.9

• Change: Rename plugin (and text domain) for WordPress.org review clarity.
• Change: Prefix option/meta keys with hbtm_ (with backward-compatible reads).

1.9.8

• Fix: remove comma separators when Pill style is enabled (including core/post-terms output).

1.9.6

• Fix: remove comma separators when Pill style is enabled for themes using get_the_tag_list()/get_the_term_list().

1.9.4

• Fix: Tag Case settings now save correctly.
• Fix: Exception lists are visible and editable again.
• Fix: Normalize all tags now works reliably (settings are registered).

1.9.3

• Fix: Avoid function name collisions with older Tag Colours/Tag Manager builds (prevents activation crashes).
• Maintenance: Guard constant definitions to prevent notices when multiple Half Baked plugins are active.

1.9.1

• Fix: Prevent slowdowns/freezes by avoiding recursive term updates and removing deep term retrieval filters.
• Fix: Versioning consistency.

1.9.0

• Integrated Tag Case Manager into Half Baked Tag Colour Manager (no exceptions): storage case, auto-apply, display forcing, and bulk normalization.

1.8.4

• Fix Plugin Check escaping warnings for term field output.

1.8.0

• Plugin Check: sanitize/unslash inputs, add nonce verification for Quick Edit and term saves.
• Escape admin HTML output using wp_kses_post() to satisfy security sniffing.

1.7.4

• Settings now work the same way as Half Baked Category Colours: an inline settings panel appears at the bottom of Posts → Tags, and the Plugins screen Settings link goes to Posts → Tags.
• Kept the dedicated Posts → Tags → Half Baked Tag Colour Manager submenu for admins who prefer a separate screen.

1.7.3

• Fixed tag colour editing and tag Quick Edit pickers.
• Moved settings into Posts → Tags → Half Baked Tag Colour Manager (separate screen).

1.7.2

• Fix: Tag edit screen colour picker now syncs to hex and saves correctly.
• Fix: Tag Quick Edit colour picker now works reliably (proper script dependency).
• Change: Settings moved onto Posts → Tags screen; plugin Settings link now goes there.

1.7.1

• Added per-tag colour (term meta) with add/edit + Quick Edit support.
• Tag colour resolution hierarchy: per-tag → per-post/page → plugin default → theme default.
• Improved frontend wrappers so pill styling can apply even when no colour is set.