Kashida Color Library

Kashida Color Library is a lightweight WordPress plugin for creating, managing, and displaying reusable color collections. Use it for paint, fabrics, interior materials, plastics, wood, ceramics, printing, automotive, cosmetics, product catalogs, and any business that needs a dedicated color guide. Color Groups and Collections

• Create reusable color groups with a stable group code, description, featured image, and custom attribute.
• Add color names, commercial codes, HEX values, and sample images.
• Use a custom attribute such as Surface, Material, Texture, Finish, or any label suitable for your industry.
• Display published groups using the Collection Listing shortcode.

Flexible Display Styles Choose Rectangle, Square, Circle, or Compact layouts for color cards and collections. Configure Desktop, Tablet, and Mobile columns independently. Color Information and Tools

• Display color names, codes, HEX, RGB, HSL, attributes, and sample images.
• Search by color name, code, HEX, RGB, HSL, or attribute.
• Filter by the configured group attribute and sort by name, code, attribute, or HEX.
• Use the color wheel to find nearby colors.
• Select, copy, print, and share color information.

Import and Export

• Import colors from CSV, XLSX, or ZIP files.
• Preview imports and choose how duplicate codes are handled.
• Export color group data as CSV or XLSX.
• ZIP imports can include supported sample images matched by color name or code.
• Import validation checks file types, sizes, data rows, image files, and unsafe ZIP paths.

Shortcode Generator Generate responsive shortcodes without writing code. Choose one or more color groups, set the layout and responsive columns, and control which fields and tools are displayed. Main Shortcodes Display one group: [kashida_colors_showcase group="KCS-0001"] Display published color collections: [kashida_collections] Customize collection columns and shape: [kashida_collections desktop="5" tablet="3" mobile="2" shape="square"] Display multiple groups: [kashida_colors_showcase groups="KCS-0001,KCS-0002" desktop="6" tablet="4" mobile="2"] Hide search, filters, and sorting: [kashida_colors_showcase group="KCS-0001" search="false" filter="false" sort="false"] Control visible color information: [kashida_colors_showcase group="KCS-0001" show_code="false" show_hex="true" show_rgb="true" show_hsl="true"] The legacy [paint_colors] shortcode may remain available in existing installations, but [kashida_colors_showcase] is the recommended namespaced shortcode. Lightweight and Translation Ready The core plugin does not require an external API or third-party service. It uses WordPress data storage and is prepared for translation with gettext and multilingual plugins such as Polylang.

2.6.14

• Redesigned the Help page to match the Settings page layout.
• Expanded Help and Settings pages to use the available WordPress admin content width.
• Improved spacing, alignment, and responsive behavior.
• Refined RTL and LTR support for Arabic and English.
• Improved the presentation of import templates, tables, and shortcode examples.

2.6.13

• Improve Arabic RTL layout and settings page styling.
• Update Arabic translation catalog metadata.

2.6.11

• Corrected translation documentation and clarified the primary shortcode.

2.6.8

• Updated the WordPress admin menu label to Kashida Color Library.

2.6.7

• Updated plugin naming for directory compatibility.
• Retained improved circular-card hover controls.

2.6.6

• Improved circular color-card action buttons for desktop, keyboard, and touch devices.

2.6.4

• Fixed the single Color Group template and template variable warnings.
• Improved accessibility of circular swatch actions.

2.6.3

• Fixed circular swatch action buttons.
• Replaced direct database migration queries with WordPress APIs.
• Added a translators comment and improved the POT catalog.

2.6.0

• Prepared the plugin for WordPress.org release review.
• Hardened public shortcode output and reviewed import, export, permission, nonce, sanitization, escaping, and ZIP security handling.