[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #64762: Frontend admin toolbar not using updated admin color scheme

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Wed Mar 4 11:05:02 UTC 2026


#64762: Frontend admin toolbar not using updated admin color scheme
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 Reporter:  huzaifaalmesbah                      |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)                         |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  7.0
Component:  Toolbar                              |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal                               |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-screenshots admin-reskin needs-  |     Focuses:  ui, css
  patch                                          |
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Changes (by johnbillion):

 * keywords:  has-screenshots admin-reskin 2nd-opinion => has-screenshots
     admin-reskin needs-patch


Comment:

 I've never understood or agreed with the reasons given in #26021 against
 using the admin colour scheme for the admin toolbar on the front end.

 - Arguments about colour clashes are moot. There are plenty of dark themes
 that clash with the toolbar, and light/dark colour schemes are prevalent.
 - Extra assets. The front end toolbar already loads admin-bar.css and
 dashicons.css. An extra stylesheet for the colour scheme is
 inconsequential compared to the 1,000+ lines of inline CSS output by the
 editor.

 If we're going to facilitate the Modern colour scheme (which has been
 renamed to Default in 7.0) on the front end then we might as well
 facilitate all the available colour schemes.

 I think for 7.0, support for the modern colour scheme must be added.
 Support for all other colour schemes can either come for free as part of
 that, or if there's still opposition then that can come at a later date.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/64762#comment:4>
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