Hello Thomas.

Thank you for your interest in our plugin.

1. Yeah, with Highcharts Basic Column chart, you can combine types, like this:

2. I don't believe that this could be done out of the box, but if you need some custom solution you can check in our documentation about wpDataCharts callbacks. 

• Every chart exposes several options that customize its look and feel. Charts usually support custom options appropriate to that visualization. wpDataChart callbacks allow adding options that are available in Google Charts API, Highcharts API and Chart.js API. 

• All necessary resources are available in charts engines API (depends on which one you use). Every engine has a different approach to chart settings. In wpDataChart callbacks you have to adopt those settings to the wpDataChart object (you can take a look at examples for each engine in our documentation, and also in Support help center). Huge number of examples for any area of programming can be found on stackoverflow.com (typing your problem in google and at the end add "site: stackoverflow.com" and google will search only that website). Also, a lot of examples of charts, chart settings and customization can be found on jsffidle.net (typing in google for example "line chart highcharts jsffidle")
• Please note that using hooks or wpdatatable and wpDataChart callbacks requires certain level of programming skills and included support refers only to advice.

3. The charts do offer color settings, but again - if there are some of the settings you wish to configure missing - they can be set up with callbacks.