AddFunc Backgrounds
by Joe Rhoney · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 130+ installs across the portfolio →
Create backgrounds as a content type. Select your backgrounds for any page. Many options and multiple layers available with only a few clicks.
45 health vs 56 average across 16,377 Uncategorized plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.27, well behind 6.8.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 2820 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,427 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
180
now · peak 191
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
7.7y ago
latest release · v1
1
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “60+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-01-18 · 1,385 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 1 reviews to 2018-11-29The single review here is from a happy user who says it's their go-to background plugin because it's easy to build and swap collections on any page.
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Joe Rhoney7.8y ago
I know of only one other background plugin which enables you to custom build your own collection of backgrounds to use on any page you want, and that plugin doesn’t seem to be supported anymore. I built this one to be more precisely how I think a background plugin should be. This is my go-to for backgrounds, when I need to be able to change them up easily or build them quickly.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3.2
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-10 50+ → 60+ up after 111 days in tier
- 2025-10-22 60+ → 50+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-10-21 50+ → 60+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2025-10-12 60+ → 50+ down after 18 days in tier
- 2025-09-24 50+ → 60+ up after 14 days in tier
- 2025-09-10 60+ → 50+ down after 17 days in tier
- 2025-08-24 70+ → 60+ down after 49 days in tier
- 2025-07-06 50+ → 70+ up after 46 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Gosign – Background Container Block 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag D -
Parallax Scroll – Parallax Scrolling Backgrounds & Call to Action WordPress Plugin 200+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag B -
Particle WordPress Backgrounds 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag D -
SmartParallax – Parallax Scroll Effects & Scroll Animations 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A -
Supaz Easy Background – Easy way to add parallax image or video background 80+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag D - G Genesis Custom Backgrounds 70+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag D
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