AddFunc Backgrounds
by Joe Rhoney · Uncategorized
Also makes 3 other plugins · 140+ 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.
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
60+
≈67 estimated
Momentum
-14%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “backgrounds”, “fixed background” and “layered background” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
45 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.1%
of downloads still active
At least 60 of 5.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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 5.0.31, well behind 6.8.
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.
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
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2881 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.0.31; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2881 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| backgrounds your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| fixed background your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| layered background your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| multi layer background your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| parallax background your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “backgrounds”, “fixed background” and “layered background” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 204 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #19,100 to #20,000, alongside the other plugins at 60+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
7.9y ago
latest release · v1 · 11 Dec 2018
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.
Crossed into this band 9 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 72% of the way through.
Install history since 18 Jan 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Joe Rhoney7.9y 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
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Create backgrounds as a content type. Select your backgrounds for any page. Many options and multiple layer..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("suitable for", "use cases").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,750 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("fixed background", "multi-layer background", "parallax background" missing).
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 -
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
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