Backdrop
by Phillip.Gooch · Uncategorized
Backdrop is an improved site background customizer allowing for all manner of fancy things.
63 health vs 59 average across 7,139 Uncategorized plugins
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.
Well optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 507 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 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
27
now · peak 96
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,366 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-05-09 20+ → 10+ down after 13 days in band
- 2026-04-26 10+ → 20+ up after 9 days in band
- 2026-04-17 20+ → 10+ down after 215 days in band
- 2025-09-14 30+ → 20+ down after 177 days in band
- 2025-03-21 20+ → 30+ up after 2 days in band
- 2025-03-19 30+ → 20+ down after 415 days in band
- 2024-01-29 40+ → 30+ down after 36 days in band
- 2023-12-24 50+ → 40+ down after 149 days in band
Competes with
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