Background with Particle.js
by Maher Hossain · Media
Also makes 2 other plugins · 300+ installs across the portfolio →
Easy to use Particle JS Background. Create powerful Particle banner from dashboard, no need to create configuration file.
50 health vs 59 average across 2,206 Media plugins
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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.
Room to improve
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 907 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
139
now · peak 309
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 80% 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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,380 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 reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Mahfuz3.1y ago
This is simply a great plugin, It solve my purpose without any complicated settings.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ superbokkie5.0y ago
The particle effect looked absolutely perfect in preview mode, I was so happy! But unfortunately the moment I published it and went to have a look at it live, disaster struck. All of the website’s elements were displaced, there was a huge white section at the top of the website, there was transparency on some of my rows where there wasn’t any before, and the footer was fixed to the screen, covering most of the website’s content. So strange because it looked perfect in preview. The moment I deactivated the plugin, everything went back to normal so unfortunately I can’t recommend this plugin ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lwegaba5.8y ago
I had huge challenges integrating particlesJS into wordpress. Scripts were failing to load then come across this plugin. oooooh everything changed. Owesome plugin. Thank you for making it free and upto date.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mrmasum5.9y ago
This is a wonderful plugin,user friendly and easy to use
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ careershub5.9y ago
Wow! Finally got a useful plugin for my website to set beautiful banners. Also wonderful support
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.4.3
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-14 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-13 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-12 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-04-10 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-04-08 300+ → 200+ down after 481 days in tier
- 2024-12-13 200+ → 300+ up after 505 days in tier
- 2023-07-27 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-07-26 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
Competes with
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