Background with Particle.js
by Maher Hossain · Media
Easy to use Particle JS Background. Create powerful Particle banner from dashboard, no need to create configuration file.
51 health vs 59 average across 1,689 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 862 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
118
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
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 “200+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,378 observations
Details
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
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