cbParallax
by Demis Patti · Uncategorized
Also makes 3 other plugins · 130+ installs across the portfolio →
Custom background images with parallax effect for posts, pages and products.
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Health
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
-11%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “background” for “parallax background”. “background” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “parallax background” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
86 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 26.1K lifetime downloads are still running, below 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.
This plugin shipped 4 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 10 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
30
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| parallax your tag | #12 | #18 | down 1 |
| parallax effect | #11 | #20 | 0 |
| parallax background | #13 | #18 | down 2 |
| parallax scroll | #14 | #20 | 0 |
| background your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| custom background your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| fullscreen your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| scroll your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
8 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 4 listed. 4 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “background” for “parallax background”. “background” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “parallax background” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “parallax”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 313 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
10d ago
latest release · v1.1.1 · 21 Oct 2026
37
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 20 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 26 Jan 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ volicius6.2y ago
And it does just want we need, BACKGROUND IMAGE WITH PARALLAX!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ LilGames7.9y ago
It was difficult to find a plugin that did what I simply wanted: Parallax the custom background! And it works with Divi! My only suggestions to the developer: 1. Update it to 5.0 compatiblilty (I mean, it WORKS, but make sure your plugin is secure) 2. Any way you can make it scroll smoothly? When I mouse-wheel the motion is choppy. Try interpolating the change in position… 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sharcs9.3y ago
Plugin works, the controls are simple but effective and the support was great.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ alainmelsens9.5y ago
This is an amazing and very useful plugin. The only thing I miss, is to delete or replace an image on the current page. But maybe this is something to put on the to-do list? Greetings.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ikar779.7y ago
Thanks a lot Demis for a plugin in general and for a new feature – responsive backgrounds! Asked for it just a week ago, and “voilà” – new version with implemented feature! Very useful and elegant plugin. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mattanius10.0y ago
Well-done little plugin that is easy to understand and use and works out of the box (if your theme supports the custom-background CSS class, that is … it often does if it allows you to set a background color or image in the theme options). As of version 0.4.2, it’s not yet possible to have defaults for background images and parallax options for the scroll effect, so you have to repeat the setting for each page and post you want it on. But that’s already everything I’m missing a bit 🙂 Edit: As of version 0.6.0, Demis has added a feature for default background settings now. You find it at “Settings → cbParallax” in your WordPress site.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 124 languages, 0 at 90% or more
Plus 100 more locales with partial translations.
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 6 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 935 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "fullscreen" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-03-24 200+ → 100+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2025-03-21 100+ → 200+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2025-03-17 200+ → 100+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2025-03-13 100+ → 200+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2025-03-04 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-03-03 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-03-01 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-02-28 100+ → 200+ up after 1 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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Parallax Scroll – Parallax Scrolling Backgrounds & Call to Action WordPress Plugin 200+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Advanced WordPress Backgrounds 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Simple Full Screen Background Image 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D -
Parallax Scroll by adamrob.co.uk 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D - S Super Simple jQuery Parallax Background 300+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
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Parallax Scrolling Enllax.js 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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