Custom Backgrounds
by jacky.smith5858 · Uncategorized
This is a highly customizable Background image uploader, background color plugin. You can set background image, background color, background reapet op …
41 health vs 65 average across 3,990 Uncategorized plugins
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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 4902 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 2022-10-06 · 1,380 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
54
now · peak 139
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 2022-10-05 · 1,378 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-05-24 20+ → 10+ down after 5 days in band
- 2026-05-19 10+ → 20+ up after 43 days in band
- 2026-04-06 20+ → 10+ down after 595 days in band
- 2024-08-19 30+ → 20+ down after 538 days in band
- 2023-02-28 40+ → 30+ down after 2 days in band
- 2023-02-26 30+ → 40+ up after 1 days in band
- 2023-02-25 40+ → 30+ down after 1 days in band
- 2023-02-24 30+ → 40+ up after 3 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Advanced WordPress Backgrounds 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Simple Full Screen Background Image 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag D -
Media Focus Point 6K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag B -
Video Background Block – Use video as background in section. 2K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
XO Post Background 1K+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag D -
Custom Background Changer 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A
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