Custom Background Extended
by Justin Tadlock · Admin & Utilities
Allows users to create a custom background on a per-post basis.
Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,379 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Trailing 30-day total · the growth curve wp.org stopped showing
Directory rank
Popularity rank over time · lower is better
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 “800+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install trend · reconstructed from 1382 daily snapshots
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-03-29 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-03-28 800+ → 900+ up after 2 days in band
- 2026-03-26 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-03-25 800+ → 900+ up after 2 days in band
- 2026-03-23 900+ → 800+ down after 4 days in band
- 2026-03-19 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-03-18 900+ → 800+ down after 172 days in band
- 2025-09-27 1K+ → 900+ down after 917 days in band
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