Custom Background Image
by Anil Sardemann · Uncategorized
Simple plugin that allows you to set a background image easily. Upload an image or choose one from your media library.
48 health vs 61 average across 5,804 Uncategorized 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 851 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 2024-02-18 · 880 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
23
now · peak 136
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 2024-02-17 · 871 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-06-08 — → 10+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Simple Full Screen Background Image 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag D - F Full Background Manager 7K+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag D
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Full Screen Background 2K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A - B Background Per Page 700+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag D
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N360 | Splash Screen 500+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag C -
Full Background 300+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag D
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