Featured Background
by Schwarttzy · Uncategorized
Set a featured image as the background for individual posts or pages with advanced options like parallax, overlays, and more.
71 health vs 58 average across 7,554 Uncategorized plugins
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.
Well optimized
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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
27
now · peak 68
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 “30+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,366 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-09-12 20+ → 30+ up after 6 days in band
- 2025-09-06 30+ → 20+ down after 242 days in band
- 2025-01-07 20+ → 30+ up after 27 days in band
- 2024-12-11 30+ → 20+ down after 8 days in band
- 2024-12-03 20+ → 30+ up after 3 days in band
- 2024-11-30 30+ → 20+ down after 2 days in band
- 2024-11-28 20+ → 30+ up after 1 days in band
- 2024-11-27 30+ → 20+ down after 32 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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Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Quick Featured Images 50K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) 50K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag B -
Conditionally display featured image on singular posts and pages 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Advanced WordPress Backgrounds 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
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