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Featured Background

by Schwarttzy · Uncategorized

Also makes 2 other plugins · 350+ installs across the portfolio →

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Set a featured image as the background for individual posts or pages with advanced options like parallax, overlays, and more.

⚠ Few reviews
How scoring works →
68 Health · C
Maintenance 63/100
Rating quality 73/100
Support 70/100

68 health vs 56 average across 16,375 Uncategorized plugins

30+

Active installs

≈39 estimated

3.0K

Total downloads

since 2014

3.92★

Rating (adjusted)

4.0★ raw · 4 reviews

+100%

56

Downloads · 30d

category median +18%

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.

81 / 100

Well optimized

Biggest win: Rating quality

Update recency 71/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 54/100
Listing tuning 100/100

To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+100% vs prior 30d
0Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

56

now · peak 68

5630d downloads · Aug 26

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

Featured Background · #23931 you Custom Background Ch · #5643 cbParallax · #14972 Background Patterns · #18545

Rating trend

Star average over time · dips mark rough releases

4Stars · Aug 26

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.

1.9Kper 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

Occasionally updated
from wp.org release tags

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

1

releases in the last 12 months

12mo ago

latest release · v1.0

6

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

1.0 · 12mo ago0.6 · 11.9y ago0.5 · 11.9y ago0.4 · 11.9y ago0.3 · 11.9y ago0.2 · 11.9y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 53% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

v1.0 53%
v0.6 47%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “30+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
30–40 ≈39

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

Install history · since 2015-09-08 · 1,374 observations

30Installs · Aug 26

Estimated value

What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.

Est. annual revenue

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.

Ratings · 4 reviews

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5★
3 4★
0 3★
0 2★
0 1★
1

Details

Version
1.0
Last updated
12mo ago
Added
2014-10-04 · 11 yrs old
Requires WP
6.0
Tested up to
6.8.8
Requires PHP
7.4
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Recent reviews

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  1. ★★★★★ Hellmet
    11.4y ago

    Easy to use and works perfectly.

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  2. ★★★★★ slickremix
    11.5y ago

    Much better plugins out there that do the same thing with way more options.

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  3. ★★★★★ slickremix
    11.5y ago

    Waste of a repository space.

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  4. ★★★★★ Venutius
    11.9y ago

    Works fine with WP 4.0, another cool customisation option – thanks!

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  5. ★★★★★ Schwarttzy
    11.9y ago

    This code has been in my themes for a while and I figured I would share it with the rest of the world. Enjoy!

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Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.3

✓ Low memory footprint
✓ Low page-speed impact
✕ Runs on latest PHP + WP
✓ No PHP errors
✕ No JS errors
✓ Activates cleanly
✓ No resource errors
✓ No external HTTP errors
✓ Optimized database use
✕ Frequently updated

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

  1. 2025-09-12 20+ → 30+ up after 6 days in tier
  2. 2025-09-06 30+ → 20+ down after 242 days in tier
  3. 2025-01-07 20+ → 30+ up after 27 days in tier
  4. 2024-12-11 30+ → 20+ down after 8 days in tier
  5. 2024-12-03 20+ → 30+ up after 3 days in tier
  6. 2024-11-30 30+ → 20+ down after 2 days in tier
  7. 2024-11-28 20+ → 30+ up after 1 days in tier
  8. 2024-11-27 30+ → 20+ down after 32 days in tier

Competes with

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