HA Background Color Customizer
by Hira Ansari · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 410+ installs across the portfolio →
Add custom background color options panel in any WP theme Customize section to easily and quickly change background color of any HTML tags in your WP …
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Health
C 63/100
Stale
Active installs
100+
≈160 estimated
Momentum
+34%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “change background colors” and “change hover color” for “background color” and “change background color”. “change background colors” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “background color” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “change hover color” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “change background color” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
63 health vs 58 average across 25,755 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.6%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 3.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Details
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
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 561 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
4.9★ over 11 reviews, smoothed to 4.24★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 561 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.7
Velocity
places per keyword, 10d
17%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 10d
-0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| change nav background color your tag | #8 | #14 | 0 |
| background color | #22 | #20 | up 1 |
| change background color | #22 | #21 | down 2 |
| change background colors your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| change hover color your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| custom background colors your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wp color customizer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
8 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 5 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “change background colors” and “change hover color” for “background color” and “change background color”. “change background colors” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “background color” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “change hover color” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “change background color” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 4 Nov 2022 · 1,458 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 246 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
1.5y ago
latest release · v2.0 · 19 Apr 2025
5
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 90% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 62% of the way through.
Install history since 3 Nov 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ bodyxtras11mo ago
Awesome, works well
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ many8911mo ago
this Plugin is easy to use
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sbes105002612mo ago
It good & works well. Recommended….
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ foxycat1011.1y ago
1
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kc57471.4y ago
This plugin worked to add more customization to the theme I am using without issues.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ equinoxglobal2.6y ago
Nag notification on my main dashboard even though I’ve given you a review This topic was modified 2 years, 3 months ago by equinoxglobal.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ estrategicosmkt3.0y ago
Bien
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mjv20223.4y ago
It does the job!
Read on wp.org ↗
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Add custom background color options panel in any WP theme Customize section to easily and quickly change ba..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Facebook, LinkedIn.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,393 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 0 of 5 tags appear in the text ("change background colors", "change hover color", "change nav background color", "custom background colors", "wp color customizer" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-17 200+ → 100+ down after 11 days in tier
- 2026-06-06 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-05 200+ → 100+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-06-01 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-05-30 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-29 100+ → 200+ up after 44 days in tier
- 2026-04-15 200+ → 100+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-04-13 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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