Parallax Image
by thehowarde · Uncategorized
Also makes 4 other plugins · 4.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Insert a full width parallax image into your page with this simple shortcode. Parameters allow for setting several key functions like height
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Health
C 63/100
Stale
Active installs
2K+
≈2.5K estimated
Momentum
+35%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “parallax background” to your wp.org tags. You rank #20 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed it's a slot worth spending.
63 health vs 58 average across 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.5%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 57.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,766 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 715 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 10 reviews, smoothed to 4.25★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 715 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.
33
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
11%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| parallax window your tag | #1 | #3 | up 1 |
| full screen parallax your tag | #5 | #8 | down 1 |
| parallax image your tag | #7 | #11 | down 1 |
| parallax your tag | #21 | #20 | down 8 |
| parallax background | #20 | #20 | down 3 |
9 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 5 listed. 4 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Add “parallax background” to your wp.org tags. You rank #20 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed it's a slot worth spending.
- Slipping on “parallax”. Down 8 places since 2026-09-20, now #21. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.8K · peaks are release surges
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
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
2.0y ago
latest release · v1.9.1 · 15 Nov 2024
18
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 66% 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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 23 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 25 Nov 2018
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.9.1 Update to address CVE ID: CVE-2024-11224 1.9.1
- — Version 1.9 Update to address CVE ID: CVE-2024-9898 1.9
- — Version 1.7.1 Add check of existence for offset js 1.7.1
- — Version 1.7 Updated to work with Twenty Nineteen. Added ability to position overlay text top, center, or bottom. 1.7
- — Version 1.6 Updated Parallax.js source script to version 1.5 fixes some flickering when placed close to other objects. 1.6
- — Version 1.5 Add TinyMCE button and options under settings menu 1.5
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 3 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.9.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Parallax Image <= 1.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via position Parameter ↗2024-11-18 CVE-2024-11224 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.9 Patched in 1.9.1
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Parallax Image <= 1.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via dd-parallax Shortcode ↗2024-10-16 CVE-2024-9898 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.8 Patched in 1.9
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Parallax Image <= 1.7.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2023-11-20 CVE-2023-47854 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.7.1 Patched in 1.8
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7
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
6 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 "Insert a full width parallax image into your page with this simple shortcode. Parameters allow for setting..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,809 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "Full Screen Parallax" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-12-03 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-12-02 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-12-01 3K+ → 2K+ down after 607 days in tier
- 2023-04-04 4K+ → 3K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-04-03 3K+ → 4K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2023-04-01 4K+ → 3K+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2023-03-28 3K+ → 4K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-03-27 4K+ → 3K+ down 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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Parallax Scroll by adamrob.co.uk 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag D -
Hot Blocks 500+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B - S Super Simple jQuery Parallax Background 300+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag D
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