WP Header Images

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1. ★★★★★ Chris

   3.9y ago

   I don’t know what the other reviewers are complaining about. This is a simple plugin that did exactly what I needed; set a default header image, and to be able to set special header images in any page. The first time I had a problem was almost 2 years after installation and use. The developer was responsive, and had the issue resolved very quickly. I was very impressed. Great plugin, highly recommend!

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2. ★★★★★ pe greme

   4.7y ago

   With the new theme version of Leftside this long working plugin did not fit anymore! The various header images were no longer displayed or the pages were shot with the codes provided in the plugin. With the default themes it works. Unfortunately the developer didn’t offer me any real support, but wanted access via FTP data or into the whole system. Despite sending me the theme and child theme data, I received no response. Too bad! So I switched to another new plugin.

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3. ★★★★★ chh123

   5.0y ago

   Nice Plugin and very professional support!

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4. ★★★★★ Terry L Colton, PhD

   5.6y ago

   Does not work and will go away with each update

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5. ★★★★★ Womenarts

   6.1y ago

   I am using WP-Header Images with the WordPress Twentyseventeen theme, and it works great. I am especially impressed by Fahad’s prompt and effective support. I sent Fahad a question by email and he responded very quickly and solved the problem for me via Skype. The CSS styling feature in this plug-in is especially useful.

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6. ★★★★★ Sergi Buyolo Freitas

   6.2y ago

   I was looking for exactly this using Karuna theme because I couldn’t change image header per page. It works perfectly with Karuna. Thank you very much.

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7. ★★★★★ starettie

   6.3y ago

   Great plugin. Works perfectly. Thanks also for the great support!

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8. ★★★★★ mehlmanmedical

   6.6y ago

   Didn’t work for me. Then has lots of tabs with code in relation to modifying your theme (I’m not talking about additional css; I’m talking about actual theme editing). If we wanted to deal with code and theme editing, we wouldn’t have bothered with a plugin. Removed this plugin after wasting 15 minutes of my time.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 2.1.0 Updated for WordPress version. [18/05/2023] 2.1.0
2. — Version 2.0.9 Updated for WordPress version. [Thanks to Hundkurser i Stockholm][11/11/2022] 2.0.9
3. — Version 2.0.8 Fix: Query by slug has been restricted to post, page and product post_type. [Thanks to Chris Cather][26/09/2022] 2.0.8
4. — Version 2.0.7 Fix: Blog and default page header image conflict. [Thanks to kike86/perxas1488][31/08/2022] 2.0.7
5. — Version 2.0.6 Mobile resolution related improvements. [Thanks to Chris Dale][29/03/2022] 2.0.6
6. — Version 2.0.5 Mobile resolution related improvements. [Thanks to Tomáš Dvořák][04/02/2022] 2.0.5

1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 6.1 WP Header Images <= 2.0.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2021-10-11 CVE-2021-24798 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 2.0.1 Patched in 2.0.1

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-07-24 6K+ → 5K+ down after 391 days in tier
2. 2025-06-28 7K+ → 6K+ down after 360 days in tier
3. 2024-07-03 8K+ → 7K+ down after 321 days in tier
4. 2023-08-17 9K+ → 8K+ down after 2 days in tier
5. 2023-08-15 8K+ → 9K+ up after 4 days in tier
6. 2023-08-11 9K+ → 8K+ down after 1 days in tier
7. 2023-08-10 8K+ → 9K+ up after 1 days in tier
8. 2023-08-09 9K+ → 8K+ down after 2 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).

• U Unique Headers 10K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A
• Smart Slider 3 800K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider – Image Slider, Video Slider 500K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
• Simple Image Sizes 60K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
• Master Slider – Responsive Touch Slider 60K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
• Ultimate Responsive Image Slider 30K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A

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WP Header Images: 5K+ active installs, 4.4★ (35 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-header-images