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Advanced WordPress Backgrounds

by nK · 30,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: downloads in the last 4 weeks are down more than half vs the 26-week average.

90/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Advanced WordPress Backgrounds
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support70
Reputation60

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • InfoMOM-2Downloads in the last 4 weeks are down more than half vs the 26-week average. Review this plugin.4 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
nko24 Jul 2017 to 26 Aug 2026, 83 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
2 months ago
Releases, 24 months
55
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Advanced WordPress Backgrounds
Q1 20242
Q2 20240
Q3 20241
Q4 20242
Q1 20251
Q2 20250
Q3 202547
Q4 20251
Q1 20260
Q2 20263
Q3 20261
Q4 20260

Last release 26 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
10 Sep 2024Advanced WordPress Backgrounds <= 1.12.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via imageTag Parameter6.4<= 1.12.31.12.40

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for Advanced WordPress Backgrounds
Q4 20235.0
Q1 20245.0
Q4 20255.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q4 2023 and Q4 2025.

Rating distribution
5 star41
4 star0
3 star1
2 star0
1 star2
Latest low reviews

Momentum

30,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Advanced WordPress Backgrounds
4 May 20261,569
11 May 20261,878
18 May 20262,575
25 May 20261,432
1 Jun 20261,097
8 Jun 202612,740
15 Jun 20262,255
22 Jun 20261,389
29 Jun 20261,257
6 Jul 20262,032
13 Jul 20261,028
20 Jul 20261,034
27 Jul 20261,127
3 Aug 2026882
10 Aug 2026760
17 Aug 2026780
24 Aug 202612,596
31 Aug 20262,550
7 Sep 20261,493
14 Sep 20261,926
21 Sep 20261,496
28 Sep 2026997
5 Oct 20261,065
12 Oct 2026851
19 Oct 20261,284
26 Oct 20261,063
2 Nov 2026144

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 62% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version1.13.0
AuthornK
Added24 Jul 2017
Last updated26 Aug 2026
Active installs30,000+
Requires WordPress6.2
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryDesign & Themes > Themes & Templates
Tagsvideo, youtube, parallax, gutenberg, background

Other plugins by this author: Gallery by Visual Portfolio, Custom Block Builder - Lazy Blocks, Block Animations, Motion & Scroll Effects - Ghost Kit, Sociality, DocsPress - Online Documentation, CyberPress, Vatomi, Mind - AI Page Builder, Redirect.txt

Questions

Is Advanced WordPress Backgrounds still maintained?

Advanced WordPress Backgrounds was last updated on 26 Aug 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Advanced WordPress Backgrounds safe?

Advanced WordPress Backgrounds has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Advanced WordPress Backgrounds?

The wordpress.org author is nK. Recent committers: nko, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Advanced WordPress Backgrounds?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Blocks Animation: CSS Animations for Gutenberg Blocks, Superb Addons: Blocks, Patterns, Pre-built Pages, Sliders, Popups, Free Forms, Animations & More, Spectra Blocks - AI Website Builder for the Block Editor, Gmap Block, Twentig Supercharged Block Editor - Blocks, Patterns, Starter Sites, Portfolio.

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