WordPress plugin comparison
Background Per Page vs NS Featured Posts
Background Per Page
by Andy Charrington
600+ installs4.3
NS Featured Posts
by Nilambar Sharma
4K+ installs4.8
At a glance
- NS Featured Posts has more active installs: 4K+, against 600+ for Background Per Page.
- On a typical day, NS Featured Posts is downloaded about 33 times, Background Per Page about 5.
- NS Featured Posts is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 29 reviews, against 4.3 from 8 reviews.
- NS Featured Posts was updated more recently: Sep 2, 2026, against May 20, 2012 for Background Per Page.
- NS Featured Posts is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.3.2 for Background Per Page.
- Background Per Page has been around longer: since 2012, against 2014 for NS Featured Posts.
Line by line
NS Featured Posts leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Background Per Page | NS Featured Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #8,110 | #3,469 |
| Active installs | 600+ | 4K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 93 | 613 |
| Rating | 4.3(8) | 4.8(29) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 3.3.2 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.76 |
| Last release | 14 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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