Advanced WordPress Backgrounds vs YouTube DJ
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Advanced WordPress Backgrounds ranks #1,054 on the popular list; YouTube DJ is outside the top 500 we capture daily. Advanced WordPress Backgrounds has the largest install base, roughly 3000× the next: 30K+ active installs against 10+ for YouTube DJ. Downloads this week: Advanced WordPress Backgrounds 1,284 and YouTube DJ 13.
| Metric | Advanced WordPress Backgrounds | YouTube DJ |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,054 ▬ | outside top 500 |
| Active installs | 30K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 1,284 | 13 |
| Rating | 4.8★ (44) | no ratings |
| Last updated | Aug 26, 2026 | Sep 4, 2014 |
| Current version | 1.13.0 | 0.4 |
| Best rank on record | #1,039 | #31,946 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jul 2017 | Aug 2012 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 2 | 0 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Advanced WordPress Backgrounds or YouTube DJ?
By active installs, Advanced WordPress Backgrounds: 30K+ sites run it against 10+ for YouTube DJ, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 26, 2026.
Are Advanced WordPress Backgrounds or YouTube DJ alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.