Change Background Color for Pages, Posts, Widgets vs Reveal IDs
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
Reveal IDs ranks #850 on the popular list; Change Background Color for Pages, Posts, Widgets is outside the top 500 we capture daily. Reveal IDs has the largest install base, roughly 100× the next: 40K+ active installs against 400+ for Change Background Color for Pages, Posts, Widgets. Downloads this week: Reveal IDs 1,838 and Change Background Color for Pages, Posts, Widgets 13. Ratings: Change Background Color for Pages, Posts, Widgets 5★ from 1 and Reveal IDs 5★ from 61 reviews.
| Metric | Change Background Color for Pages, Posts, Widgets | Reveal IDs |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | outside top 500 | #850 ▬ |
| Active installs | 400+ | 40K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 13 | 1,838 |
| Rating | 5★ (1) | 5★ (61) |
| Last updated | Nov 7, 2021 | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.0 | 1.6.3 |
| Best rank on record | #9,268 | #845 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Oct 2021 | Apr 2008 |
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
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Change Background Color for Pages, Posts, Widgets or Reveal IDs?
By active installs, Reveal IDs: 40K+ sites run it against 400+ for Change Background Color for Pages, Posts, Widgets, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 28, 2026.
Are Change Background Color for Pages, Posts, Widgets or Reveal IDs 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.