Change Background Color for Pages, Posts, Widgets vs VK Post Author Display
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
VK Post Author Display ranks #1,782 on the popular list; Change Background Color for Pages, Posts, Widgets is outside the top 500 we capture daily. VK Post Author Display has the largest install base, roughly 25× the next: 10K+ active installs against 400+ for Change Background Color for Pages, Posts, Widgets. Downloads this week: VK Post Author Display 1,220 and Change Background Color for Pages, Posts, Widgets 13. Ratings: Change Background Color for Pages, Posts, Widgets 5★ from 1 and VK Post Author Display 4.5★ from 8 reviews.
| Metric | Change Background Color for Pages, Posts, Widgets | VK Post Author Display |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | outside top 500 | #1,782 ▼ 4 |
| Active installs | 400+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 13 | 1,220 |
| Rating | 5★ (1) | 4.5★ (8) |
| Last updated | Nov 7, 2021 | Aug 24, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.0 | 1.28.2 |
| Best rank on record | #9,268 | #1,768 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Oct 2021 | Feb 2013 |
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 VK Post Author Display?
By active installs, VK Post Author Display: 10K+ 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 VK Post Author Display 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.