by Ryan Hellyer 4.9 (160 reviews)

Unique Headers

Name: Unique Headers
Rating: 4.9 (160 reviews)
Author: Ryan Hellyer

Add unique custom header images to individual pages, posts, categories, or tags.

Unique Headers ranks #1,472 among WordPress.org plugins with 10,000+ active installations, is #192 of 6,303 in the Media category, a 4.9/5 rating from 160 reviews, and was last updated May 10, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7.0.4 (Current: 7.1)

v2.1.3 Current Version v2.1.3

Updated 4 months ago Last Update on 10 May, 2026

Refreshed 6 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#192 of 6,303 in Media Top 5% by installs Downloads -21.1% this week

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#1,472

-1 this week

Active Installs

10K+

-48.6%

KW Avg Position

57.4

0.2 better

Downloads

457.8K

+35 today

Support Resolved

100%

— No change

Rating

98%

Review 4.9 out of 5

4.9 (160 reviews)

Next Milestone 20K

Total Progress 93.6%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.9

160 reviews

Overall 98%

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100%

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.1.3
Last Updated: May 10, 2026
Requires WP: 4.3+
Tested Up To: 7.0.4
PHP Version: N/A
Author: Ryan Hellyer

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.9
Reviews: 160
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 100%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners and administrators who want individual pages, posts, categories, or tags to display different header images than the site default. It solves the problem of themes only supporting one static header image sitewide by letting users assign a unique header image per content item through the standard post/page edit screen.

Custom header image box on edit screen
Unique header per post or page
Uses WordPress media library
Category header support
Tag header support
Overrides default theme header image

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Unique Headers

Setting a category (or other taxonomy) header image, only causes that header image to show on the category page itself. It does not make the header image show on the single posts of that category. To add this functionality, please install the Unique Headers single posts extension plugin. Your plugin doesn't work Actually, it does work ;) The problem is likely with your theme. Some themes have "custom headers", but don't use the built-in WordPress custom header system and will not work with the Unique Headers plugin because of this. It is not possible to predict how other custom header systems work, and so those can not be supported by this plugin. To test if this is the problem, simply switch to one of the default themes which come with WordPress and see if the plugin works with those, if it does, then your theme is at fault.

This is a complex question and not something I can teach in a short FAQ. I recommend hiring a professional WordPress developer for assistance, or asking the developer of your theme to add support for the built-in WordPress custom header system.

Yes, as of version 1.5, support for publicly viewable custom post-types was added by default.

Yes, as of version 1.5 of the Unique Headers plugin, support for all publicly viewable custom taxonomies was added by default.

There isn't one.

I prefer to allow you to set the width and height yourself by opening a correct sized image. This allows you to provide over-resolution images to cater for "retina screen" and zoomed in users. Plus, it allows you to control the compression and image quality yourself. Neither route is better in my opinion. If you require this functionality, please let me know though, as if most people prefer the other route, then I may change how the plugin works. I suspect most people won't care either way though.

Mostly, but I only actively support the latest version of WordPress. Support for older versions is purely by accident.

Yes. Just send me a message via my contact form with precise information about what you require.