Unique Headers
Adds the ability to use unique custom header images on individual pages, posts or categories or tags.
4.9(160 reviews)
·20K+ active installs·Updated 2 years agoAs of April 2026, Unique Headers is a WordPress page plugin with 20K+ active installations and a 4.9/5 rating from 160 reviews. It has been downloaded 414K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.3+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 2 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Download volume is stable this week. Top alternative: Post Type Switcher.
4.9/5160 reviews
20K+active installs
414K+total downloads
14 yearssince 2012
Overview
Features
The Unique Headers Plugin adds a custom header image box to the post/page edit screen. You can use this to upload a unique header image for that post, or use another image from your WordPress media library. When you view that page on the front-end of your site, the default header image for your site will be replaced by the unique header you selected.
This functionality also works with categories and tags.
Requirements
You must use a theme which utilizes the built-in custom header functionality of WordPress. If your theme implement it’s own header functionality, then this plugin will not work with it.
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
Simply Awesome
by italliance·1 year ago
Super easy to use.
Thank you for developing this.
works perfectly
by SSVapes·2 years ago·1 reply
works perfectly. the shortcodes could be better
Great job!
by laserulm·3 years ago
thx
This plugin changed my life
by Jeffrey Whitmore·3 years ago·3 replies
Why isn’t it part of default?
It took me a month to make a bunch of header images and put them in all my old posts. It was awesome! No sarcasm. This made my posts so much better.
Should be a standard function of wordpress
by singingfalls·4 years ago·2 replies
Easy to use. A real asset to site customization. My gratitude for it’s production.
Download Trends
Today: 38Yesterday: 29This week: 306Period total: 14K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.3+ requiredTested up to 6.4.8 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Version Adoption
v1.9
76.4%
v1.8
14.5%
v1.7
8.1%
Other
1.0%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.9.3
- Fixed a bug in the DotOrg_Plugin_Review() class. The switch to === broke the no debug check, so this has been fixed.
Contributors
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