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Options for Twenty Seventeen

by Oliver Campion · WordPress.org page · Website

v2.5.7 Tested up to WP 7.1 PHP 7.0+

Options for Twenty Seventeen has 8,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 366,393 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 14, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Options for Twenty Seventeen at a glance

Active installs
8,000+
Total downloads
366,393
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Options for Twenty Seventeen well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1, the current release is 7.1
One-star reviews
4%
2 of 57 reviews on WordPress.org

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Add a widget area below page titles
  • Enable featured images on front page section blog
  • Add “Back to top” links
  • Fix the “Back to top” link to the bottom right of the browser window
  • Add “True Parallax” effect or remove “Parallax” effect on front page section featured images
  • Force blog and search pages to display as one column
  • Add more sections to your static front page
  • Set the height of the frontpage section parallax images
  • Add anchor links to static front page sections into your menus
  • Prevent loading of Google font Libre Franklin to increase page speed
  • Choose and style a page backgroumd image
  • Auto excerpts of posts on home page and archive pages

Options for Twenty Seventeen reviews and ratings

57 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
4.8 out of 5

57 reviews

5★
54
4★
0
3★
1
2★
0
1★
2

  • Paywalled

    Unfortunately most of the features aren't usable.

    robottoaster

  • Excellent plugin

    Easy to use and lots of useful features. Thanks!

    Justin Hansen

  • Options for twenty seventeen

    I wrote a very negative review of this plugin. I have now changed this review due to the excellent service I received from the author. Since using the original Twentyseventeen theme I have experienced a weird bounce on the home page when the parallax scrolling is used as the page transitions to the content. This bounce is unique to the iPad, however this has not been tested on any newer iPads from 2021-2024 also there is no issue with any other Apple product. After a conversation with the author it really does appear to be an iPad issue. The iPad is enlarging the header background way beyond its design restrictions. I have now had an opportunity to review the other features which work extremely well and was somewhat hasty in my original review. the author did offer to look into the issue an try and create a fix but I will just live with the bounce as it is only evident on an iPad and the target audience of my blog are located in the U.K. where iPads are less common.

    sparkyjohnmarky

  • an excellent service for a bloody user

    My website works perfectly with the 2017 theme and the Options for 2017 plugin. I don't have any programming knowledge, and I was helped promptly and with great expertise when I had questions. The developers' help is worth every penny!www.sbk-produkte.de

    Heiko

  • Great plugin and excellent support

    This plugin was indispensable for creating my website. It works very well. Every time I find something is wrong and I seek support, very quickly I get a response and resolution of my issue. In most cases the source of the problem is NOT this plugin but something else (usually some other plugin).

    anemik2024

  • Great support Twenty Seventeen premium

    Great plugin - support was quick and effective!

    teun t

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Details

Adds powerful customizer options to modify all aspects of the default WordPress theme Twenty Seventeen.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • change
  • customize
  • modify
  • twenty-seventeen
  • twentyseventeen

More from Oliver Campion

Version
2.5.7
Last updated
Aug 14, 2026
First published
May 3, 2018
Requires WordPress
4.7
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
7.0
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Options for Twenty Seventeen FAQ

What does Options for Twenty Seventeen do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Options for Twenty Seventeen offers Add a widget area below page titles, Enable featured images on front page section blog, Add “Back to top” links, Fix the “Back to top” link to the bottom right of the browser window and Add “True Parallax” effect or remove “Parallax” effect on front page section featured images.

How many active installs does Options for Twenty Seventeen have?

WordPress.org reports 8,000+ active installs for Options for Twenty Seventeen as of September 7, 2026.

Is Options for Twenty Seventeen still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on August 14, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Is Options for Twenty Seventeen free?

Options for Twenty Seventeen is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.