Bacon Ipsum
Bacon Ipsum Generator and Bacon Mockup Image Fillers
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Bacon Ipsum shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 80+ sites and was last updated 8 years ago, and scores 25/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (80+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 7 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.9 (latest is 7.1)
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Bacon Ipsum stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| bacon | #13 |
| dummy text | >100 |
| ipsum | #66 |
| lorem | #85 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Bacon Ipsum
From the official readme · v2.4Description
The Bacon Ipsum Plugin lets you Generate Bacon Ipsum Text for your WordPress site, and also lets you Insert Meaty Images into your posts.
Bacon Ipsum Generator
The Generator is pretty straight forward, Simply goto a post or page, or any other post type and click the
Bacon Ipsum Button next to the Add Media Button.
Select each option you wish and click Generate Bacon
Bacon Mockup
You can either use the Generator or Simply Add the [bacon_mockup] shortcode to a post or page
Parameters, all are optional
[bacon_mockup]
- width : Width of the Bacon Image. Default is 300
- height : Height of the Bacon Image. Default is 200
- alt : The alt tag for the image. Default is Yummy Bacon!
- class : css class for the image (incase you want to style it yourself). Default is baconthumb
- tag : pick a custom image based on a tag as listed on the Bacon Mockup Tag Page
Complete Tag List for Reference
- bacon
- bacon-eggs
- bacon2
- beef
- brisket
- corned-beef
- drumstick
- drumstick2
- family-style-bbq
- flank-steak
- hamburger
- pastrami
- pork-ribs
- pulled-pork
- ribeye
- ribeye2
- ribeyes-and-bacon
- ribs-of-beef
- salami
- sausage
- sausage2
- sirloin
- wing-rib
- random
See the List at Bacon Mockup
Bacon Love Widget
Show your love for Bacon Ipsum by adding a Widget to a widget area with a cool animated banner.
Installation
- Upload the bacon-ipsum directory to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
- Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress.
Changelog
2.4
- Fixed Depreciated function for PHP 7.X use in Bacon Widget
2.3
- Fixed Added Paragraph Insertion
2.2
- Fixed Bug When No Tag is Selected
2.1
- Added Tag Option to Bacon Mockup Shortcode
2.0
- Complete rewrite of plugin, including a Handy Shortcode for Meaty Images and Bacon Text Generator
1.0
- Initial release.
Screenshots
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FAQ
Bacon Ipsum: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 1, 2026
Is Bacon Ipsum free?
Yes. Bacon Ipsum is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Bacon Ipsum safe to use in 2026?
Bacon Ipsum shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 80+ sites and was last updated 8 years ago, and scores 25/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Bacon Ipsum?
Bacon Ipsum is active on 80+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 3,480 times since it launched in September 2014. It was downloaded 93 times in the last 30 days.
Does Bacon Ipsum work with WordPress 7.1?
Bacon Ipsum is officially tested up to WordPress 4.9.33, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Bacon Ipsum last updated?
The latest version, 2.4, was released on October 11, 2018 (8 years ago).
Who makes Bacon Ipsum?
Bacon Ipsum is developed and maintained by Chris McCoy.
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