WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Background Changer vs Slider Hero with Video Background, Animation

Custom Background Changer

by Anshul Gangrade

1K+ installs4.9

Slider Hero with Video Background, Animation

by QuantumCloud

3K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Slider Hero with Video Background, Animation has more active installs: 3K+, against 1K+ for Custom Background Changer.
On a typical day, Slider Hero with Video Background, Animation is downloaded about 51 times, Custom Background Changer about 17.
Custom Background Changer is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 7 reviews, against 4.8 from 34 reviews.
Slider Hero with Video Background, Animation was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Jul 9, 2026 for Custom Background Changer.
Slider Hero with Video Background, Animation is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Custom Background Changer.
Custom Background Changer has been around longer: since 2016, against 2017 for Slider Hero with Video Background, Animation.

Slider Hero with Video Background, Animation leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Background Changer	Slider Hero with Video Background, Animation
Popular rank	#5,600	#4,116
Active installs	1K+	3K+
Downloads, last 30 days	287	1K
Rating	4.9(7)	4.8(34)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.62	×0.73
Last release	4 months ago	4 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.0

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