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Best background slider plugins for WordPress

The most popular background slider plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Responsive Full Width Background Slider leads with 2K+ active installs, ahead of Unlimited Background Slider (500+) and Background Slider Master (300+). All 5 plugins tagged “background slider” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 5 background slider plugins

  1. 1.
    Responsive Full Width Background Slider

    The most installed background slider plugin, with 2K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 25 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.0.38.

  2. 2.
    Unlimited Background Slider

    500+ active installs. Rated 4.0 from 11 reviews, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.

  3. 3.
    Background Slider Master

    300+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.

  4. 4.
    Fullscreen Slider

    100+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 6 reviews, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.

  5. 5.
    Crixu Tiltwall

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.

All 5 plugins tagged “background slider”