Best custom background plugins for WordPress
The most popular custom background plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Custom Background Changer leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of cbParallax (100+) and Widget Customizer for WordPress (100+). All 8 plugins tagged “custom background” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 8 custom background plugins
- 1.
Custom Background ChangerThe most installed custom background plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 7 reviews, updated 3 months ago.
- 2.
cbParallax100+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 6 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 3.
Widget Customizer for WordPress100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.
- 4.
Genesis Custom Backgrounds70+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.2.1.
- 5.
Background Patterns70+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2.
- 6.
Featured Background20+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
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Visual Developer Custom CSS20+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.
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Get Background From Library10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.2.1.
All 8 plugins tagged “custom background”
Custom Background Changer
Up in the last 7 days:5#5,604by Anshul Gangrade4 months ago
Set a unique background color, gradient, image, overlay, or video for any individual post or page — all from a single elegant meta box.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.9(7)
- Downloads
- 17/day
cbParallax
Up in the last 7 days:128#15,076by Demis Patti18 days ago
Custom background images with parallax effect for posts, pages and products.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Widget Customizer for WordPress
Down in the last 7 days:15#16,319by dzeriho11 years ago
Customize your widgets without any CSS knowledge! - Mihajlovicnenad.com
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Genesis Custom Backgrounds
Down in the last 7 days:40#18,544by Travis Smith14 years ago
This plugin provides the option to select a default custom background.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Background Patterns
Down in the last 7 days:320#18,746by shazdeh15 years ago
Use a library of beatiful patterns and decorate your webpage background.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Featured Background
Up in the last 7 days:40#25,353by Schwarttzy1 year ago
Set a featured image as the background for individual posts or pages with advanced options like parallax, overlays, and more.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 4.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Visual Developer Custom CSS
Down in the last 7 days:106#26,137by Easy Development10 years ago
Visual Developer is an intuitive way to customize your website in just a few minutes, your imagination is the key here.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Get Background From Library
Down in the last 7 days:8,000#43,667by Kailey (trepmal)13 years ago
(No longer in development.) Add an action button to images in the media library. Easily use any image as your custom background
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day