Best full background plugins for WordPress
The most popular full background plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. mb.YTPlayer for background videos leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of Full Background (300+) and Responsive Background by DJJMZ (10+). All 3 plugins tagged “full background” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 full background plugins
- 1.
mb.YTPlayer for background videosThe most installed full background plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Rated 4.1 from 28 reviews, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.3.14.
- 2.
Full Background300+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 3.
Responsive Background by DJJMZ10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42.
All 3 plugins tagged “full background”
mb.YTPlayer for background videos
Down in the last 7 days:11#6,323by pupunzi3 years ago
Play any Youtube video as background of your page or as custom player inside an element of the page.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.1(28)
- Downloads
- 13/day
Full Background
#10,793by Alobaidi8 years ago
Add responsive full background to your website easily, random background support and unlimited backgrounds, compatible with all major browsers.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 3.7(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Responsive Background by DJJMZ
Down in the last 7 days:20#29,034by djjmz11 years ago
Easy way change background image/color to fully responsive image. Compatible with all browsers: computers, all phone and tablets.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.0(1)
- Downloads
- 1/day