Best page background plugins for WordPress
The most popular page background plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Full Background Manager leads with 7K+ active installs, ahead of Custom Background Changer (1K+) and Featured Background (20+). All 4 plugins tagged “page background” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 4 page background plugins
- 1.Full Background Manager
The most installed page background plugin, with 7K+ active installs. Rated 3.4 from 22 reviews, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.1.16.
- 2.
Custom Background Changer1K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 7 reviews, updated 3 months ago.
- 3.
Featured Background20+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 4.
SuryaCreates Background Grid MakerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
All 4 plugins tagged “page background”
Full Background Manager
Up in the last 7 days:5#2,606by Perception System System Pvt. Ltd.3 years ago
Full Background Image Manager WordPress Plugin allows you to set separate background image of each page.
- Installs
- 7K+
- Rating
- 3.4(22)
- Downloads
- 12/day

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

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

SuryaCreates Background Grid Maker
Up in the last 7 days:4,004#67,971by Suryagopal Dhara3 months ago
Add a customizable grid-line or dotted background overlay to specific pages, without changing the page's actual background color.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day