Best parallax plugins for WordPress
The most popular parallax plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Advanced WordPress Backgrounds leads with 30K+ active installs, ahead of Illdy Companion (6K+) and Parallax Image (2K+). All 29 plugins tagged “parallax” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 parallax plugins
- 1.
Advanced WordPress BackgroundsThe most installed parallax plugin, with 30K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 44 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
Illdy Companion6K+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 3 months ago.
- 3.
Parallax Image2K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 10 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 4.
Parallax Scroll by adamrob.co.uk1K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 21 reviews, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.1.0.
- 5.
Hot Blocks500+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 6.Super Simple jQuery Parallax Background
300+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41.
- 7.
Parallax Scrolling Enllax.js200+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.1.28.
- 8.
Parallaxer for Elementor200+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 9.
Parallax Scroll200+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.
- 10.
SmartParallax100+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 1 day ago.
All 29 plugins tagged “parallax”

Advanced WordPress Backgrounds
Up in the last 7 days:2#1,054by nK2 months ago
Easy to use advanced Parallax, Image and Video backgrounds block plugin with parallax and video support.
- Installs
- 30K+
- Rating
- 4.8(44)
- Downloads
- 137/day

Illdy Companion
Down in the last 7 days:4#2,835by colorlibplugins3 months ago
Illdy Companion is a companion plugin for Illdy WordPress theme by Colorlib.com.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 34/day

Parallax Image
Up in the last 7 days:14#4,718by thehowarde2 years ago
Insert a full width parallax image into your page with this simple shortcode. Parameters allow for setting several key functions like height
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(10)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Parallax Scroll by adamrob.co.uk
Up in the last 7 days:7#5,553by adamrob7 years ago
Create a header, or custom post/page with a scrolling parallax background. All with a simple shortcode.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.2(21)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Hot Blocks
Up in the last 7 days:7#8,973by Hot Themes2 months ago
A collection of several blocks for new WordPress editor (Gutenberg).
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Super Simple jQuery Parallax Background
Down in the last 7 days:9#10,531by tommygeorge12 years ago
For themes with background images, creates a parallax effect when scrolling. Super simple; no configuration. Just works.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Parallax Scrolling Enllax.js
Up in the last 7 days:55#11,366by snagysandor7 years ago
Parallax Scrolling Effect on your page.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Parallaxer for Elementor
Down in the last 7 days:56#11,550by Oooh Boi1 year ago
Add smooth parallax scrolling effects to any Elementor widget using the lightweight Rellax.js and lenis.js libraries.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Parallax Scroll
Down in the last 7 days:51#12,052by LogicHunt4 months ago
Enhance your WordPress website with dynamic parallax scrolling backgrounds. Parallax Scroll WP offers an easy way to create visually appealing and eng …
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

SmartParallax
Down in the last 7 days:87#13,722by smartparallax1 day ago
Scroll-linked parallax & scroll animation effects for WordPress — no coding required. Just add a CSS class. Works with Gutenberg and Elementor.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Image Parallax
Down in the last 7 days:47#14,265by WebMaestro.Fr12 years ago
Create images with a parallax effect. Upload some layers, configure the animation, and publish !
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.8(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day

cbParallax
Up in the last 7 days:173#15,099by Demis Patti18 days ago
Custom background images with parallax effect for posts, pages and products.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Hísi Anim
Up in the last 7 days:106#18,725by Pedro José R. R.5 months ago
Lightweight scroll animations and reveal effects for Elementor, Bricks and any builder. Parallax, blur, clip-path reveals and more — no jQuery.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
TZM Section Block
Down in the last 7 days:371#20,976by Jakob Wiens5 months ago
Build cool and eye-catching sections with parallax effects, shape dividers, and more handy features using this versatile Gutenberg block.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Awesome Parallax Effects
Up in the last 7 days:612#21,127by Sai Prasad5 years ago
This plugin use to adds parallax animations on any images/videos. The prallax effect is directly applied to image or video tags and their containers a …
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Animatikon
Down in the last 7 days:506#21,908by sitionwp3 days ago
Parallax, scroll animations and motion effects for the block editor. Put your blocks inside Animatikon blocks and animate them. No code.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Cinematic 3D Parallax Touch Slider
Down in the last 7 days:305#22,046by Bukza1 year ago
Responsive 3D Parallax Touch Slider. The most realistic mobile 3D layer photo animation in the market.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

PIBE
Down in the last 7 days:216#22,873by Emiliano Lorenzi1 year ago
A ready to use Gutenberg block that lets you create animated images with parallax, hover effects and scroll animations – no code needed.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Parallaxium
Up in the last 7 days:15#23,215by samiur66882 months ago
Add a customizable parallax section to your Elementor pages with background image, overlay color, text content, and typography controls.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
KickAss Slider
Up in the last 7 days:92#26,860by jashwant13 years ago
(I have used only 1 or 2 features of wordpress 3.5, if someone wants, he/she can fork with fallback code) Tested up to: 3.5.1 Stable tag: 1.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 4.4(14)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Parallaxium
Down in the last 7 days:1,065#34,769by samiur66882 months ago
Add a customizable parallax section to your Gutenberg pages with background image, overlay color, text content, and text styling options.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP W3D plugin
#46,614by wp-maverick12 years ago
WP W3D aims to help WP users or developers to add easily several UI elements to their website, including 3D components and complex animated layouts.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
OXP Mobile Fixed Background
#52,276by Oxypage.com2 months ago
Fixes stretched fixed backgrounds on mobile. Activate it and your background-attachment: fixed sections just work on touch devices.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

JYP Images Effects
#58,391by jypdevelopment29 days ago
Create layered image and text compositions with a configurable 3D parallax effect in Elementor.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Starry Sky
Down in the last 7 days:14,294#63,078by Paxana Wiedeman2 months ago
A cover-like block with a realistic black starry sky that reacts to mouse movement. Drop any blocks on top.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Crixu Tiltwall
Down in the last 7 days:9,633#65,706by Crixu2 months ago
Full-bleed hero sections with a parallax-style tilted image gallery background that scrolls endlessly, plus a Cover block-style overlay.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Movable Background Gallery Block
Down in the last 7 days:14,060#65,729by samiur66882 months ago
A Gutenberg gallery block that displays images in a grid layout with a movable parallax background effect.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

EffortLess Simple Parallax Carousel
Down in the last 7 days:11,311#69,578by domclic20 days ago
Parallax backgrounds, text fade-in on scroll and a swipeable carousel for galleries inside cover and full-width group blocks.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Crixu Tiltframe
Down in the last 7 days:3,341#70,816by Crixu2 months ago
A parallax scrolling image gallery and hero background block for Gutenberg, with scroll-animated narrative steps built in.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day