Best parallax background plugins for WordPress
The most popular parallax background plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Gosign leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of Parallax Scroll (200+) and SmartParallax (100+). All 5 plugins tagged “parallax background” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 5 parallax background plugins
- 1.
GosignThe most installed parallax background plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.0.18.
- 2.
Parallax Scroll200+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.
- 3.
SmartParallax100+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 1 day ago.
- 4.
Supaz Easy Background80+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 5 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 5.AddFunc Backgrounds
60+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.31.
All 5 plugins tagged “parallax background”

Gosign
Up in the last 7 days:17#5,945by Gosign4 years ago
This plugin creates a background container which holds all kinds of elements with 40+ background options in WordPress 5 (Codename: Gutenberg).
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 11/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

Supaz Easy Background
Up in the last 7 days:139#17,807by Supazthemes8 years ago
Supaz Easy Background - A simple plugin to add the background color, image or video to the specified div
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 4.6(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day
AddFunc Backgrounds
Up in the last 7 days:12#19,836by Joe Rhoney8 years ago
Create backgrounds as a content type. Select your backgrounds for any page. Many options and multiple layers available with only a few clicks.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day