Best wallpaper plugins for WordPress
The most popular wallpaper plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Media Library Unsplash leads with 60+ active installs, ahead of Full screen background (20+) and WallpaperChanger (10+). All 4 plugins tagged “wallpaper” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 4 wallpaper plugins
- 1.
Media Library UnsplashThe most installed wallpaper plugin, with 60+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.0.
- 2.Full screen background
20+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 15 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.1.4.
- 3.WallpaperChanger
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33.
- 4.The Colour Clock
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34.
All 4 plugins tagged “wallpaper”

Media Library Unsplash
Down in the last 7 days:52#19,526by Touhidul Sadeek1 year ago
Easily add Unsplash photographs to your website instantly without ever leaving WordPress!
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Full screen background
Down in the last 7 days:461#27,204by jeroentrappers15 years ago
Full screen background image for your blog or site. Very simple and small. Uses jQuery and CSS.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WallpaperChanger
Up in the last 7 days:8,810#37,968by taniafi78610 years ago
A small WordPress plugin allows you to automatically change the wallpaper(morning,evening) according to server daytime.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
The Colour Clock
Down in the last 7 days:1,306#40,510by Piotr Pesta11 years ago
What colour is it when you browse your website? Bring more colour into your website with this ever-changing background.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day