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Advanced WordPress Backgrounds

by nK · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.13.0 Tested up to WP 7.1 PHP 7.4+

Advanced WordPress Backgrounds has 30,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 883,088 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 26, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Advanced WordPress Backgrounds at a glance

Active installs
30,000+
Total downloads
883,088
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Advanced WordPress Backgrounds well maintained?

Support threads resolved
1 of 1
recent threads on the WordPress.org support forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1, the current release is 7.1
One-star reviews
5%
2 of 44 reviews on WordPress.org

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Background Types
  • Parallax options powered by high performance JavaScript plugin Jarallax
  • Mouse Parallax
  • Custom video start & end time
  • srcset supported (i.e. Google love it)
  • Overlay color with transparency options
  • Gutenberg block supported
  • WPBakery Page Builder supported (extended row and col options + separate shortcode)
  • Custom CSS offsets (paddings + margins)

Advanced WordPress Backgrounds reviews and ratings

44 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
4.8 out of 5

44 reviews

5★
41
4★
0
3★
1
2★
0
1★
2

  • good

    good plugin

    dubrynski

  • the definitive way to add video and parallax backgounds

    Been using this for a few years and it has been a critical part of our website's user experience. Support is top notch too.

    Tim Blankenship

  • Perfect plugin to quickly apply stunning effects

    💪

    Anonymous User

  • This is a awesome plugin and easy to use.

    the plugin does what it says easy i had this for months and very easy to use with no issues.

    easyprovids

  • It's beautiful

    I love it.

    krjojo

  • Great

    Does what it says. Whish there were more options like: Dynamic resize header for mobile, Horizontal Parralax on scroll, and default cover minimum height. Other than that its great

    heyitsj0n

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Details

Easy to use advanced Parallax, Image and Video backgrounds block plugin with parallax and video support.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • background
  • gutenberg
  • parallax
  • video
  • youtube

More from nK

Version
1.13.0
Last updated
Aug 26, 2026
First published
Jul 24, 2017
Requires WordPress
6.2
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Advanced WordPress Backgrounds FAQ

What does Advanced WordPress Backgrounds do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Advanced WordPress Backgrounds offers Background Types, Parallax options powered by high performance JavaScript plugin Jarallax, Mouse Parallax, Custom video start & end time and srcset supported (i.e. Google love it).

How many active installs does Advanced WordPress Backgrounds have?

WordPress.org reports 30,000+ active installs for Advanced WordPress Backgrounds as of September 7, 2026.

Is Advanced WordPress Backgrounds still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on August 26, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Does Advanced WordPress Backgrounds have good support?

On the WordPress.org forum, 1 of 1 recent support threads for Advanced WordPress Backgrounds are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.

Is Advanced WordPress Backgrounds free?

Advanced WordPress Backgrounds is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.