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Background Music Manager

by yamaker · WordPress.org page

v1.0 Tested up to WP 6.7.10

Background Music Manager has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 5,823 downloads all time. It was downloaded 267 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on January 8, 2025, tested up to WordPress 6.7.10.

Background Music Manager at a glance

Active installs
1,000+
Total downloads
5,823
Downloads, last 30 days
267
30-day growth
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downloads vs the previous 30 days

Is Background Music Manager well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.7.10, not yet with the current 7.1.3

Features

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

  • Enable/Disable Music: Control the background music across your entire site
  • Home Page Only: Option to play music exclusively on the home page
  • Playback Time: Set the duration (in seconds) for how long the music plays
  • Continuous Playback: Loop the music track continuously
  • Volume Control: Adjust the playback volume from 0.0 (mute) to 1.0 (full volume)
  • Upload Music Track: Easily upload your own audio file to be played in the background
  • Admin Notice: Inform administrators about browser restrictions on autoplaying audio

Background Music Manager reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

1 reviews

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  • thx for plugin - Background Music Manager

    thx for plugin!

    Anton

Download and install history

400 downloads over the last 48 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.

Downloads per day
Background Music Manager downloads per day06.312.518.825Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Downloads per day
Active installs
Background Music Manager active installs02505007501kSep 5Sep 28Oct 22Active installs
Rating out of 5
Background Music Manager rating01.32.53.85Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Rating out of 5
Reviews
Background Music Manager review count00.30.50.81Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Reviews

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Details

Manage background music playback on your website.

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

Tags

  • background music
  • continuous background music
  • homepage music
  • music

More from yamaker

Version
1.0
Last updated
Jan 8, 2025
First published
Jan 8, 2025
Requires WordPress
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Tested up to
6.7.10
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Background Music Manager FAQ

What does Background Music Manager do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Background Music Manager offers Enable/Disable Music: Control the background music across your entire site, Home Page Only: Option to play music exclusively on the home page, Playback Time: Set the duration (in seconds) for how long the music plays, Continuous Playback: Loop the music track continuously and Volume Control: Adjust the playback volume from 0.0 (mute) to 1.0 (full volume).

How many active installs does Background Music Manager have?

WordPress.org reports 1,000+ active installs for Background Music Manager as of October 22, 2026.

Is Background Music Manager still maintained?

The last release was on January 8, 2025, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Background Music Manager free?

Background Music Manager is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.