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Background Music Manager

by yamaker · WordPress.org page

v1.0 Tested up to WP 6.7.7

Background Music Manager has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 5,434 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on January 8, 2025, tested up to WordPress 6.7.7.

Background Music Manager at a glance

Active installs
1,000+
Total downloads
5,434
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

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 6.7.7, not yet with the current 7.1

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

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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
6.7.7
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 September 7, 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.