Advanced WordPress Backgrounds
Easy to use advanced Parallax, Image and Video backgrounds block plugin with parallax and video support.
4.8(44 reviews)
·30K+ active installs·Updated 3 months agoAs of April 2026, Advanced WordPress Backgrounds is a WordPress video plugin with 30K+ active installations and a 4.8/5 rating from 44 reviews. It has been downloaded 812K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.2+ and PHP 7.2+. Available on WordPress.org since 2017. Downloads are down 15% this week. Support resolution rate: 0%. Top alternative: The Ultimate Video Player For WordPress….
4.8/544 reviews
30K+active installs
0%resolved
9 yearssince 2017
Overview
Parallax, Image and Video Backgrounds Plugin For WordPress
★★★★★
Create any type of backgrounds using advanced block settings. We created Advanced WordPress Backgrounds plugin to insert the Youtube and Image Parallax backgrounds with a few clicks on block sites of our clients.
See Live Demo | Documentation | GitHub
Features
- Background Types:
- Color
- Image
- Post Featured Image
- Pattern images
- Self Hosted Video
- Youtube / Vimeo Video
- Parallax options powered by high performance JavaScript plugin Jarallax
- Custom speed option
- Enable / Disable for mobile devices option
- Scroll effect
- Opacity effect
- Scale effect
- Scroll + Opacity effect
- Scroll + Scale effect
- Mouse Parallax
- Custom video start & end time
- srcset supported (i.e. Google love it)
- Overlay color with transparency options
- Gutenberg…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
good
by dubrynski·5 months ago
good plugin
the definitive way to add video and parallax backgounds
by Tim Blankenship·2 years ago
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.
Perfect plugin to quickly apply stunning effects
by Anonymous User·2 years ago
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This is a awesome plugin and easy to use.
by easyprovids·2 years ago
the plugin does what it says easy i had this for months and very easy to use with no issues.
It’s beautiful
by krjojo·2 years ago
I love it.
Download Trends
Today: 102Yesterday: 111This week: 704Period total: 60K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 6.2+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.2+ required |
Version Adoption
v1.12
82.2%
Other
12.6%
v1.7
5.3%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.12.8 – Dec 15, 2025
- testes with WP 6.9
Contributors
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