Is Background Changer free?

Yes, Background Changer is free to use. It is available as a free plugin on WordPress.org.

How many websites use Background Changer?

Background Changer has 20 active installations as tracked by WordPress.org.

What are the best Background Changer alternatives?

Popular alternatives to Background Changer include Head & Footer Code, Custom Body Class, Header Footer Script Adder – Insert…. You can compare them side-by-side on our comparison pages.

Does Background Changer work with the latest WordPress?

Background Changer has been tested up to WordPress 2.8.4. It requires WordPress 2.3+ and PHP false+.

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Background Changer

Name: Background Changer
Author: Ciprian Turcu

Background Changer helps you change very easy and very fast the background color of your wordpress blog.

By Ciprian Turcu·Body·Free

·20 active installs·Updated 16 years ago

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As of April 2026, Background Changer is a WordPress body plugin with 20 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 15K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.3+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2009. Last updated 16 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Head & Footer Code.

0/5Rating

20active installs

15K+total downloads

17 yearssince 2009

Overview

Background changer will appear as a sub-menu in the Settings Menu In your Wp-Admin Control panel by the name of BG Changer. There you will have a page where you can select a background color or you can set a link to an image that will repeat itself on the background. You can modify up to 5 tags.
WARNING!
1. if image exists, the background color will not be taken into consideration. so be sure to clear image link if you want to use just colors.
2. the order of the tags matter if you use the same tag twice with the same properties, it will show the values of the last one

IF YOU WANT TO SHOW DEFAULT BACKGROUND uncheck the “Plugin is active” checkbox and plugin will not make any changes to your design.
JsColor script (http://jscolor.com/) is used to provide color panel.

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