Custom Background Changer
by Anshul Gangrade 5 (7 reviews)

Custom Background Changer

Set a unique background color, gradient, image, overlay, or video for any individual post or page — all from a single elegant meta box.

Custom Background Changer ranks #5,639 among WordPress.org plugins with 1,000+ active installations, is #796 of 8,548 in the Customization category, a 5/5 rating from 7 reviews, and was last updated Jul 9, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7 (Current: 7.1)
v4.0 Current Version v4.0
Updated 2 months ago Last Update on 09 Jul, 2026
Refreshed 11 hours ago Last Refreshed on
#796 of 8,548 in Customization Top 10% by installs
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Rank
#5,639
+1 this week
Active Installs
1K+
-43.1%
KW Avg Position
3
No change
Downloads
45.6K
+6 today
Support Resolved
0%
No change
Rating
100%
Review 5 out of 5
5 (7 reviews)

Next Milestone 2K

Total Progress 20.7%
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Rank Changes

5,618 5,625 5,632 5,639 5,646 09-09-2026 10-09-2026 11-09-2026 12-09-2026 13-09-2026 14-09-2026 15-09-2026 16-09-2026
5,618 5,628 5,639 5,649 5,659 01-09-2026 02-09-2026 03-09-2026 04-09-2026 05-09-2026 06-09-2026 07-09-2026 08-09-2026 09-09-2026 10-09-2026 11-09-2026 12-09-2026 13-09-2026 14-09-2026 15-09-2026 16-09-2026
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Active Installs Growth

Active Installs 0,000,000+
Growth +0.0%
Peak 0,000,000

Downloads Growth

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Reviews & Ratings

5.0
7 reviews
Overall 100%
5
6 (86%)
4
1 (14%)
3
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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

1 known vulnerability on record · 1 in the last 24 months · checked 1 month ago

  1. UNPATCHED

    Custom Background Changer [custom-background-changer] <= 3.0 (unfixed)

    CVE-2025-62125 · No fix released

TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners and content editors who want customized visual backgrounds on individual posts and pages. It solves the problem of being limited to a single site-wide background by letting users set unique colors, gradients, images, overlays, or videos per post from the editor.

  • Solid color backgrounds
  • CSS gradient backgrounds
  • Background image upload
  • Color overlay layer
  • MP4 video background
  • Admin-only asset loading
  • Sanitized input and escaped output
  • Nonce-protected saves

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Custom Background Changer

No. The video is set to muted and autoplay with loop, ensuring a seamless, silent background experience.
Yes! The Overlay tab works on top of both video and image backgrounds.
Yes. The plugin uses a standard meta box which appears in both the Classic Editor and the Gutenberg sidebar.

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