Background Slider Master
Background Slider Master is designed with a very simple interface so anyone can easily upload images and attach a fast loading responsive background slider to any page or post. This background slider was designed for…
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Background Slider Master shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 300+ sites, is rated 4.5/5 and was last updated 8 years ago, and scores 32/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (300+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 7 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.9 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
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Rankings
Where Background Slider Master stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| background slider | >100 |
| full page background slider | >100 |
| full width background slider | >100 |
| multi page background slider | >100 |
| responsive background slider | >100 |
Version adoption
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Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 from 4 reviews
About Background Slider Master
From the official readme · v2.2.0Description
Background Slider Master is designed with a very simple interface so anyone can easily upload images and attach a fast loading responsive background slider to any page or post. This background slider was designed for flexibility. You can choose to create a single slider that displays globally on every page, or create as many background sliders as you want, and attach them to each page individually to show something different.
This plugin can easily show a large gallery with the convenient thumbnail navigation. There is also an option in the top right corner to show the original image ratio for galleries. Or choose to disable the thumbnail navigation for beautiful looking background images behind your content.
Please submit any feature request or support. Our team is eager to make this plugin the best background slider plugin with quick support and upgrades.
For advanced features and demo for our premium version, please checkout the Background Slider Gallery at https://icanwp.com/plugins/background-slider-gallery/
Quick Notes:
Special thanks to John Anderson, kellmb, and other users who reported us the issue and the inconvenience of creating slider sets.
We’ve heard from the users and we’ve made the improvements!
Now, you can use the media uploader to use and reuse without any duplicates from the media library to create the slider image sets and using drag and drop to remove or reorder the slide images.
Uninstall
- All saved options will be deleted from the database. Use disable plugin if you are going to use the plugin again.
Support
- This plugin is provided as is without any warranty.
- All supports maybe available voluntarily by the development team.
- Any suggestions, complaints, support requests are happily accepted via email at support@icanwp.com
Limitation
- No limitations at this time.
Installation
This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.
- Upload ‘background-slider-master’ directory to the ‘/wp-content/plugins/’ directory
- Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Press “Add New Background Slide Set” to create a slider and start adding images.
- Choose to globally apply a slider from the Background Slider settings, or go into edit a page/post and you will see an option to individually apply a background slider to that page only.
Please see the detailed screenshots and guide in the plugin settings or from our website https://icanwp.com/plugins/background-slider-master/
For advanced features and demo for our premium version, please checkout the demo at https://icanwp.com/plugins/background-slider-gallery/
Changelog
Icon and navigation arrow color can be changed from the settings > "Select Controller Skin"
1.0.0
- Base version was released
1.0.1
- Bug Fix: When this plugin is activated and no slider set is defined, it runs all the images attached to a post or pages. This fix will only display the defined set of images through the Background Slider Set options.
1.2.0
- Global Slider Settings are now available to control:
- Default View Mode
- Hide View Mode Change Button
- Hide Arrow Navigation
- Hide Thumbnail Navigation
- Set Slider Show Interval
- Set Slider Easing Delay
1.3.0
- Bug Fixes:
- When a speicific slider set is selected from Posts, it overrides the permalink with the title of the slider set. – Fixed.
- The autoplay on load wasn’t working from firefox. – Fixed.
- Autosave is back for post contents, but doesn’t save the metabox settings.
1.3.1
- Update
- Add directions to the top of the settings tab: Apply slider to all pages and posts globally below, or click into your pages and posts individually and look for the “Select Background Slider Master Gallery” option on the side. This will apply the Background Slider to that page or post only.
1.4.0
- Feature Added
- Users can choose different color skin to show the navigation arrow and the image scaling mode change icon over the black or white background color.
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Is Background Slider Master free?
Yes. Background Slider Master is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Background Slider Master safe to use in 2026?
Background Slider Master shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 300+ sites, is rated 4.5/5 and was last updated 8 years ago, and scores 32/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Background Slider Master?
Background Slider Master is active on 300+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 29,213 times since it launched in September 2015. It was downloaded 149 times in the last 30 days.
Does Background Slider Master work with WordPress 7.1?
Background Slider Master is officially tested up to WordPress 4.9.34, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Background Slider Master last updated?
The latest version, 2.2.0, was released on October 16, 2018 (8 years ago).
Who makes Background Slider Master?
Background Slider Master is developed and maintained by WebSPI.
What are the best alternatives to Background Slider Master?
The most popular alternatives to Background Slider Master are Responsive Full Width Backg… (2K+ installs), Unlimited Background Slider (500+ installs) and Fullscreen Slider (100+ installs).
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