Full Background
Add responsive full background to your website easily, random background support and unlimited backgrounds, compatible with all major browsers and with phone and tablet.
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Full Background shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 300+ sites, is rated 3.7/5 and was last updated 8 years ago, and scores 29/100 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
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Full Background stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| background image | >100 |
| full background | >100 |
| image background | >100 |
| responsive | >100 |
| responsive background | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 3.7 from 3 reviews
About Full Background
From the official readme · v1.0.2Description
Full Background
Add responsive full background to your website easily, random background support and unlimited backgrounds, compatible with all major browsers and with phone and tablet.
Features
- Responsive.
- Compatible with all major browsers and with phone and tablet.
- Random background support and unlimited backgrounds.
- Easy to use, one option only.
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Installation
- Upload ‘full-background’ folder to the ‘/wp-content/plugins/’ directory.
- Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
- Go to Plugins menu > Full Background.
- In “Backgrounds Links” field, enter list of backgrounds links, one link per line, will be display random background, but if you want one background only, enter one link only.
For more info, Read this article.
Changelog
Currently not available.
1.0.2
- Fixing background position (white space at bottom), this update working with WordPress version 4.3.1 or higher only.
1.0.1
- Fixing background position if user is logged in.
- Random background support.
Usage
- After update, go to Plugins menu > Full Background.
- You will find new field “Backgrounds Links”.
- In “Backgrounds Links” field, enter list of backgrounds links, one link per line, will be display random background, but if you want one background only, enter one link only.
1.0.0
- First version.
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FAQ
Full Background: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 29, 2026
Is Full Background free?
Yes. Full Background is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Full Background safe to use in 2026?
Full Background shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 300+ sites, is rated 3.7/5 and was last updated 8 years ago, and scores 29/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Full Background?
Full Background is active on 300+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 22,587 times since it launched in August 2015. It was downloaded 96 times in the last 30 days.
Does Full Background work with WordPress 7.1?
Full Background is officially tested up to WordPress 4.9.33, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Full Background last updated?
The latest version, 1.0.2, was released on October 23, 2018 (8 years ago).
Who makes Full Background?
Full Background is developed and maintained by Alobaidi.
What are the best alternatives to Full Background?
The most popular alternatives to Full Background are Simple Full Screen Backgrou… (10K+ installs), Full Background Manager (7K+ installs) and Full Screen Background (2K+ installs).
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