Background Per Page

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1. ★★★★★ mgo3

   5.8y ago

   Not working – The img is not uploaded

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2. ★★★★★ Elmagnifico

   12.7y ago

   Awesome plugin, works easily.

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3. ★★★★★ LeBranders

   13.2y ago

   Hello, I would like to report the lack of an option to set the y-position of the background image. Currently, there’s an option called “Position” in where we can set the background position to be left aligned, centered or right; but this ONLY applies for the x-position. What about the y-position? I mean, in CSS code would be something like: background-position: right top. Where can we select TOP, CENTER or BOTTOM to position the background concerning the Y axis? I think the developer just ignored that option. Is this too difficult to achieve? Can I do it myself? Or maybe will it be added in next release? Thanks in advance!

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4. ★★★★★ allergicvegetarian

   13.2y ago

   It would be brilliant if I could use an image that is already in a wp folder as the background image for a particular post. I sort of don’t want to upload 10 copies of the same image, just because that image works for 10 different posts. Thanks! 😀 Other than that, plugin works well, image actually shows up, and if it doesn’t show up, then just edit the post and choose a different starting point (right in my case). I did try another plugin, but didn’t get that one working. Thankful for this one.

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5. ★★★★★ shawn00m

   13.5y ago

   The plugin does what it says. It would be nice if you could also assign a background according to Category. But, it does what I need for now.

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6. ★★★★★ millan.esther

   13.5y ago

   I’m new in wordpress and still studying some basic part of it. My concern is that I can’t see the actual “Background Per Page window”. I went to Appearance > Background, what was there was Custom Background which is the default page, nothing similar with screenshots you have. Please I need your help.

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7. ★★★★★ Duke0102

   13.6y ago

   Works great a settings are easy to use. Thought was broken at 1st but used a JPG instead of PNG and works great.

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8. ★★★★★ Captain_Aizen

   13.6y ago

   As I said, this plugin works, but the background will be in a different position on every browser, which makes this plugin unusable if you require a precisely placed background.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-07-23 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2026-07-22 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2026-07-21 700+ → 600+ down after 189 days in tier
4. 2026-01-13 800+ → 700+ down after 3 days in tier
5. 2026-01-10 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in tier
6. 2026-01-09 800+ → 700+ down after 242 days in tier
7. 2025-05-12 900+ → 800+ down after 184 days in tier
8. 2024-11-09 1K+ → 900+ down

Competes with

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• N NS Featured Posts 4K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B
• C Custom Post Type Parents 900+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
• P PostLinks 900+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D

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Background Per Page: 600+ active installs, 4.3★ (8 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/background-per-page