cbParallax

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1. ★★★★★ volicius

   6.0y ago

   And it does just want we need, BACKGROUND IMAGE WITH PARALLAX!!

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2. ★★★★★ LilGames

   7.7y ago

   It was difficult to find a plugin that did what I simply wanted: Parallax the custom background! And it works with Divi! My only suggestions to the developer: 1. Update it to 5.0 compatiblilty (I mean, it WORKS, but make sure your plugin is secure) 2. Any way you can make it scroll smoothly? When I mouse-wheel the motion is choppy. Try interpolating the change in position… 🙂

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3. ★★★★★ sharcs

   9.2y ago

   Plugin works, the controls are simple but effective and the support was great.

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4. ★★★★★ alainmelsens

   9.4y ago

   This is an amazing and very useful plugin. The only thing I miss, is to delete or replace an image on the current page. But maybe this is something to put on the to-do list? Greetings.

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5. ★★★★★ ikar77

   9.5y ago

   Thanks a lot Demis for a plugin in general and for a new feature – responsive backgrounds! Asked for it just a week ago, and “voilà” – new version with implemented feature! Very useful and elegant plugin. Thanks!

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6. ★★★★★ mattanius

   9.8y ago

   Well-done little plugin that is easy to understand and use and works out of the box (if your theme supports the custom-background CSS class, that is … it often does if it allows you to set a background color or image in the theme options). As of version 0.4.2, it’s not yet possible to have defaults for background images and parallax options for the scroll effect, so you have to repeat the setting for each page and post you want it on. But that’s already everything I’m missing a bit 🙂 Edit: As of version 0.6.0, Demis has added a feature for default background settings now. You find it at “Settings → cbParallax” in your WordPress site.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 124 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Plus 100 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-03-24 200+ → 100+ down after 3 days in tier
2. 2025-03-21 100+ → 200+ up after 4 days in tier
3. 2025-03-17 200+ → 100+ down after 4 days in tier
4. 2025-03-13 100+ → 200+ up after 9 days in tier
5. 2025-03-04 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
6. 2025-03-03 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in tier
7. 2025-03-01 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
8. 2025-02-28 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• Parallax Scroll – Parallax Scrolling Backgrounds & Call to Action WordPress Plugin 200+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B
• Advanced WordPress Backgrounds 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• Simple Full Screen Background Image 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
• Parallax Scroll by adamrob.co.uk 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
• S Super Simple jQuery Parallax Background 300+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
• Parallax Scrolling Enllax.js 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D

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cbParallax: 100+ active installs, 5.0★ (6 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/cb-parallax