Active installations20Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating4.0 / 5 from 4 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org
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WP PlugIndex currently records Featured Background version 1.0 as active, updated 1y ago and tested up to WordPress 6.8.
Overview
About this plugin
Featured Background is a lightweight WordPress plugin that lets you set a custom background image for specific posts or pages using the built-in featured image functionality. Now enhanced with expanded options for customization, parallax effects via CSS, overlay colors, custom post type support, Gutenberg sidebar integration, and UI improvements.
Parallax Effect: Simple CSS-based parallax (using fixed attachment) with an optional toggle.
Overlay Color and Opacity: Add a semi-transparent overlay for better text readability.
Custom Post Type Support: Enable the meta box on any public CPT via a settings page.
Gutenberg Integration: Dedicated plugin sidebar in the block editor for seamless configuration.
UI Improvements: Added “Remove Image” button and live preview in the meta box.
Simple Integration: Easily upload or select an image via the WordPress media library.
Automatic CSS Injection: Injects inline CSS into the header with options applied to the body element.
Admin Preview: Live preview in the editor.
Secure and Efficient: Nonces, sanitization, conditional enqueuing.
Clean Uninstall: Removes all data on deletion.
Modern Compatibility: Tested with WordPress 6.8.2 and PHP 8+.
Ideal for personalizing backgrounds per page. The CSS includes comments for identification.
Report issues on the support forum.
WordPress.org metadata
Plugin tags
Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.
custom background
featured image
page background
post background
Compatibility & maintenance
Compatibility & maintenance
Tested up to WordPress 6.8
Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 6.8.
Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to6.8
Minimum requirementsWordPress 6.0 · PHP 7.4
Update activity4 Sept 20251y ago
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