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Total downloads: 47,304
Active installs: 3,000
Total reviews: 8
Average rating: 3.1
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 1 language(s)
Contributors: 2
Last updated: 3/25/2024 (646 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 2/10/2018 (7 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 4.0
Tested up to WordPress version: 6.5.5
Minimum PHP version: f

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Possibly abandoned • Last updated 646 days ago • 8 reviews

28/100

Is Particle Background WP abandoned?

Possibly abandoned (last update 646 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 4.0
Tested up to: 6.5.5
Requires PHP: f

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Developers

Ryan Novotny (Owner)3Ryan Novotny13

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Description

Add the particles.js JavaScript library to add cool particle effects to any WordPress page ( demo: https://particlebackground.com/ ).

Uses shortcode or easy options for adding to the front page or blog page of WordPress.

Fully customize the particles using your own JSON or the built in color & density settings

Leave a comment in the support forum for any suggestions or bugs.

Features

Add particle background to home or blog pages with one click
Add particle background to any page using shortcodes
Customize the background color and dot color
Add any HTML just like a WordPress post to display on top of the particle background (optional)

Installation

  1. Upload the plugin file to your /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
  3. In your sidebar, select ‘Particle Backgrounds’ to get started

Frequently Asked Questions

How can I add my own particles.js config file?

Method 1: Add a directory in your theme called particle-background-wp and copy your particlesjs-config.json file to that folder. The json will automatically be loaded.
Method 2. Add a filter rn-pbwp-custom-json that returns a JSON string of the config.

How can I customize which pages the particle background appears on?

Method 1: Use the one-click buttons to add particle background to your Blog or Home pages
Method 2: Insert the shortcode [particle-background-wp] on the page you want to add a particle background to.
Method 3: Use the filter rn-pbwp-enqueue to return true to add particle background to a page.

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Screenshots

  1. Default Setting

    Default Setting

  2. Admin screen

    Admin screen

Changelog

Particle Background WP 2.0.0

  • Added ability to target CSS selectors to fill with particles(!)
  • Rewrote shortcode behavior to fill the parent with particles, instead of inserting a top section
  • A few UI updates

Particle Background WP 1.1.0

  • Added particle density slider
  • Added a filter for custom JSON
  • Added a theme-specific particle json support. Add /particle-background-wp/particlejs-config.json to your theme to automatically load a particles.js JSON config file
  • Added a filter for enqueuing the particle script ( ‘rn-pbwp-enqueue’ ) – true to enqueue the particles on that page
  • Fix shortcodes not working in the content input

Particle Background WP 1.0.0

  • Initial Release
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