How to add video background to WordPress using Elementor

Your website’s background image might look a bit flat, but what if you could bring it to life? Adding a video background to your WordPress site can instantly make it more dynamic and visually captivating. A moving background can set the right mood and make your site stand out. In this guide, let’s learn how to transform your website with a video background using Elementor. Let’s add some motion to your design! 🚀

Why Use a Video Background?

Here are a few reasons to consider adding a video background to your WordPress site. It captures attention and tells a story. A well-chosen video can convey your brand’s message or values more effectively than static images. It also enhances user experience and can encourage visitors to explore your site further.

Why use Elementor for adding Video Background?

There are multiple ways to add a video background to WordPress site. While plugins like WP Video Background or Video Background are great for specific tasks, Elementor offers a more comprehensive and user-friendly solution for adding video backgrounds to your WordPress site. Here’s why Elementor would be a better choice over other plugins.

Video background plugins can slow down your site if not properly optimized. Elementor, on the other hand, is built with performance in mind, ensuring your site remains fast and responsive. While plugins focus solely on video backgrounds, Elementor allows you to combine video backgrounds with other design elements to create engaging user experience. Standalone plugins may become outdated or unsupported over time, but Elementor’s active development ensures your site remains modern and functional.

How to add a video background to your WordPress site using Elementor

If you’re using Elementor as your page builder, adding a video background way too easier and even if you aren’t using it, you can simply install and activate it.

Step 1: Install and Activate Elementor

• From your WordPress dashboard navigate to > Plugins > Add New Plugin and search for “Elementor” in the Search bar. Locate it in the results then click Install Now, and then Activate.

Step 2: Edit Your Page with Elementor

• From your dashboard, click on > Pages > All Pages and open the page where you want to add the video background.

• On your page, click on Edit with Elementor.

• Click on the ‘+’ icon to add a new container.

• To add a video we need a full size box, you can choose the flexbox option.

• Select the structure of the flexbox according to your need.

• Once done, drag and drop ‘Heading’ element onto your page to give your video an appropriate heading.

• You can now edit your heading, by going to section settings > ‘Style’ and decide color, alignment, text shadow etc for your heading and style it further and improve readability.

• Drag and drop the ‘Text Editor’ element to add a short overview of your site.

• You can also choose to add a ‘Button’ to make your site more interactive. Drag and drop the ‘Button’ element to do so and edit it accordingly.

Step 3: Set the Video Background

• We’re done with the basics now. To add a background video, select your desired container and go to section settings > Style > Background > Background Type. Select the ‘video icon‘ to add the video link.

• Paste a YouTube/Vimeo URL of your desired video.

• You can now ‘preview‘ your page to see how the video looks on the page. You can also go to section settings > Style and adjust padding, background overlay, gradient etc for a more appealing visual.

• You can now choose to further customize settings like autoplay, loop, mute etc. Also add a background fallback, just in case the video couldn’t be loaded.

• Also, don’t forget to check if your video banner is responsive across all your devices. Go to the responsive tab on top and check it for individual devices. If that looks good, you’re ready to save and publish the page 🚀

Best Practices for Video Backgrounds

• Make sure to use a short video (10-20 seconds) that loops seamlessly and doesn’t slow down your site.
• Compress your video file to reduce loading times.
• Autoplaying audio can annoy visitors, so always mute your video.
• Use a overlay to improve text readability.
• Ensure your video background is responsive across all devices.

Conclusion

There can be many ways to add a video background to your site. In this guide we have used Elementor to do so in the easiest way. Adding a video background to your WordPress site is a fantastic way to make your website more engaging and visually stunning.

Hope this guide helped you in successfully adding a video background to your WordPress site. If you have any questions related to adding video background to WordPress, feel free to reach out or ask your questions in the comments below!

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