Easily assign a video background to any element on your WordPress pages or posts. Now compatible with WPBakery (Visual Composer) and SiteOrigin Page B …
Active installations8K+Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating4.5 / 5 from 63 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org
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WP PlugIndex currently records Video Background version 2.7.7 as active, updated 2y ago and tested up to WordPress 6.5.
Overview
About this plugin
Video Background offers a simple and easy way to add a video background to any element on your WordPress site.
There are 4 simple required fields:
Container: This fields specifies where you would like the video background.
MP4: Link to the.mp4 file. For Safari and IE support.
WEBM: Link to the.webm file. For Chrome, Firefox, and Opera support.
Poster: This will be used for the fallback image if video background is not supported (mobile for example)
There are also 5 additional optional fields for having a more beautiful video background:
Overlay: Add a color overlay over the video for optimal reading of text.
Overlay Color: If overlay is enabled, you can select the color of the overlay using the colorpicker.
Overlay Alpha: If overlay is enabled, you can specify the amount of transparency.
Loop: Enable or disable the looping of the video background
Tap to unmute: Add a “Tap to unmute” button to your video backgrounds to have your users engage with the sound. Compatible with Chrome’s newest autoplay policies!
In addition to the Video Background metabox, WPBakery integration, and SiteOrigin Page Builder integration, you can use the shortcode for use anywhere on your WordPress site:
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Demo:
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WordPress.org metadata
Plugin tags
Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.
page builder
video background
visual composer
siteorigin
wpbakery
Compatibility & maintenance
Compatibility & maintenance
Tested up to WordPress 6.5
Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 6.5.
Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to6.5
Minimum requirementsWordPress 4.5 · PHP not listed
Update activity7 May 20242y ago
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