Embedding videos as wallpaper in your WordPress website can potentially attract more users and make your website more engaging. Here, we will show you some ways you can do this.
Before anything else, remember that video files are typically large, so it’s better to use external video hosting services like YouTube or Vimeo to ease the load on your server.
1. Video Background Plugin:
One of the easiest ways to add a video wallpaper on your WordPress site is to use a plugin like the Video Background. They allow you to add a video background to any element on your website.
Step 1: Install and activate the Video Background plugin;
Step 2: Once activated, you can navigate to Appearance » Customize in WordPress. There, under Video Background, you can select your video and other settings;
Step 3: Finally, add the CSS selector of the element where you want your video to show up.
These instructions come from the official WordPress Video Background Documentation (source: https://wordpress.org/plugins/video-background/).
1. WordPress Built-in Video Header Option:
Some themes in WordPress themselves support a video header which can give the effect of a video wallpaper. The theme ‘Twenty Seventeen’ can be an example.
Step 1: Go to the Customize Your Site button on the dashboard, then to the Header Media option;
Step 2: Here you can either select a ready video or upload one of yours;
Step 3: Once put, see the live preview and if sufficient, ‘Publish’ it.
This function is natively supported by WordPress and can thus be more stable (source: https://wordpress.org/support/article/twenty-seventeen/).
1. Video Background in Elementor:
Elementor is a popular page builder for WordPress that supports video background feature.
Step 1: Open the page you want a video background on with Elementor;
Step 2: Select the section by clicking on the six dots on the upper left;
Step 3: Go to ‘Style’, ‘Background Type’, and select ‘Video’;
Step 4: Insert the video link and adjust other settings.
This information comes from the official Elementor Help Center (source: https://docs.elementor.com/article/88-video-background).
Remember, excessive use of video wallpapers may slow down your website, so use it wisely. Always optimize your videos for the web to ensure they don’t weigh heavy on your website (source: https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/how-to-save-images-optimized-for-web/).
Thus, by using WordPress plugins, built-in video header options, or page builders like Elementor, you can easily add video wallpapers to your site.
