{"id":1862,"date":"2017-02-01T15:24:43","date_gmt":"2017-02-01T15:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/?p=1862"},"modified":"2025-12-06T16:33:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T14:33:54","slug":"v120-background-gradient","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/v120-background-gradient\/","title":{"rendered":"Background Gradient: Add Gradient Effects to Your WordPress Design"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1862\" class=\"elementor elementor-1862\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-o4awbdd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"o4awbdd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ixxwqk\" data-id=\"4ixxwqk\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5u127ji elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5u127ji\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We are happy to introduce you to a new feature to Elementor, Background Gradient Effects. There has never been an easier way to add background gradients to your WordPress page designs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe2a1ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"fe2a1ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=q9YQupQt5zs&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-044c7c8 elementor-align-center elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-16648 elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"044c7c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/elementor?sub_confirmation=1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-youtube\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Subscribe to Our YouTube Channel<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-mmjvhhg elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"mmjvhhg\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our Background Gradient feature really simplifies things for you guys. You no longer have to rack your brains with tons of <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/what-is-css\/\"   title=\"What Is CSS? How to Use it in Web Design (2025)\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"27247\">CSS<\/a>\u00a0or download Gradient plugins and addons. There is no more need for custom CSS guesswork.<\/p><p>Background Gradients are now done <b>visually<\/b>, in the Elementor-Easy way.<\/p><p>The Background Gradient feature has been one of the most requested features by our users. This release, along with other releases out today, goes to show you that we take your feedback with the utmost importance and consideration.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-toyzmf3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"toyzmf3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-m7n59x9\" data-id=\"m7n59x9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96hlbja elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"96hlbja\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"477\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=768,h=477\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/gradient01-768x477.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1882\" alt=\"background gradient\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=768\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/gradient01-768x477.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/gradient01-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1024\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/gradient01-1024x637.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1200\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/gradient01.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">With Background Gradient, you can easily control the location, angle and colors of the gradient effect, as well as set it as linear or radial.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06t1elk elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"06t1elk\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"477\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=768,h=477\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/gradient02-768x477.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1883\" alt=\"gradient effect\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=768\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/gradient02-768x477.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/gradient02-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1024\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/gradient02-1024x637.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1200\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/gradient02.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The gradient effect is also available as a background overlay, giving your videos and images a neat design touch.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dducyw3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dducyw3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"477\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=768,h=477\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/gradient03-768x477.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1884\" alt=\"gradient03\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=768\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/gradient03-768x477.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/gradient03-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1024\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/gradient03-1024x637.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1200\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/gradient03.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Use it on sections or column, like in the example above, which features a gradient form background.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-lzna7wj elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"lzna7wj\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"477\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=768,h=477\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/gradient04-768x477.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1885\" alt=\"gradient04\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=768\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/gradient04-768x477.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/gradient04-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1024\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/gradient04-1024x637.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1200\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/gradient04.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Apart from the obvious use, you can also use this flexible feature to create fun tricks, like the split scene in the above screenshot.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edwqje4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"edwqje4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Background Gradient works<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-l33bxfh elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"l33bxfh\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Gradient backgrounds are backgrounds that include two colors, each color transitioning to the other.<\/p><p>Incorporating gradients has been a growing trend in web design. That trend has gotten even more popular, ever since Instagram <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.instagram.com\/post\/144198429587\/160511-a-new-look\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">used it in their new logo<\/a> last year. The Gradient effect is commonly used by top design brands like InVision, and you can&#8217;t miss it when you browse through designer portfolios on Dribbble.<\/p><p>Elementor&#8217;s\u00a0new Gradient feature allows you to create a wide variety of gradients, varying in shape, color and format.<\/p><p>With the Gradient feature, you can easily add background gradient effects to any Elementor section. You select your primary and secondary colors, and the location each one inhabits (from 0 to 100 percent).<\/p><p>You can also set the gradient to be linear or radial, and set the angle of the gradient, from the &#8216;top to bottom up&#8217; angle to the opposite &#8216;bottom to top&#8217; angle.<\/p><p>In addition to section gradients, you also have the option to set <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/v04-new-amazing-features\/\">background overlays<\/a> as gradients, letting you place them over background images, to give them a special effect.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-vqjgpgb elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"vqjgpgb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cu4z6ck elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cu4z6ck\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"402\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=768,h=402\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/vertical-tabs-768x402.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1887\" alt=\"vertical tabs\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=768\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/vertical-tabs-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/vertical-tabs-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1024\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/vertical-tabs-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1200\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/vertical-tabs.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1iq3ct0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1iq3ct0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vertical Tabs<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-k8yh04h elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"k8yh04h\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We are giving the Tabs widget a flip over, so you can now create vertical, and not just horizontal tabs. We have also added a change to make the tabs mobile <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/responsive-website\/\"   title=\"How To Create A Responsive Website: Step-By-Step 2025 Guide\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"27248\">responsive<\/a> so that tabs turn to an accordion menu on mobile devices.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-i0izc6z elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"i0izc6z\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-evqll3t elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"evqll3t\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> Image Carousel Captions<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5chsay7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5chsay7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You now have to option to add text to the bottom of your image carousel. 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We haven&#8217;t given this option until now because an ID should be unique and used once per element, and we wanted to avoid conflicts. 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