{"id":303,"date":"2020-03-17T10:06:20","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T08:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/?p=303"},"modified":"2025-10-26T15:30:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T13:30:48","slug":"section-background-video-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/section-background-video-options\/","title":{"rendered":"Add &amp; edit a background video in Elementor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You can set a video as the background of a <strong>Section<\/strong> or <strong>Container<\/strong>, enabling you to create interesting hero headers and other engaging areas on your page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Add and edit video backgrounds\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/396tmJ59jSc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Enabling the background video feature<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"callout-green\">Using videos as a background for your pages and elements can make them more exciting and dynamic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Add a video background <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the example below, we&#8217;ll turn the hero section background into a video background and examine some styling options for the background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ll start with an existing home page.<br><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"406\" class=\"wp-image-155380\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1-the-existing-page.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1-the-existing-page.png 1487w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1-the-existing-page-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1-the-existing-page-1024x611.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1-the-existing-page-768x458.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Select the hero section&#8217;s container.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>Style<\/strong> tab. <br><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"406\" class=\"wp-image-155387\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2-Click-the-Style-tab-1.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2-Click-the-Style-tab-1.png 1483w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2-Click-the-Style-tab-1-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2-Click-the-Style-tab-1-1024x611.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2-Click-the-Style-tab-1-768x458.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the <strong>Background Type<\/strong> section, click the video icon.<br><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"535\" class=\"wp-image-155395\" style=\"width: 280px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3-Click-the-video-icon.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3-Click-the-video-icon.png 305w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3-Click-the-video-icon-157x300.png 157w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the Video Link section, add a link to the video. This can be a YouTube video, a Vimeo video or a self-hosted video.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"775\" class=\"wp-image-155404\" style=\"width: 280px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5-add-the-video-link.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5-add-the-video-link.png 305w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5-add-the-video-link-108x300.png 108w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(Optional)Use the video options to customize the clip that appears in the background.<br>See below for a list of these options. <br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"407\" class=\"wp-image-155425\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5a-The-original-background.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5a-The-original-background.png 1480w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5a-The-original-background-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5a-The-original-background-1024x613.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5a-The-original-background-768x460.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><br><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Start time<\/strong>: If you don&#8217;t want the video to start at its beginning, use the text box to choose when the video begins. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>End Time<\/strong>: If you don&#8217;t want the video to run to the end, use the text box to choose when the video stops. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Play Once<\/strong>: Toggle to <strong>Yes<\/strong> if you only want the video to display one time. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Play On Mobile<\/strong>: Toggle to <strong>Yes<\/strong> if you want don&#8217;t want the video to run on smaller screens.  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Privacy Mode<\/strong>: Toggle to <strong>Yes<\/strong> if you want to limit this feature to YouTube videos.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Background Fallback<\/strong>: Select an image that will be used if the video is unavailable for some reason.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Use a background overlay to edit the video<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You can use the Background Overlay settings to further change the look of the video background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open the <strong>Background Overlay<\/strong> section. <br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"358\" class=\"wp-image-155411\" style=\"width: 280px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/6-Click-Background-Overlay.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/6-Click-Background-Overlay.png 302w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/6-Click-Background-Overlay-235x300.png 235w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose a color to insert over the video. For details, see <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/choose-color\/\">Choose a color<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/how-do-i-use-global-fonts-and-colors\/\">Use global fonts and colors<\/a>. <br>[callout type=&#8221;tip&#8221;]Choose a lighter, less opaque image if you want to see the video through the overlay.[\/callout]<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"385\" class=\"wp-image-155418\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/9-with-overlay.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/9-with-overlay.png 1485w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/9-with-overlay-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/9-with-overlay-1024x580.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/9-with-overlay-768x435.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(Optional)Click the <strong>Hover<\/strong> tab to create a separate background overlay that activates when users mouse over the container.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"406\" class=\"wp-image-155439\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-the-Hover-tab-1.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-the-Hover-tab-1.png 1482w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-the-Hover-tab-1-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-the-Hover-tab-1-1024x611.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-the-Hover-tab-1-768x458.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use the <strong>Opacity<\/strong> slider to increase or decrease the transparency of the overlay.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"406\" class=\"wp-image-155446\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/11-Use-the-Opacity-slider.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/11-Use-the-Opacity-slider.png 1482w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/11-Use-the-Opacity-slider-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/11-Use-the-Opacity-slider-1024x611.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/11-Use-the-Opacity-slider-768x458.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/> <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Troubleshooting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Issues with autoplay<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Background Video Autoplay doesn\u2019t autoplay when the following are active:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>iOS Devices<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Your power-saving mode is on<\/strong>: Enabling power-saving mode prevents <strong>ANY <\/strong>video from auto-playing, as your phone is trying to save as much battery as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to fix this, go to your phone settings and then disable the option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Android Devices<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Data Saver is on: <\/strong>It will prevent any videos from auto-playing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"callout-yellow\"><strong>Note<\/strong>: Autoplay is affected by <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/web\/updates\/2017\/09\/autoplay-policy-changes\">Google&#8217;s Autoplay policy<\/a> on Chrome browsers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related videos and titles showing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>YouTube<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related videos<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/youtube\/player_parameters#release_notes_08_23_2018\">YouTube changed their API in September, 2018<\/a> and does not allow the possibility to disable related videos any longer. The parameter &#8220;rel=0&#8221; is no longer a working parameter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Titles<\/strong>:  Background videos now briefly show the title of the video. Elementor cannot disable this as it is controlled solely by YouTube.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Vimeo<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Controls and titles<\/strong>: Only Vimeo premium accounts can remove Vimeo background video controls and titles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how to add and edit background videos in Elementor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_elementor_kustomer_id":["65ba3bf0634cb04f66ceceee"],"footnotes":""},"categories":[1438],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-303","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-manage-your-widgets"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Add &amp; edit a background video in Elementor | Elementor<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn everything about Add &amp; edit a background video in Elementor in this article from Elementor&#039;s Knowledge Base. 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