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Video Background

Easily assign a video background to any element on your WordPress pages or posts. Now compatible with WPBakery (Visual Composer) and SiteOrigin Page B …

By pushlabs·WPBakery·Free
4.5(63 reviews)
·10K+ active installs·Updated 1 year ago
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As of April 2026, Video Background is a WordPress WPBakery plugin with 10K+ active installations and a 4.5/5 rating from 63 reviews. It has been downloaded 269K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.5+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 1 year ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are up 16% this week. Top alternative: WPBakery Page Builder Addons by Livemesh.

4.5/563 reviews
10K+active installs
269K+total downloads
11 yearssince 2015

Overview

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 transpare…
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Ratings & Reviews

4.563 reviews
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Recent Reviews

Flexible and powerful way to set background video
by skylabb·1 year ago

I like the ability to target a container div to display a background video. It’s a flexible and powerful approach. The part I wouldn’t want is having the custom fields on every page. This not only adds extra complexity to the editor, it can also confuse content contributors who are not assigned for the task. Commonly, you only include background videos on a few pages and more likely just mainly the home page. I wish there’s a separate screen when the user can manage which page to display background video.

Awesome Plugin
by David Foreman·2 years ago

Works like a charm. Easy to use and configure. Bought the premium version too – even better. Well done to the developer for solving an often complex task with a nice, simple plugin.

Neat idea, not always compatible
by culturalproduct·2 years ago

Tried this plugin because it claimed that it was compatible with Site Origin.
It is in the sense it adds a settings panel where it should, good so far.

But – when I apply a background video to a row containing the SiteOrigin Builder widget, the video will repeat inside any rows placed inside the SO Builder as well – clearly not desirable in most cases. It is a nifty effect and may be worth preserving as an option, but it shouldnt happen by default, and in most situations wont be wanted.

The container option does not seem to work with Site Origin.

Shortcode does at least place the background in SiteOrigin, but so far will only display the backup image, videos will not play.

  • This topic was modified 2 years, 9 months ago by culturalproduct.
  • This topic was modified 2 years, 9 months ago by culturalproduct. Reason: Update attempt to implement
  • This topic was modified 2 years, 9 months ago by culturalproduct.
  • This topic was modified 2 years, 9 months ago by culturalproduct.
  • This topic was modified 2 years, 9 months ago by culturalproduct. Reason: Small progress
Not compatible w/ Oxygen Builder
by Henry H.·2 years ago

According to the reviews by others, it’d work like a charm. I’m leaving this review for those Oxygen Builder users who look for embedding YouTube/Vimeo video to a section/div background, you can skip this plugin.

Works like a charm
by thisismyalterego·2 years ago

Does everything it says, easy to handle.

Download Trends

Today: 16Yesterday: 19This week: 122Period total: 8K

Compatibility

WordPress4.5+ requiredTested up to 6.5.8
PHPfalse+ required

Version Adoption

v2.7
97.1%
Other
2.9%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

2.7.7

  • Removed .changeset, package.json, and package-lock.json from production dist
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Contributors

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Plugin Info
Version
2.7.7
Last Updated
May 7, 2024
WP Requires
4.5+
Tested Up To
6.5.8
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
10K+
Downloads
269K+
Added
Sep 10, 2015
Business
Free

Tags

wpbakerysiteoriginpage buildervisual composervideo background

Developer

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pushlabs
5 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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