In today’s day and age, video content is an essential aspect of any website. As attention spans get shorter and people start seeking more engaging and interactive experiences, incorporating videos into your website can be a great way to capture your audience’s attention. Fortunately enough, adding videos to your website has never been easier with the help of Elementor.
Elementor offers a range of video capabilities that allows you to easily embed videos onto your website without any code. From showcasing product demos to having an extravagant hero section, videos can be used to display your brand and message in a compelling and dynamic way. Aside from the obvious benefits, such as increase engagement and time spent on your site, there are many other advantages when it comes to incorporating this type of content into our website.
For instance, videos can help your audience get a better understanding of your brand by providing a more personal touch to your website. Additionally, they can be used to highlight your brand’s personality and showcase your products or services in action. The benefits of using videos on your website are endless, and Elementor makes it easy for us to incorporate them into our websites. In the following sections we will discuss how to add videos to your website using Elementor.
How to Add and Customize a Video in Elementor
Adding a video to your website can be done in just a few simple steps with Elementor. Elementor accepts a variety of platforms to pull video from, making it convenient for all web designers. Whether it be YouTube or your own personal video, Elementor has just what you need. In this tutorial we will be showing you how to add a YouTube video.
- Open the page in which you would like to add a video to.
- In Elementor’s page builder, search for the “Video” widget and drag and drop it into your desired section.
- Then, under “Source” select YouTube.
- Once YouTube is selected, you can then insert the video URL in the link text box.
- When the video URL is in, you have the ability to edit the start and end time of the video. This is good for times where you only want to show a certain clip.
Now that your video is in with your desired length, it’s time to make a few more edits.
Content
Video Options
- Autoplay: Set slider to “YES” if you want your video to play on page load.
- Mute: Set slider to “YES” if you want to mute your video.
- Loop: Set slider to “YES” if you want your video to loop.
- Player Controls: Show or hide the player controls, such as the play and pause button, volume, etc.
- Modest Branding: When Player Controls is set to “YES”, you can hide the YouTube logo by setting this slider to “YES”.
- Privacy Mode: When on, YouTube won’t store information about visitors on your website unless they play the video.
- Lazy Load: Set if you want your video to only load when they become visible on the user’s screen.
- Suggested Videos: Choose from “Current Video Channel” or “Any Video”. If you are active on YouTube this option is great to promote your other videos.
Image Overlay
- Image: You can place an image overlay over your video here. Note: If you choose to have an image overlay you cannot autoplay your video.
- Image Size: Set your image size.
- Play Icon: If set to “YES”, you can change the play icon here.
- Lightbox: Open your video in a 100% mobile responsive lightbox popup window. If selected, you will have options to customize it as well. Note: Lightbox is only available if an image is set for image overlay.
Style
Video
- Aspect Ratio: Set the aspect ratio of your video.
- CSS Filters: Add CSS filters to your video if desired. This is useful if you’d like to change brightness, add shades or change the color of your image overlay.
- Color: Change the color of your play icon. Note: Only available if play icon is turned on.
- Size: Set the size of the play icon. Note: Only available if play icon is turned on.
- Shadow: Set a shadow for the play icon. Note: Only available if play icon is turned on.
Lightbox
- Background Color: Set the background for when your video opens in Lightbox.
- UI Color: Set the color of the “X” button that closes the Lightbox.
- UI Hover Color: Set the hover color of the “X” button that closes the Lightbox.
- Content Width: Adjust the width of the video displayed in the Lightbox.
- Content Position: Set the position of your video to the top or center of the screen.
- Entrance Animation: Add an entrance animation to your video.
Conclusion
Adding videos to your website with Elementor can be a powerful way to engage your audience and enhance your overall presence. Videos provide a more immersive experience and conveys information in an engaging and memorable way. With Elementor’s user-friendly video widget and its advanced features, you can easily incorporate videos into your website in no time. By implementing videos, you can set yourself apart from competitors, increase user engagement, and ultimately improve the overall user experience of your site. So, don’t be afraid to get creative and experiment with different video styles and techniques, it’ll only help you stand out!
