How to Add YouTube Video as Fullscreen Background in WordPress wp lifetime webs
Some websites use background videos to make landing pages more interesting to visitors. If used carefully a moving background can be good for grabbing the attention of your visitors. In this video, we will show you how to add a YouTube video as a full screen background in WordPress.
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Summary of this Tutorial:
Start by installing and activating the mb.YTPlayer for bacground viseos plugin.
Go under Settings, mb.YTPlayer to configure the plugin.
Add the YouTube URL of the video and fill out the other options throughout.
We keep the defaults and click save changes.
You can preview it and if you do not see the video your theme has a background or image and you want to remove it in the stylesheet.
If you want a video background for just a post or page go to the post you want and click the new YouTube button to add the video.
Fill out the parameters and click insert shortcode when you are finished.
Related Links:
mb.YTPlayer for background videos
great videos. tanks alot
Does this slow page load much? Does it work on mobile?
Great video… Can you explain how Skype is able to create video like this, that includes text or button elements.. Thanks http://www.skype.com/en/
Thank you
is it responsive ? will it video background works on different devices ?
hi, I have created a home page and the video does not show. I set one shortcode in the page in question but the result does not change. I can see it only if imposed throughout the site as a blo. I would need that also saw the static pages. it's possible?
Otherwise how else I could use plugin?
saved my £35 i was going to spend.
thank you woman!!!!!
you cannot choose a page, you have either home or blog or both.
How do I remove the theme's background color/image in the stylesheet?
Slow down!! you talk way to fast
Kinda a good ttorial you went to fast to follow I had to replay the video several times
all colours and images removed yet the video is still not coming up
video background does not appear on mobile device..thats a really huge problem for me.kindly tell us how to fix it problem.
Thanks Joe. You saved me a lot of time.
great vidoe, i added a youtube video but get no sounds from it
YOUR FINE . WE CAN ALWAYS STOP THE VIDEO. tHANK YOU FOR THE FREE INFO. PERFECT GODBLESS
nice
very helpfull