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title: "How to Add a Video Background in a WordPress Container?"
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# How to Add a Video Background in a WordPress Container?

## Key Takeaways

- Nexter Blocks Container block adds a video background to any section in the WordPress block editor using YouTube, Vimeo, or self-hosted video.
- Creative Video background settings include Loop, Mute, Fallback Image, and Parallax Background Video toggles, plus an Iframe Title for screen readers.
- Nexter Blocks lists the Container block as best used for hero sections on landing pages, service or product sections, and portfolio or agency site headers.

Do you want to add a video background to a section in WordPress? Adding a video background gives your page an immersive, cinematic look that static images cannot match.

With the Container block in Nexter Blocks, you can add a video background to any section in the WordPress block editor — using a YouTube, Vimeo, or self-hosted video.

**Best Used For:**

- Hero sections on landing pages where a looping video background conveys brand atmosphere

- Service or product sections that benefit from a motion background to hold visitor attention

- Portfolio or agency site headers where visual impact matters more than static imagery

*To check the complete feature overview documentation of the Nexter Blocks Container block, [click here](https://nexterwp.com/docs/add-a-container-in-wordpress/).*

**Requirement – This block is a part of Nexter Blocks. Make sure it is installed and activated.**

[LIVE BLOCK LINK](https://nexterwp.com/nexter-blocks/blocks/wordpress-container/)

Add the Container block with the appropriate layout to the page and follow the steps:

1. Go to **Style** > **Background Deep Layer**.

2. Select **Creative Video** from the **Select Background Option** dropdown.

3. From the **Video Source** dropdown, select the video source. You will find three options:

- **YouTube** – To use a YouTube video as the background.

- **Vimeo** – To use a Vimeo video as the background.

- **Self-Hosted** – To use a video file uploaded to your WordPress media library.

Select the source that matches your video. The steps below use YouTube as an example.

4. In the **YouTube Video ID** field, enter the [YouTube video ID](https://gist.github.com/jakebellacera/d81bbf12b99448188f183141e6696817) for the video you want to use as the background.

In the **Iframe Title** field, enter a descriptive title for the iFrame. This title is used by screen readers and improves accessibility.

Enable the **Loop** toggle to play the video on a continuous loop. Use this when the video background should repeat seamlessly without interruption.

Enable the **Mute** toggle to silence the video audio. Most browsers require video to be muted before it can autoplay, so keep this on for background videos.

In the **Fallback Image** field, upload an image to display when the video cannot load, such as on mobile devices where video autoplay is restricted.

Enable the **Parallax Background Video** toggle to add a parallax scrolling effect to the video background. Use this when you want the video to shift at a different speed than the page content as the visitor scrolls.

You will now see the video playing in the background of the container. To add a scroll-triggered entrance animation to the container section, see [How to Add On-Scroll Animation in WordPress](https://nexterwp.com/docs/add-on-scroll-animation-in-wordpress/).