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title: "How to Create a Video Popup in WordPress?"
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# How to Create a Video Popup in WordPress?

Looking to add a video popup to your WordPress site? Video popups are an effective way to engage visitors and deliver key messages or showcase your products and services.

With the Video block from the Nexter Blocks, you can easily create a video popup.

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

***Requirement  - This block is a part of the Nexter Blocks, make sure it's installed & activated to enjoy all its powers.***

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

To do this, add the Video block from the Nexter Blocks to the page and follow the steps. 

1. Select the appropriate source from the **Source** section under the **Video** tab.

2. After that, add the video as per the selected source.

3. Then enable the **Custom Layout** toggle from the **Banner / Icon** tab and select **Banner**.

> *Note: The ****Icon ****option will open the video in a popup by default.*

4. Then you have to add an image from the **Upload** **Image **section.

If you want, you can add an icon over the banner image from the **Upload Play Icon **section.

5. Then enable the **Play on Popup** toggle.

Now when you click on the image the video will open in a popup.