blakedotvegas

Hi Karnac2020,

How are you trying to implement the Video Background on the homepage?

Trying the container “#exodus-logo-bar” should work if you are implementing on the homepage.

Hi knaakedup,

This is possible, however, not supported by the plugin as this is more of a custom request. However, if you wanted to do something like this, it’s fairly simple with some CSS and the hover attribute. Something like this is the same idea, just implemented a little different:
https://codepen.io/Jenn/pen/qsklF

Sorry I could not help you further!

Hi mateoroksandic,

Can you link me to the URL? Please make sure to check your WEBM and MP4 links, just in case one of the videos in corrupted. This could cause the video not to play.

Hi Surfpark,

This is very possible. You will want to use a function to do this. Something like this will work:

/**
 * Function to add [vidbg] shortcode to every page's footer.
 */
function theme_vidbg_add_to_every_page() {
  echo do_shortcode( '[vidbg container=”body” mp4=”#” webm=”#” poster=”#” muted=”true” loop=”true” overlay=”false” overlay_color=”#000″ overlay_alpha=”0.3″]' );
}
add_action( 'wp_footer', 'theme_vidbg_add_to_every_page' );

• This reply was modified 7 years, 9 months ago by blakedotvegas.

Hi Jenxi,

Thanks for using Video Background.

Could you please reference your URL so I can take a closer look?

If your “.front-page-1” container is 4305px, Video Background will match the size to cover the entire thing, thus expanding the video to display the middle of it. I believe this may be the issue, but taking a look at your site will help me determine.

Blake

Hi caterinaoxb,

Thanks for using Video Background!

Would you mind providing your website URL so I can take a look?

Blake

Hi kaftakis,

I apologize for the delayed support times!

There was a small issue that some users were experiencing with PHP that actually had issues within WordPress. I haven’t heard back from you but I hope to hear from you soon on the Push Labs support page to get this issue situated!

Thanks for using Video Background & Video Background Pro!

Blake

Hi eamel,

Sorry for the late response. I’ve replied to your original thread. Please get back to me so we can resolve this issue.

Blake

Hi Ben,

I’m sorry I’m just seeing this now. For some reason WordPress unsubscribed me from all my plugin comments and I was no longer receiving them.

Are you still experiencing this issue with Video Background and Video Background Pro?

Additionally, yes, Android has released some new abilities to play video backgrounds on mobile. This will be addressed in the next release of Video Background and Video Background Pro.

Thanks for using Video Background.

Blake

Hi ashokbugude,

Are you still experiencing this issue?

Blake

Hi Johnny,

This sounds like something you’ll be able to accomplish with the Video Background shortcode through the functions.php file. If you want the video background effect on every page, you can just add this function to display on every page:

function vidbg_in_widget_area() {

  // Your Video Background shortcode
  echo do_shortcode( '[vidbg container="body" mp4="#" webm="#" poster="#" muted="true" loop="true" overlay="false" overlay_color="#000" overlay_alpha="0.3"]' );
}
add_action( 'wp_footer', 'vidbg_in_widget_area' );

Blake

Hi flavioface,

Are you still experiencing this issue?

There are no known compatibility issues with Visual Composer and all of the machines I’ve tested on, Video Background seems to be working fine on all major browsers.

Blake

Hi jasonjcohn,

Thanks for using Video Background.

This is an issue with the aspect ratio of the video. As the video will conform to the size of it’s container, it is not at a perfect aspect ratio. It looks like the video is a 16:9 aspect ratio, so you’ll have to restrict the container to these specifications.

Here is a great article from W3 Schools that will help you achieve this:
https://www.w3schools.com/howto/howto_css_aspect_ratio.asp

Blake

Hi everyone,

Video Background is undergoing some changes to make mobile a lot better. As badlydrawnben pointed out, there have been some new revisions in Android that allow video backgrounds. Depending on how others follow suit, there could possibly be video backgrounds on mobile in the near future.

Blake

Hi Parmenti,

Thanks for using Video Background.

You sure can do this. However, instead of modifying the front-page.php file, I would add a custom function to the functions.php file using the do_shortcode() function and include the Video Background shortcode. Here is an example:

function vidbg_front_page() {

  // Your conditional for front page
  if( ! is_front_page() ) {
    return;
  }

  // Your Video Background shortcode
  echo do_shortcode( '[vidbg container="body" mp4="#" webm="#" poster="#" muted="true" loop="true" overlay="false" overlay_color="#000" overlay_alpha="0.3"]' );
}
add_action( 'wp_footer', 'vidbg_front_page' );

Blake