Hostinger Website Builder: How to Add a Video Background to a Section

Learn how to change the background of a website section using Hostinger Website Builder

Updated 2 weeks ago

If you use Hostinger Website Builder and want to add a video to the section background, follow the steps below 👇

Within the builder, click on the section you want to edit and select Edit section:

Hostinger Website Builder section toolbar with Edit section highlighted

Choose image background settings:

Hostinger Website Builder section settings with Background color or image toggle highlighted

Currently, the video background only supports video Pexels.

To use your own video as a section background you may convert your video to .gif and upload the GIF as a section background image.

It is not recommended to use GIFs for a section background because they may affect your website speed 💡

More details on how to add an image background to a section here.

Video backgrounds can also be accessed and applied from section settings by selecting the “Video” option from the background tab and then choosing out of the list of free video backgrounds provided there:

  • Videos are royalty-free

  • There are videos suited for horizontal (desktop) and vertical (mobile) sections

  • Can change the dimness of the video to make the text more readable

  • Use the search function to find the video that best fits you!

RaspVerry Delights homepage editor with hero section and drink glass, plus selected section controls