Studio Editor: Changing and Customizing the Background of a Section
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Design each section on the site you're creating. You can choose a color, gradient, image or video for the background, and add pattern overlays and scroll effects to further customize the look.
Working with breakpoints:
You can set the section background for each breakpoint to ensure it looks ideal on every device.
In this article, learn how to:
Tip:
To speed up the design process, we have created tons of ready-made and fully responsive sections under Sections in the Add Elements panel.
Adding a color to the section background
Pick any color for your section's background, whether it's one of your theme colors or a custom color. You can then set the opacity if you prefer a more subdued background.
To change the background color of a section:
- Select the relevant section.
- Click the Open Inspector icon
at the top right of the editor. - Click the color box under Design.
- Depending on your preference, select a color:
- Theme colors: Choose one of your site colors.
- My colors: Choose an existing custom color.
- A new color: Click + Add to add a new color to the Color Picker.
- (Optional) Use the slider to increase or decrease the color's opacity.
Adding a gradient to the section background
The Studio Editor offers different types of gradients for your section's background:
- Radial, Linear or Conic gradient
: Choose up to 8 colors and control the opacity of each individual color in these gradients. You can also adjust the angle (Linear), focal point (Radial) or both (Conic) to achieve the look you want. - Fluid gradient
: This gradient lets you create a mesh-like effect, blending as many colors as you need. You can control the opacity, size and spread of each individual color in this gradient.
To add a gradient background to a section:
- Select the relevant section.
- Click the Open Inspector icon at the top right of the editor.
- Click the color box under Design.
- Depending on your preference, click below to learn how to create each gradient type:
Add a Linear, Radial or Conic gradient
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Add a Fluid gradient
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Adding an image to the section background
Add an image to your section's background and adjust the focal point so the relevant part is always displayed. You can use your own uploaded images, choose a free image from Wix / Unsplash or purchase a Shutterstock image.
Tip:
You can add a color or gradient overlay on top of your image. Click the color box to select a color or gradient, then drag the slider to adjust the opacity of this layer.
To add an image background to a page section:
- Select the relevant section.
- Click the Open Inspector icon at the top right of the editor.
- Click + Add image or video under Media.
- (In the Media Manager) Choose what to do next:
- Select or upload your own image.
- Click the Media from Wix / Unsplash tab to use one of our free images.
- Click the Shutterstock tab to purchase an image from Shutterstock.
- Click Change Background.
- (Optional) Customize your image background in the Inspector panel:
- Focal Point
: Select the part of the image that should always be visible, even when the screen is resized. - Opacity: Drag the slider to change the image's visibility.
- Fitting options: Click the drop-down to choose how this image should fit the section.
- Focal Point
- (Optional) Click the Background Scroll Effects icon
to choose a scroll effect (e.g. parallax).
Updated a site from Editor X to Studio?
If you've applied a parallax effect to a background image, it remains the same on Studio – unless you delete the effect or replace the image.
In the Studio Editor, you can add a parallax effect to an image in any of the following ways:
- Set the image as the section background, then apply a background scroll effect on the section.
- Add the image to the section, then apply a scroll parallax animation on the image. Make sure to not apply any other animations to the image.
Adding a video to the section background
Add a video background to add a sense of movement to your section. You can choose the focal point of the video, change the playback speed and decide whether or not it plays in a loop.
We have a whole library of free videos you can use for your background, but you can also use your own files or purchase a video from Shutterstock.
Tip:
You can add a color or gradient overlay on top of your video background. Click the color box to select a color or gradient, then drag the slider to adjust the opacity of this layer.
To add a video background to a page section:
- Select the relevant section.
- Click the Open Inspector icon at the top right of the editor.
- Click + Add image or video under Media.
- (In the Media Manager) Choose what to do next:
- Select or upload your own video.
- Click the Media from Wix / Unsplash tab to use one of our free videos.
- Click the Shutterstock tab to purchase a video from Shutterstock.
- Click Change Background.
- (Optional) Customize your video background in the Inspector panel:
- Focal point: Click the Focal Point icon to select the area in the video that should always be visible, even when the screen is resized.
- Opacity: Drag the slider to change the video's visibility.
- Playback speed: Click the drop-down to select the speed (e.g. Normal, 0.25x, 1.25x).
- Play in a loop: Click the toggle to change the way the video is played:
- Enabled: The video plays in an infinite loop in the background.
- Disabled: The video only plays once to visitors, then stops.
- Focal point: Click the Focal Point icon
Want to see it live?
Click the Play button on your video to see how it looks directly on the canvas.
Adding a pattern overlay to the section background
Apply an interesting pattern over your section's background. We have a variety of patterns to choose from, in different colors and sizes – browse through the list and click patterns you like to see how they blend with the background.
To add a pattern overlay to the section background:
- Select the relevant section.
- Click the Open Inspector icon at the top right of the editor.
- Enable the Apply pattern overlay toggle under Background overlay.
- Browse through the available patterns. Click a pattern to add it as an overlay and see how it fits your background.
Adding a scroll effect to the section background
Background scroll effects add a sense of movement to sections as visitors scroll up and down the site. There's tons of effects to choose from (e.g., Parallax, 3D, Zoom In), all of which can make your client's content stand out.
Note:
Available scroll effects depend on the background type you have chosen for the section.
To add a background scroll effect:
- Select a page section.
- Click the Background Scroll Effects icon
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- Select an effect from the list.
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