Wix Editor: Adding a Video to Your Page Background

3 min

Wow your visitors and add artistic detail to your site with a video background. You can upload your own video, add a free Wix video, or purchase a professional Shutterstock video.

A video page background playing on a live Wix site.

Adding a video to your page background

Get started by uploading a video to your page background.

There are a variety of free, striking options available from Wix, so you can choose something that's perfect for your brand and its aesthetic.

To add a video to your page background:

Go to your editor.
Go to the relevant page.
Click Site Design on the left side of the editor.
Click Page Background.
Select Video.
Choose what you want to do:
- Upload your own video:
  1. Click Upload Media.
  2. Browse your computer and select your video.
  3. Click Change Background.
- Add a free Wix video:
  1. Click Media from Wix.
  2. Select a video.
  3. Click Change Background.
- Purchase a Shutterstock video:
  1. Click Shutterstock.
  2. Select a video.
  3. Click Buy Video.
(Optional) Click Apply to Other Pages to add the background to other pages of your site.

Want to remove a page background?

To remove a page background completely, change the background color to white.

The page background tab of the Site Design panel. The cursor is hovering over the option to add a video.

Looking for additional design inspiration?

The Wix design hub is a great resource for ideas and website design trends.

FAQs

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