Video Background Block helps you add self-hosted, YouTube, or Vimeo video backgrounds to your site with full overlay, playback, & responsive controls.
Alternatives to Gene Scroll Hero – Video Background Hero that Plays as You Scroll
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WordPress plugins with similar use cases
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Build native JavaScript scroll-scrubbed video backgrounds for WordPress content, templates, and optional Elementor layouts.
KaosSliderv1.1.6
WordPress plugin for creating stunning sliders, carousels, and hero sections. Fully customizable and packed with effects.
Hero Slider with Youtube Video Background & Animation Effects. Adverts, Text Carousels, Animated Header - Elementor Slider Widget & Gutenberg
Add Parallax scrolling effects in any section of your website.
Set a unique background color, gradient, image, overlay, or video for any individual post or page — all from a single elegant meta box.
Crixu Tiltwallv1.0.2
Full-bleed hero sections with a parallax-style tilted image gallery background that scrolls endlessly, plus a Cover block-style overlay.
Add an animated background to WordPress in a minute: Aurora, Particles, Silk and more. Site-wide or on one block. No code.
Image sequence animation on scroll. Take any video, and transform it into immersive dynamic landing page that animate as you scroll.
Willow Scrollv1.0.0
A different header for different parts of the site: transparent over a hero, dark on products, regular elsewhere. Set per template, category or page.