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Video Box Widget for Elementor Pro

A video behind a cover image and play button.

Overview

What Video Box does

Video Box shows one video behind a cover image with a play button. The video plays in place or in a popup, and a video playing in place can follow the visitor in a corner of the screen while they scroll. It works with YouTube, Vimeo, the media library or a direct file link, and the player loads only when the visitor presses play.

Live demo

See it in action

Features

What it can do

  • Four sources: YouTube, Vimeo, Media Library and File Link.

  • Plays in place or in a popup.

  • A playing video can move to one of four corners when the visitor scrolls past it.

  • The player loads only after the visitor presses play.

  • Cover image of your choice, in five shapes including 9:16 vertical.

  • Play button with a Ripple or Pulse effect and a custom icon.

  • Optional title and video length shown on the cover.

  • Start time, muted, repeat, player controls and YouTube Privacy Mode.

Use cases

When to use it

Hero or explainer video

Show a clean cover with a play button and open the video in a popup.

Tutorials and long reads

Switch on the corner player so the video keeps playing while visitors read on.

Product demos

Play a file from the media library in place, with the title and length on the cover.

Silent background clip

Start a muted, repeating video as soon as it is seen on screen.

Setup

How to set it up

What you need: A YouTube or Vimeo video link, a video file in the media library, or a direct link to an MP4 or WebM file.

  1. Drag Video Box onto the page and choose the Source.

  2. Paste the Video Link for YouTube or Vimeo, choose a Video File, or type a File Link.

  3. Set Plays to In place or In a popup.

  4. For a video that plays in place, switch on Follow in a Corner While Scrolling and pick the Corner if wanted.

  5. In Cover, choose a Cover Image, a Shape and a Play Button Effect.

  6. In Player, set Start At (seconds), Muted, Repeat and Player Controls.

  7. Style the frame, play button, title and popup in the Style tab.

FAQ

Questions and answers

Does the video slow down the page?

The YouTube or Vimeo player is not loaded until the visitor presses play. Before that, only the cover image and the play button are on the page.

Can visitors close the small corner player?

Yes. It has a close button that pauses the video and puts it back in its place on the page.

Can a video start by itself with sound?

No. Browsers only allow videos to start by themselves without sound, so Start When Seen plays muted.

What happens when the popup is closed?

The player is removed, so the video and its sound stop at once.

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