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Adding a Hero Video to your Homepage

Sometimes a graphic isn't enough for the hero of your homepage. This article shows you how to add a hero video to your homepage using jQuery.

Sometimes a graphic isn't enough for the hero of your homepage. Showcase your product or service on your website with a video that continuously loops. In this article, Solodev will show you how to add a hero video to your homepage using the vide jQuery plugin.

Below is the required HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

Step 1 - hero-video.html

Add the HTML below to your web page

<header class="heropanel--video" data-vide-bg="mp4: https://www.solodev.com/assets/video-bg/blog-SD.mp4,  data-vide-options=">
  <div class="heropanel__content">
    <h1><a rel="home">No Static Web Pages</a></h1>
    <p>A Hero Video </p>
  </div>
</header>

Step 2 - hero-video.css

Download the CSS below and include it in your web page

hero-video.css

Step 3 - Add the includes below to your web page

<link rel="stylesheet" href="hero-video.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css">
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.12.4/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://www.gordonmac.com/wp-content/themes/2016/vendor/vide/jquery.vide.min.js"></script>

In this article, Solodev showed you how to add a hero video to your homepage. Swap out the video and copy and make it your own!

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