Hi @DOMINIK TARABANSKI I'll send you a message now. My plugin works exactly the same as how you'd normally use Squarespace to add a background video - you just paste your Vimeo video link in the section background edit menu. The actual plugin is just a one-time copy and paste. You don't need to fiddle around with anything or edit code yourself. And once added, it works with every Vimeo background video you add on your site automatically.
See this, only $10. https://www.will-myers.com/products/p/video-element
You can use this plugin, then if you want to make it fullbleed, just share url, we will give the code
Hi, I've developed a fix for this issue.
There is indeed a Squarespace issue that stops background videos from playing on mobile. It's nothing to do with connection speed etc - I'm at home with good wifi and only Squarespace websites are not showing autoplaying background videos.
My fix for this issue doesn't require you to do anything differently, you still paste your video URL into the background video field as normal. Here's a demo -
I think this fix will provide real value to Squarespace website owners, so I'm going to start offering it as a plugin for £40, but before I start writing instructions and setting up the product I just wanted to gauge interest. I will also be offering it to my existing Squarespace clients.
The plugin has some stipulations:
You must be using Squarespace 7.1 (but if there's enough interest I'll adapt it to work on 7.0 as well)
You must have the business plan or higher to be able to paste the custom code for this fix
You must be using a paid Vimeo account, not Youtube. Most people should be doing this anyway because Youtube videos have youtube stuff all over them resulting in a poor user experience, and a paid Vimeo account is required for background videos
On iOS there's a feature that stops autoplay videos if the device is in low-power mode.
Please let me know if you're interested, thanks!
Andrew Moore
Digital Freelancer & Squarespace Expert of 6+ years
