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Add a video to my website header

Adding a video to your website header creates visual interest and can showcase your products or services. Header videos play silently by default but if you need sound, add your video to a regular website section instead.

Note: Not all themes allow video. If you want to change the look of your header, change your theme.
  1. Go to your GoDaddy product page.
  2. Scroll down, expand Websites + Marketing and select Manage next to your site.
  3. Select Edit Website to open your website builder.
  4. Select your header (the first section of your home page), and then select the arrow next to your cover media.
    Screenshot of the arrow next to the cover media image.
  5. Select Video.
  6. Select Change video.
  7. Upload your own video, select a stock video or import a Vimeo video from a URL. (Only Vimeo links work for the header video, but you can add a YouTube video link to other website sections.)
  8. Select whether customers viewing your site on mobile devices will only see the thumbnail, so that your page loads faster, or the full video.
    Note: To prevent mobile visitors from seeing Vimeo's default thumbail image of three vertical color bars on your website's header, choose a thumbnail image in your video's settings.
  9. Your changes are saved as you work. Publish your site to make the changes live.

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