This is a block that allows you to create a background area. You can set an image, video, or color on the background, and add other blocks such as text on top of this block.
The background is a feature currently being tested by beta testers. If you would like to use it, please apply by clicking ? > Help at the bottom left of the screen.
Add background
There are two ways to add it:
Enter /background in the blank space and press Enter to add a background block.
Click + on the left side of the block and select Background .
Background settings
Add images and videos to your background
Hover your cursor over the block and click the Change Background icon.
Upload images or videos directly from the Upload tab, or add images by searching keywords on the Unsplash tab.
Uploadable Extensions
JPG, GIF, MP4, MOV
Change size and width
Drag and drop the left/right/down handles that appear when you hover your cursor over a section block.
What if you always want to fix the width or height to the maximum?
Hover over a block and click ... > Full Width or Full Height .
Add color to the background
Hover your cursor over the block and click the Change Background icon.
In the Colors tab, select the desired color from the palette or color picker.
View in card format
Hover your cursor over a section block, then click ... > Card Format .
Version with card format option turned on
Version with card format option turned off
Blurry view
Hover your cursor over the block and click ... > Blur Background .
Version with blurred background option turned on
Version with the blurred background option turned off
Link
Hover your cursor over the block and click the link icon. (Only works when the background is set to an image.)
Enter a URL, feature, or other page or channel you want in the input field and click Save .
Add another block on top of the background
Click on the block and type / to select the block you want. You can add other blocks as in the example below.
Text, buttons, images, tables, columns, channels, etc. You can add any block.
Hover your cursor over the background block and click the alignment icon to choose the alignment you want.
Horizontal alignment
Click the handle of the block you want to align and select the alignment you want.
If the background block width and the site width are different, you can adjust the width of the blocks above the background block to match the site width.