by QuantumCloud 4.8 (34 reviews)

Slider Hero with Video Background, Animation

Name: Slider Hero with Video Background, Animation
Rating: 4.8 (34 reviews)
Author: QuantumCloud

Hero Slider with Youtube Video Background & Animation Effects. Adverts, Text Carousels, Animated Header - Elementor Slider Widget & Gutenberg

Slider Hero with Video Background, Animation ranks #4,054 among WordPress.org plugins with 3,000+ active installations, a 4.8/5 rating from 34 reviews, and was last updated Sep 14, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v9.2.0 Current Version v9.2.0

Updated 2 days ago Last Update on 14 Sep, 2026

Refreshed 12 hours ago Last Refreshed on

Top 5% by installs Downloads +215.4% this week Actively maintained

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#4,054

-1 this week

Active Installs

3K+

-22.1%

KW Avg Position

27.8

0.6 better

Downloads

234.1K

+46 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

96%

Review 4.8 out of 5

4.8 (34 reviews)

Next Milestone 4K

Total Progress 83.6%

3K+ 4K+

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Reviews & Ratings

4.8

34 reviews

Overall 96%

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

10 known vulnerabilities on record · 2 in the last 24 months · checked 2 days ago

Aug 15, 2026

Slider Hero with Video Background, Animation [slider-hero] < 9.1.3

CVE-2026-76789 · Fixed in v9.1.3
Aug 15, 2026

Slider Hero with Video Background, Animation [slider-hero] < 9.1.8

CVE-2026-17582 · Fixed in v9.1.8
Mar 25, 2024

Slider Hero with Video Background, Animation [slider-hero] < 8.7.0

CVE-2024-29922 · Fixed in v8.7.0
Jun 7, 2023

Slider Hero with Video Background, Animation [slider-hero] < 8.2.1

CVE-2021-4342 · Fixed in v8.2.1
Sep 5, 2022

Slider Hero with Video Background, Animation [slider-hero] < 8.4.4

CVE-2022-3074 · Fixed in v8.4.4
Jul 26, 2021

Slider Hero with Video Background, Animation [slider-hero] < 8.2.7

CVE-2021-24506 · Fixed in v8.2.7
Jul 5, 2021

Slider Hero with Video Background, Animation [slider-hero] < 8.2.1

CVE-2021-4424 · Fixed in v8.2.1
Jul 5, 2021

Slider Hero with Video Background, Animation [slider-hero] < 8.2.1

Fixed in v8.2.1
Slider Hero with Video Background, Animation [slider-hero] < 8.2.1

Fixed in v8.2.1
Slider Hero with Video Background, Animation [slider-hero] < 8.2.1

Fixed in v8.2.1

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Plugin Details

Version: 9.2.0
Last Updated: Sep 14, 2026
Requires WP: 5.2+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 5.6 or higher
Author: QuantumCloud

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8
Reviews: 34
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

Banner slider elementor-slider slider video background video slider

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want animated hero sliders, background video sliders, and product intro adverts without coding. It replaces plain image sliders, which studies show cause banner blindness, with animated backgrounds, text carousels, and call-to-action buttons designed to hold user attention.

Elementor Slider Widget
Gutenberg Slider block
Youtube video background
Background image slider
Text carousel animation
Call to Action buttons
Cinematic intro advert builder
8 background animation effects

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Slider Hero with Video Background, Animation

You can do so from the Slider Hero main Settings page in the WordPress menu. Slider Hero->Settings

Unfortunately, since September 2018 there is no option to hide Watch Later, Share and Video Title within embedded YouTube iframe. Simply, YouTube does not allow anymore ‘clean’ embed without those components.

Video will auto play if it does not have sound. You can turn off the sound setting from the Video settings. If video has sound then it depends on the browser policy and the user's history with your website. Please check this article from Google for more details: https://developers.google.com/web/updates/2017/09/autoplay-policy-changes

Some effects simply does not support background image because background image will look extremely odd with those selected effects. That is why your background image is not showing up with those few selected effects.

A professional version of the plugin is available with 80+ effects to choose from and loads of extra features. If you have any feature request or suggestions and want to be a part of the development effort to shape the plugin in the way you like, leave us a feedback from: https://www.quantumcloud.net/products/support/

1st, you need to deactivate and delete the free version. Then install and activate the pro version and you are ready to go!