Set motion once for the whole site

Section animation and image motion are site-wide defaults in Appearance. When you change one, every existing section follows, and so does every section you add later. A single section can still use its own setting.

Entrance animation type and speed, site-wide
Image motion: scale, parallax, fade and blur
Per-section overrides when a section needs to differ

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Entrance, scroll and reduced motion

Beste has 2 kinds of animation, set in different places. Image motion respects each visitor's reduced-motion setting.

A 1-time animation that plays when an element first scrolls into view: fade, rise, slide, zoom in, zoom out or blur in. It plays once and stays in place, so scrolling back up does not replay it. Keep the strength light so the page stays easy to read.

Scroll and entrance animation for each image

Any image or section background can animate as it moves through the viewport, and any image can play an entrance animation when it scrolls into view. Open an image in the editor, click Edit, and find the controls under Scroll Animation and Entrance Animation.

Scale, parallax, fade and blur while scrolling
Intensity: subtle, normal or strong
Entrance presets: fade, rise, slide, zoom in, zoom out and blur in
Reset or hold when the element leaves the screen
Image motion and section animation in the same panel
Leave any setting to the site-wide default

Motion you can keep light

Animation ships with the site, so there is nothing to install. You decide how much of it the site uses: a short entrance, a scroll effect on one photo, or none at all.

Light by default: Entrance animations are short and play once. Scroll effects run only on the images you choose.
Off with one switch, site-wide: Set the default to off in Appearance and every section follows, including new ones. You can still turn a single section back on.

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Questions about motion

Yes. Set the site-wide default to off and every section follows, including the ones you add later. You can still turn a single section back on.

The animation code ships with the site, so there is nothing extra to install. Entrance animations are short and play once. If you want the lightest possible page, turn section animation off in Appearance.

No. Appearance holds one default for the whole site. Use per-section settings only for exceptions.

Scroll animation runs continuously while the element moves through the viewport, which creates parallax. Entrance animation plays once, when the element appears, and then stops.

No. Motion settings are available on every plan, including Free.

Want something more specific?

Choose your motion defaults in Appearance

How the Visual Editor works

Set motion once for the whole site

Entrance, scroll and reduced motion

Scroll and entrance animation for each image

Motion you can keep light

Questions about motion

Can I turn animation off completely?

Does motion slow the site down?

Do I have to set this per section?

What is the difference between scroll and entrance animation?

Is any of this Pro-only?