How to Create an Image Swap on Scroll with Divi

Last Updated on September 17, 2022 by 16 Comments

How to Create an Image Swap on Scroll with Divi
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Creating interactive design comes with many advantages. One of them is the fact that you can fit more visual content inside a single section and determine how the visual content shows up while visitors are scrolling. It elevates the overall user experience visitors have on your website and takes your web design efforts to the next level. In today’s tutorial, we’ll show you how to create an image swap on scroll using Divi and its new scroll effects. We’ll see a switch between four different images. You’ll be able to download the JSON file for free as well!

Let’s get to it.

Preview

Before we dive into the tutorial, let’s take a quick look at the outcome across different screen sizes.

Desktop

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Mobile

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1. Create Element Structure

Add New Regular Section

Start by adding a new regular section to the page you’re working on.

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Add New Row

Column Structure

Continue by adding a new row to the section using the following column structure:

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Sizing

Without adding any modules yet, open the row settings and modify the row’s sizing as follows:

  • Width: 100%
  • Max Width: 100%

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Column 1 Settings

Spacing

Then, open the column 1 settings and modify the spacing values across different screen sizes.

  • Top Padding: 50px (Desktop), 0px (Tablet & Phone)
  • Bottom Padding: 50px (Desktop), 120% (Tablet), 140% (Phone)

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Column 2 Settings

Spacing

Add some padding to the second column as well.

  • Top Padding: 12vw
  • Bottom Padding: 12vw
  • Left Padding: 5vw
  • Right Padding: 5vw

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Add Image Module to Column 1

Upload Image with Transparent Background

Time to add modules, starting with a first Text Module in column 1. Upload a product image with a 1:1 ratio and a transparent background.

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Background Color

Then, go to the background settings and change the background color.

  • Background Color: #b3485e

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Sizing

Enable the ‘Force Fullwidth’ option in the sizing settings next.

  • Force Fullwidth: Yes

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Spacing

And complete the module settings by adding some top and bottom padding.

  • Top Padding: 100px
  • Bottom Padding: 100px

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Clone Image Module 3x

Once you’ve completed the first Image Module in column 1, you can clone the entire module three times.

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Change Images

Change the image in each duplicate Image Module.

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Change Background Colors

And match the new images with background colors of your choice.

  • Background Color 1: #ffda60
  • Background Color 2: #e6674d
  • Background Color 3: #b4ff99

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Add Text Module #1 to Column 2

Add H2 Content

On to the second column. There, the first module we need is a Text Module containing some H2 content.

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H2 Text Settings

Move on to the module’s design tab and change the H2 text settings as follows:

  • Heading 2 Font: Anton
  • Heading 2 Text Color: #000000
  • Heading 2 Text Size: 4vw (Desktop), 8vw (Tablet), 10vw (Phone)
  • Heading 2 Line Height: 1.4em

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Add Text Module #2 to Column 2

Add Content

Add another Text Module right below the previous one and enter some description content of your choice.

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Text Settings

Move on to the design tab and make some changes to the text settings.

  • Text Font: Open Sans
  • Text Size: 0.9vw (Desktop), 2vw (Tablet), 2.5vw (Phone)
  • Text Line Height: 2.6em

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Add Button Module to Column 2

Add Copy

The next and last module we need in column 2 is a Button Module. Enter some copy of your choice.

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Button Settings

Then, style the button accordingly:

  • Use Custom Styles For Button: Yes
  • Button Text Size: 20px
  • Button Text Color: #ffffff
  • Button Background Color: #000000
  • Button Border Width: 0px
  • Button Border Radius: 100px

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  • Button Font: Anton

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Spacing

Add some custom padding values to the spacing settings too.

  • Top Padding: 50px
  • Bottom Padding: 50px
  • Left Padding: 33px
  • Right Padding: 33px

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2. Apply Scroll Effects to Images

Image Module #1 Fading In and Out

Once you’ve completed the modules in both columns, it’s time to apply the scroll effects. The scroll effects we add are different for each one of the four Image Modules in column 1. We’ve finetuned the settings to make one image appear after the other. Open the first Image Module and use the following fading in and out scroll effect for it:

  • Enable Fading In and Out: Yes
  • Starting Opacity: 100%
  • Mid Opacity: 100% (from 0% to 39%)
  • Ending Opacity: 0% (at 40%)
  • Motion Effect Trigger: Middle of Element

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Image Module #2 Fading In and Out

Then, open the second image and use the fading in and out settings:

  • Enable Fading In and Out: Yes
  • Starting Opacity: 0% (at 40%)
  • Mid Opacity: 100% (from 40% to 49%)
  • Ending Opacity: 0% (at 50%)
  • Motion Effect Trigger: Middle of Element

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Image Module #3 Fading In and Out

Add a fading in and out scroll effect to the third Image Module too.

  • Enable Fading In and Out: Yes
  • Starting Opacity: 0% (at 50%)
  • Mid Opacity: 100% (from 50% to 59%)
  • Ending Opacity: 0% (at 60%)
  • Motion Effect Trigger: Middle of Element

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Image Module #4 Fading In and Out

And complete the scroll effects by adding the following fading in and out scroll effect to the last Image Module in your column:

  • Enable Fading In and Out: Yes
  • Starting Opacity: 0% (at 60%)
  • Mid Opacity: 100% (from 60% to 100%)
  • Ending Opacity: 100%

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3. Add Position Settings to First Image & Expand to All Images in Column

Add Absolute Position to Image Module #1

Now, to make sure the images appear after each other while scrolling, we’ll need to place the Image Modules on top of each other using Divi’s position options. Open the first Image Module, go to the advanced tab and use an absolute position.

  • Position: Absolute
  • Location: Top Left

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Extend Position Settings to All Images in Column

Continue by extending the position styles to each Image Module in the column and you’re done!

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  • To: All Images
  • Throughout: This Column

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Preview

Now that we’ve gone through all the steps, let’s take a final look at the outcome across different screen sizes.

Desktop

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Mobile

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Final Thoughts

In this post, we’ve shown you how to create an image swap on scroll. This technique allows you to switch between multiple images in your section while visitors are scrolling down the page. You were able to download the JSON file for free as well! If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment in the comment section below.

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16 Comments

  1. Hi, I have tried to upload this free json file to the divi library, but it does not work. Can you please help me? Many thanks, Kristýna

    • Hi Kristyna, sorry to hear that. It should import without problems, see this screenshot (https://i.imgur.com/lI5BY8z.png). Perhaps there might be a resources issue on your site. I recommend contacting our Support Team via chat on our website, https://elegantthemes.com.

  2. Thanks Donjete,

    Would I be able to apply this for images only? On 1 column with 4 images?

  3. Thanks Donjete!!! great work

  4. Hi – great tutorial and layout, thank you! When I try to go back and adjust the fading for the scroll effects for the 4 images, when I’m in the visual builder I can only access the last or “bottom” image to edit since I’ve placed them all top left as “absolute”… do you know within the visual builder how to go about selecting the other three images that are absolute top left to edit them individually?

    • Happy you like it, Aaron! I recommend switching over to Wireframe Mode (bottom left corner inside the Visual Builder) to access the absolute positioned images easily. Hope that helps!

  5. Awesome!

    • Thanks, Elisandro!! 🙂

  6. The json File dosent work. Testet import on 3 diverent sites, with only divi and no others plugins active. Its not loading

    • Hey Jan, sorry to hear that, are you uploading it to the Divi library by navigating to your WordPress dashboard > Divi > Divi Library and uploading it there? The JSON can’t be imported directly in the page itself.

  7. This is a pretty cool effect; I like it a lot. 🙂

    • Happy to hear that, Oliver! 🙂

  8. i love it , thanks a lot

    • Awesome, you’re welcome! 🙂

  9. nice post content!

    • Happy you like it!

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