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title: How To Create A Virtual Tour Using Self Hosted 360 Degree Interactive Video with WPVR
description: "With [**WPVR**](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpvr/), you can easily create virtual tours using self hosted 360 degree interactive videos. Therefore, you don't have to upload your 360 degree interactive videos on **YouTube** or any other platform and rely on them. Today, you'll learn to…"
url: "https://rextheme.com/docs/wp-vr-360-degree-interactive-video/"
updated: "2026-01-08"
category: WP VR / Create 360 Degree Video Tours
---

# How To Create A Virtual Tour Using Self Hosted 360 Degree Interactive Video with WPVR

With [**WPVR**](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpvr/), you can easily create virtual tours using self hosted 360 degree interactive videos.

Therefore, you don't have to upload your 360 degree interactive videos on **YouTube** or any other platform and rely on them.

Today, you'll learn to create a virtual tour with your self hosted video.

## **Create A Virtual Tour Using Self Hosted 360 Degree Interactive Video**

Once you have [installed and activated the WP VR](https://rextheme.com/docs/wp-vr-install-and-activate/) plugin on your website, follow these simple steps to create a virtual tour using a self-hosted 360 degree interactive video.

### **Step 1:**

Go to your WordPress **Dashboard** > **WP VR** , and choose to create a new virtual tour by clicking on **Add New Tour**.

Set a suitable **Title** to this virtual tour.

[![Virtual Tour with Self Hosted 360 degree Interactive Video](https://rextheme.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Virtual-Tour-with-Self-Hosted-360-degree-Interactive-Video.png)](https://rextheme.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Virtual-Tour-with-Self-Hosted-360-degree-Interactive-Video.png)

Now, click on the **Video** tab.

### **Step 2:**

The Video tour option will appear.

Turn **On** the **Enable Video** option.

[![Turn On the 360 Degree Video Tour Option](https://rextheme.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Turn-On-the-360-Degree-Video-Tour-Option.png)](https://rextheme.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Turn-On-the-360-Degree-Video-Tour-Option.png)

You'll see a warning notice while enabling the video option.

[![How To Create A Virtual Tour Using Self Hosted 360 Degree Interactive Video with WPVR 1](https://rextheme.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/image.png)](https://rextheme.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/image.png)

Choose to turn ON the Video option.

### **Step 3:**

Once you enable the Video option, these new options will appear:

- **Autoplay.**
- **Loop.**
- **Upload or Add Link.**

[![Video Tour Option Enabled](https://rextheme.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Video-Tour-Option-Enabled.png)](https://rextheme.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Video-Tour-Option-Enabled.png)

**Autoplay:** If you turn on this option, the video tour will start playing automatically once you load the tour page.

**Loop:** The 360 degree interactive video tour will continue playing on loop once you turn on this option.

**Upload or Add Link:** Here, you can upload the video file you'll be using or set the URL of the video file.

### **Step 4:**

You can either choose to upload the video file or take one of your already uploaded 360 degree interactive video files from your Media folder.

[![360 Degree Interactive Video File](https://rextheme.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/360-Degree-Interactive-Video-File.png)](https://rextheme.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/360-Degree-Interactive-Video-File.png)

Here, we'll be using an already uploaded video.

For this, you have to copy the **URL** of the file on your **Media folder.**

### **Step 5:**

On the **Upload or Add Link** field, paste the URL of your 360 degree interactive video file.

Alternatively, you can just upload the file by clicking on the **Upload** button.

[![Setup 360 Degree Interactive Video Tour](https://rextheme.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Setup-360-Degree-Interactive-Video-Tour.png)](https://rextheme.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Setup-360-Degree-Interactive-Video-Tour.png)

Now, click on the **Preview** button.

### **Step 6:**

You'll see a preview of the tour on the **Tour Preview** section.

Now you can save and publish the tour by just clicking on the **Publish** button.

[![360 Video Virtual Tour Preview](https://rextheme.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/360-Video-Virtual-Tour-Preview.png)](https://rextheme.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/360-Video-Virtual-Tour-Preview.png)

Once the tour is saved and published on dashboard, you can easily publish it on the frontend.

You can use **Gutenburg**, **Elementor**, **Shortcodes**, **Oxygen Builder**, and **Visual Composer** to publish this tour on your frontend.

Here is how the 360 degree interactive video will look like once you've published it on the front end of your website.

[![Published 360 Degree Video Virtual Tour](https://rextheme.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Published-360-Degree-Video-Virtual-Tour.png)](https://rextheme.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Published-360-Degree-Video-Virtual-Tour.png)

Just like that, you can also [use YouTube 360 Degree Videos to create virtual tours](https://rextheme.com/docs/wp-vr-embed-youtube-360-video/).