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With the Minimatica when changing the background every aspect of the background get filled with the colour chosen which looks really nice on the static page and sliding images however with the posts, I find a bit TOO much.
Is that anyway to change the post background?
Have a ganda to get better idea to what I mean : http://www.mylifeonaplate.co
If you know how to work with css you can do it. Get a css plugin. I like Live CSS Preview:
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/live-css-preview/
Once the plugin is installed and activated a new menu item will be displayed in the new WordPress 3.4.1 Customize area:
Admin Panel > Appearance > Themes > Customize
Customize is the first link to the right of the image of the currently installed theme.
Live CSS will be at the bottom of the list in Live CSS. In the window that displays when you click Live CSS you would enter:
#container {
background:
}In the space following background: , enter the hex number for whatever color you want proceeded by a # and followed by a ;
You will probably need to add some padding by adding:
padding: 5px;
following the ; of the background entry.
Hope this helps.
P.S. If you aren’t familiar with css, you should start to learn by inspecting the page elements with something like Firebug for Firefox or the built in inspector available with a right click on a webpage with Chrome.
Hi Pcch,
I’m a little familiar with css and in the past used google chrome to inspect elements of a page to see how they’ve created their effect.
Thanks for your help regarding this, I was only able to get part way with it all. I was able to download the plugin and view the website using the bar at the side to customize but I was able to find where I could enter the css code you provided. For some reason I didn’t get this option.
I’m using google chome, should this make a difference?
thank again for your help in advance.
-coolio
Okay then, coolio, let’s try a different css pluging…
My Custom CSS:
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/my-custom-css/
Of course you don’t need to download plugins from the WordPress website, you can add them more directly by using the
Admin Panel > Plugins > Add New
feature.When you activate this plugin, a new menu item will be added to the menu in the Admin panel between the Appearance and Plugins menu items called My Custom C S S.
When you click on that, a window will open for you to enter the css code.
I prefer Live CSS because in the Customize area of WordPress you can see the effect of your css entries take place on your webpage (displayed in the main screen) as you enter the code. But My Custom CSS is easier to find on in the Admin menu.
Good luck. 😉
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