backgound image not transparent in Explorer

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  bellexwan · Member · Apr 21, 2011 at 9:40 am

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  Hi there
  I’m using the theme Clean Home on my blog http://main.bellx1.com/
  The background image I’ve placed using custom CSS becomes helpfully transparent under the main body on all browsers but Explorer, where it remains opaque…
  Is there a way of encoding the transparency in the CSS?

  Thanks!

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  timethief · Member · Apr 21, 2011 at 4:38 pm

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  Results of a forum search > https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/clean-home-how-to-change-80-opacity-setting-in-content-area?replies=5

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  timethief · Member · Apr 21, 2011 at 4:53 pm

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  Also note this please. There have been others posting with IE display issues as well. See here > https://en.forums.wordpress.com/tags/ie-display-issue
  Please contact Staff and report the issue to them. http://en.support.wordpress.com/contact/

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  thesacredpath · Member · Apr 21, 2011 at 6:41 pm

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  You answered your own question really: Internet Explorer. Only IE8 and IE9 understand transparency, but only if you use their specific code when doing the transparency. Why would IE want to be compliant with web standards? [/rant]

  The following would be what you would add to #wrapper to accommodate IE.

  filter:alpha(opacity=88);

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  devblog · Member · Apr 21, 2011 at 6:46 pm

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  That will be removed by the wp software since it is not standard CSS.

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  thesacredpath · Member · Apr 21, 2011 at 6:51 pm

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  Aaaahhhh! Firebug won’t accept it anymore either.

  The world is turning its back on IE.

  Thanks devblog.

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  devblog · Member · Apr 21, 2011 at 6:56 pm

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  The world is turning its back on IE

  How cool is that? I’d say VERY.

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  thesacredpath · Member · Apr 21, 2011 at 7:23 pm

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  Yes, VERY.

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  bellexwan · Member · Apr 21, 2011 at 7:59 pm

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  Yes, and not soon enough…
  thanks guys

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  thesacredpath · Member · Apr 21, 2011 at 8:11 pm

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  You are welcome.

  Too bad all those diehard IE users are missing out on so much seriously cool stuff that can be done now a days. They miss out on border radii too.