Background color

freshboysteph · Member · Aug 31, 2009 at 4:27 am
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Im really really new to this whole ccs thing and IDK what im doing! I like the layout that I have already and I was wondering how to change my background color to solid black!

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raincoaster · Member · Aug 31, 2009 at 4:40 am
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We can’t help without a link to your blog, starting with http. Also, have you purchased the CSS upgrade? If not, don’t do it until you already know CSS.
freshboysteph · Member · Sep 1, 2009 at 7:21 pm
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Oh im sorry!!!!! lol
http://yupeblog.wordpress.com
I want to figure out how to make the sides a different color! not the middle, where the text and images are located! Thank you for your help!
bieberjiebersupdates · Member · Sep 6, 2009 at 5:38 pm
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can u change my background to solid black my website is http://lozzalozza.wordpress.com
thesacredpath · Member · Sep 6, 2009 at 7:47 pm
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@freshboysteph, you would add this to your CSS edit window:
```
body {
background-color:#000000;
}
```
Hit the preview button to see what it looks like as you might not be pleased with the change as the grey and white stripes will remain. You can add the following to the CSS edit window to get rid of the white and grey stripes:
```
#wrapper {
background:#FFFFFF none no-repeat scroll 0 0;
}
```
thesacredpath · Member · Sep 6, 2009 at 7:48 pm
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@lozzalozza, you need some CSS editing experience and the paid CSS upgrade.
prettierinpink · Member · Sep 6, 2009 at 7:56 pm
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‘<div style=”position:fixed;top:0;left:10px;background:#fff url(‘put your background url here’);width:100%;height:100%;z-index:-1000;”>
thesacredpath · Member · Sep 6, 2009 at 8:05 pm
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@prettierinpink, that will not work with the theme lozzalozza is using. It is structured differently.
prettierinpink · Member · Sep 6, 2009 at 8:10 pm
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This is for freshboysteph sorry…
I have just tried it in black if the want to look

<div style=”position:fixed;top:0;left:10px;background:#fff url(‘http://prettierinpink.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/grabk11.jpg’);width:100%;height:100%;z-index:-1000;”>
prettierinpink · Member · Sep 6, 2009 at 8:14 pm
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I am using the same theme all freshboysteph has to do is upload a black bacground and put the url in where mine is I think sorry if I’m wrong xxx
thesacredpath · Member · Sep 6, 2009 at 8:15 pm
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Again though it turns out looking extremely odd with the grey and white stripped borders at each side of that theme (which is why I added the second part about the wrapper background). I don’t think they will be happy with it with the grey and white stripes still being there. It looks half done. If the stripes were grey and black it would not look odd.
thesacredpath · Member · Sep 6, 2009 at 8:19 pm
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And besides that, it does not work with Day Dream either. Again, day dream is structured differently. The white color to both sides of the content area is defined in #wrapper, not in body so the div trick will not work.
prettierinpink · Member · Sep 6, 2009 at 8:27 pm
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I see what you mean thesacredpath, sorry hun, thesacredpath is right it would look wrong in black the way I did it without the CSS upgrade… xxx

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