Custom header image disappears when changing domains

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  programmingpraxis · Member · Jun 17, 2009 at 1:35 am

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  I recently purchased the hosted domain programmingpraxis.com from wordpress.com and wish to move my blog from programmingpraxis.wordpress.com. I am using the Ambiru theme with a custom header image, and have custom CSS including this item:

  #header {
  background:url(‘files/2009/06/programming-praxis.png’) no-repeat top center;
  height:180px;
  text-align:right;
  width:100%;
  padding:30px 0;
  }

  When my primary domain is programmingpraxis.wordpress.com, the image appears. When I switch the primary domain to programmingpraxis.com, the image disappears.

  In the media library, the image filename is http://programmingpraxis.wordpress.com/files/2009/06/programming-praxis.png. I don’t see an option to change the image filename. I tried to re-upload the image while programmingpraxis.com was the primary domain, but it still uploaded as http://programmingpraxis.wordpress.com/files/2009/06/programming-praxis.png.

  What must I do to make the image appear when my primary domain is programmingpraxis.com?

  Many thanks,

  Phil

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  thesacredpath · Member · Jun 17, 2009 at 1:41 am

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  Is the new domain on another web host or did you use the domain mapping thing here?

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  programmingpraxis · Member · Jun 17, 2009 at 1:48 am

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  I used the domain mapping thing here.

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  thesacredpath · Member · Jun 17, 2009 at 1:55 am

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  Go into your CSS and change the relative URL you have for your header image (under #header) to an absolute URL. Relative URL’s in my opinion are far more problem than they are worth and I always use absolute URL’s.

  Relative URL: files/2009/06/programming-praxis.png
  Absolute URL: http://programmingpraxis.wordpress.com/files/2009/06/programming-praxis.png.

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  programmingpraxis · Member · Jun 17, 2009 at 1:58 am

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  That worked. Thank you.

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  thesacredpath · Member · Jun 17, 2009 at 2:00 am

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  You’re welcome.