Customize Background

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  heyartist · Member · Sep 20, 2011 at 3:25 pm

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  Hello everyone!

  Is there an ideal size for images to be uploaded as background? I’m using chateau.

  Is there anyone here who has a custom background with this theme? I would love to see a sample. And I’m wondering if there’s a suggested proportion for the image (like where does the “header” end)..

  Also, if I’d remove the header image (since I will now have a background), is there a way to go back to the Posts (home) page other than having a separate Home page and a Posts page?

  MANY THANKS!!
  my blog is http://heyartist.wordpress.com/

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  heyartist · Member · Sep 20, 2011 at 3:27 pm

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  oh by the way, if I choose to have a background, is it possible that it will not appear on other pages?

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  themeshaper · Staff · Sep 23, 2011 at 4:26 am

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  Hey, Heyartist. I think it all depends on what you’re trying to do. If you have a tiling background any old image size should work. But if you’re trying to make a sort of frame for the content area you’d probably want something that had a central area that was at least 960 pixels wide. That’s the width of the header image.

  I couldn’t find any examples of Chateau with the custom background option in use so I snuck into the demo blog and temporarily added a subtle tiled background image. :)

  I hope that helps you get started!

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  themeshaper · Staff · Sep 23, 2011 at 4:28 am

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  Also, for different background images for different pages: it depends. Right now that’s something that can only be accomplished with the Custom Design Upgrade.

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  themeshaper · Staff · Sep 23, 2011 at 4:34 am

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  For the home link, right now it looks like your blog title is missing. If you set that (at Settings → General) you’ll have a link back to your home page reappear in the header (it’ll be the title to your blog).

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  heyartist · Member · Sep 24, 2011 at 4:31 am

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  Thank you for answering everything! :D
  I can get started with the 960 pixels central area. I didn’t have the patience to experiment on the image esp. that I’m not html literate haha
  Thanks!!

  -kara