Header Image rotation for Sapphire by Michael Martine

sumpnado · Member · Apr 3, 2011 at 8:37 am
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Does any other blog do this? I would like to subscribe and follow.

REF: http://sumpnado.wordpress.com/archive-header-images/

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thesacredpath · Member · Apr 3, 2011 at 9:10 am
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There isn’t anyway to rotate headers automatically that I know of here at wordpress.com.
justjennifer · Member · Apr 3, 2011 at 9:20 am
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Somehow I have a niggling memory that devblog had something on his CSSWiz blog, but I couldn’t find it the last time I visited it.
sumpnado · Member · Apr 3, 2011 at 9:23 am
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Thank-you Sacred Path. I do it manually. I Edit my “Archive: Header Images” Page and make a space. I find my photographs in Documents (the Header Images that I have used are there, as well as my other pix). I find the latest and use Copy. Then, back in the Page, I use Paste, and add a comment. I like your idea of an automatic rotation! It would have saved me (a stumbling amateur) much struggle!
sumpnado · Member · Apr 3, 2011 at 9:26 am
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Thanks, Just Jen Jennifer. I will search devblog and CSSWiz blog in hope, just in case.
sumpnado · Member · Apr 3, 2011 at 9:35 am
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This is the first time I have used this feature. I find I cannot correct my typos and my TMI. Sorry!
thesacredpath · Member · Apr 3, 2011 at 9:49 am
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This is a really, really old thread, but it appears like the sandbox theme supports random headers, or actually more like timed header changes, but sandbox has had several upgrades since this thread, so I have no idea if it still works or not. Also, sandbox is a blank slate with absolutely no styling, so it requires you to have a fair amount of CSS editing experience and some extra time on your hands to completely style the theme.

https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/random-image-header-tutorial?replies=22
sumpnado · Member · Apr 3, 2011 at 10:19 am
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Thanks, Sacred Path. That clears up my question whether anybody else changes header images on their Sapphire theme.

I do not know what CSS editing is. I cannot do clever stuff anyway. I intended to click Resolved. but I see you have closed the Replies. Thanks again.

I do find it odd that, with the Sapphire option for refreshing header image, nobody else does it. I was looking forward to seeing their work.
devblog · Member · Apr 4, 2011 at 4:23 am
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Well, just to clarify Jennifer’s comment, I had rotating headers on my CSS blog, but I had the CSS upgrade and those images were randomly served from my server.

However, after reading Andy’s and Sunburntkamel’s replies to the post TSP linked you to, I think that’s a really clever way to rotate your images without having to rely on an external server. By having different selectors defined, you can have different images displayed at a specific hour… and honestly, I never thought of doing something like that before.

So, you might want to try doing something like this:
```
body.h01 #header {background: COLOR url(URL_TO_IMG/image001.jpg) 0 0 no-repeat;}

...

body.h10 #header {background: COLOR url(URL_TO_IMG/image010.jpg) 0 0 no-repeat;}

...

body.h21 #header {background: COLOR url(URL_TO_IMG/image021.jpg) 0 0 no-repeat;}

... and so on...
```
This would rotate your header image every hour.

Hope this helps.
raincoaster · Member · Apr 4, 2011 at 4:57 am
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That’s damn clever.

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