How to change the Post background color?

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  lifeandheartmatters · Member · Feb 19, 2014 at 3:33 am

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  I’m using the Twenty-Ten theme and I want to change the background color for the post only, so that it will stand out and not always be white. Is there a way to do this, or can I do it with a custom feature?

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  gracejiyoung · Member · Feb 21, 2014 at 8:46 pm

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  Hi there,

  There is a way to do this, but it would require the Custom Design upgrade as you will need to edit CSS.

  In addition to editing the CSS, you will also have access to custom fonts/colors. If you have any questions about the upgrade please let me know!

  If editing CSS is new to you, take a look at the link above, and you can always receive extra support from staff and volunteers in the CSS Customization forum here:

  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/forum/css-customization

  If you decide to purchase the upgrade, let me know and I’d be happy to help you with the CSS to change the background of the posts!

  Cheers!

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  lifeandheartmatters · Member · Mar 2, 2014 at 5:10 am

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  Hello, thanks for the help. I ordered the CSS upgrade, and I was able to add a background color to my posts but I can only get it to work for the paragraph and not the entire body of the post (the lines between paragraphs are still white).
  In my CSS editor, I am using:
  p { background: #F5F5F5; }
  I tried changing p to body but could not find the right code to use.

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  gracejiyoung · Member · Mar 3, 2014 at 5:35 pm

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  Hi there,

  I’m glad you got it to work! Try adding this to your CSS Editor:

  body.category-57964752 #content, body.category-1096 #content, body.category-400 #content, body.category-9117523 #content, body.category-9117523 #content, body.category-111227 #content {
  	background-color: #F5F5F5;
  }

  Let me know if you have any questions with this!