Image issues

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  sarahwbartlett · Member · Aug 17, 2009 at 1:15 am

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  Me again!
  I’m trying to CHANGE HEADER and ADD (background) IMAGE TO SIDEBAR. Both images are in my media library.

  1 – When I try to edit header, it gives ONLY the option to upload from computer; no option to use what’s in library. When I DO re-upload, it doesn’t appear anywhere.
  2 – I thought the problem might be that my media images are unattached: but the only option is to attach them to a ‘post’.

  I feel this should be much simpler than it is. I initially played around with several headers, all of which I did successfully. Now I cannot do ANYTHING!!! Finally,
  3 – I cannot access/change the tagline under the header.

  Please help!! And thank you very much :-)

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  raincoaster · Member · Aug 17, 2009 at 1:36 am

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  1 Do not use the Image Uploader for a header. Use the Custom Header uploader only. This doesn’t apply if you’ve got the paid CSS upgrade, which is another case entirely.

  3 The tagline is under Settings->General on the dashboard.

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  sarahwbartlett · Member · Aug 17, 2009 at 1:01 pm

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  The only option i HAVE used is the Custom Header uploader. It’s allowed me to upload several different things that i’ve been trying. So I’m wondering whether i need to DELETE what’s in the media library in order to have it upload again properly? It doesn’t even show up — says ‘next screen’ will allow me to crop — shows crop but no image — then says header is successfully loaded but no change. This is Vigilance, BTW. [i do not have css upgrade]

  As i said, i KNOW this has to be simpler than it is right now. For instance, the first two tmes I tried a custom header, it worked ok.

  Thoughts?

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  sarahwbartlett · Member · Aug 17, 2009 at 1:27 pm

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  moreover — whether i upload an image as pdf, jpg or png, i cannot get it to show up on a sidebar text widget — even though i WAS successful earlier. I’m using
  <img src=”http:// “width=” “/>, as i learned last week. No dice!!! Is this a current issue with Vigilance? or something else . . .

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  panaghiotisadam · Member · Aug 17, 2009 at 2:03 pm

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  Cropping doesn’t work; you have to prepare and upload an image in the exact dimensions specified by the theme.

  As for the text widget, try this:

  <img src="URL_HERE" width="NUMBER_HEREpx"></a>

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  sarahwbartlett · Member · Aug 18, 2009 at 1:52 am

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  Thanks! I’ll try that . . .