How to change the background of my website.

zhandaan · #1 02-28-2014, 02:22 AM

i am currently using the theme provided by x-cart, but i wish to change the background to my own background. Do i need to create a css to overwrite it or any other method.

i am New to x-cart and php coding.

Petepots · #2 02-28-2014, 10:14 AM

I dont know about v5 but in skin\common_files\css
you can see background-color: near the top. I am using 4.6.2 so as I said I dont know if its the same

Also if you use firefox you can get an addin called firebug thats a great help

Peter

RichieRich · #3 03-02-2014, 06:08 AM

In version 5, choose settings > look and feel > custom css.

Enter your background css for example;

Quote:

body {
background: #CCC;
}

Make sure the use custom css box is checked, and it will override the css in your store.

zhandaan · #4 03-06-2014, 11:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RichieRich

In version 5, choose settings > look and feel > custom css.

Enter your background css for example;

Make sure the use custom css box is checked, and it will override the css in your store.

Thanks Richie for the help, How if i want to put a photo as background, i have to use the same way? or i need to get the image url?

RichieRich · #5 03-10-2014, 11:48 AM

Quote:

body
{
background-image:url('/images/background.jpg');
}

Ensure the url is pointing the the path of the image you have uploaded.

mworsnop · #6 03-12-2014, 01:47 PM

body
{

background-image:url('/images/body-bg.jpg');
}

I used the above and it doesnt work. Putting in a color does. Rich did you get it working?

tony_sologubov · #7 03-19-2014, 04:31 AM

Hi Mark!

I just tested the CSS code you sent me via PM and it works properly to me. Could you please post the snapshot of the entire Custom CSS section?

Thank you.

mworsnop · #8 03-19-2014, 08:20 AM

There was something very strange going on. I had the hosting company restart the apache server process and now it works. I guess it was a cache or something. That really doesnt make sense to me, but its working and thats all that matters. Thank you!

heinz57beans · #9 05-06-2016, 06:31 AM

ritchierich can you tell me when why i put an image has background it only seems to cover top half of page has you scroll further down theres another image im using nobellese skin is this skin made up of 2 background images

razortw · #10 05-13-2016, 05:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by heinz57beans

ritchierich can you tell me when why i put an image has background it only seems to cover top half of page has you scroll further down theres another image im using nobellese skin is this skin made up of 2 background images

It seems like you have sorted out, didn't you?
Could you please share the solution with us?
Thank you.