Adding a background picture

The Style Designer provides you with full control over the background of your site. You can use either a preset theme, color or image as the background of your site.

 

To add a preset theme as the background of your site, please follow these steps:

  1. Click on Style > Settings > Style Designer. Alternatively click on the direct access icon to the right of your banner area (the small Color Palette icon next to the Refresh button).
  2. The Style Designer will open on the left-hand side of the screen
  3. In Presets, click "Themes".
  4. Click on a theme to apply it to your site.
  5. Click on "Save" located on the bottom right-hand corner of the Style Designer to save the theme to your site.

To set a color as the background of your site, please follow these steps:

  1. Click on Style > Settings > Style Designer. Alternatively click on the direct access icon to the right of your banner area (the small Color Palette icon next to the Refresh button).
  2. The Style Designer will open on the left-hand side of the screen.
  3. In Colors, click on "Background Image".
  4. Click on "Background Color".
  5. Select a color in the color picker or enter a hex color code.
  6. Click on "Save" located on the bottom right-hand corner of the Style Designer. You will be asked "Would you like to apply these changes to all pages?" You can either click "Yes" or "No".



To add an image as the background of your site, please follow these steps:

  1. Click on Style > Settings > Style Designer. Alternatively click on the direct access icon to the right of your banner area (the small Color Palette icon next to the Refresh button).
  2. The Style Designer will open on the left-hand side of the screen.
  3. In Colors, click on "Background Image".
  4. Click on "Edit", and then on "Select Image".
  5. The File Manager will open. If your image has already been uploaded to your File Manager you will be able to browse and select it, alternatively click on "Upload Files" to upload your image from your computer.
  6. Once your background image has been added to the Style Designer, the following editing options will be available:
    • Position - select the starting position of your background image.
    • Size - select the size of your background image.
    • Repeat - select if, and how, the background will be repeated.
    • Attachment - determine if the image is fixed, or scrolls with the rest of the page.
    • Background color - select a color to sit behind your background image (this option may hide the image).
    • Foreground color - select a color to sit in front of your background image (this option may hide the image). You can change the transparency of this color by moving the slider to the far right of the foreground color settings.
  7. Click on "Save" located on the bottom right-hand corner of the Style Designer. You will be asked "Would you like to apply these changes to all pages?" You can either click "Yes" or "No".

Some styles contain preset backgrounds, and you will not be able to change the backgrounds of these styles. If your current style does not support changing backgrounds, the categories "Theme" and "Backgrounds" simply won't appear within the Style Designer.