Title: Background CSS Question Last modified: August 20, 2016 --- # Background CSS Question * [aerproductions](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aerproductions/) * (@aerproductions) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/background-css-question/) * I just edited my login.css file to give my login page a background. However, the image just stops about 7/8 down the page and I’m not sure why (I know the image is larger than it is actually displaying on the webpage). The website is [http://dukesocial.com](http://dukesocial.com) – Please help me! Thanks so much. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 16 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/background-css-question/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/background-css-question/page/2/?output_format=md) * [justinwhall](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jwind/) * (@jwind) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/background-css-question/#post-2229783) * Looks fine on a 13inch macbook. What is the pixel dimensions of the bg image? * Thread Starter [aerproductions](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aerproductions/) * (@aerproductions) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/background-css-question/#post-2229791) * It’s 1600×1024. Try decreasing the size of the page to see what I’m talking about. * [justinwhall](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jwind/) * (@jwind) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/background-css-question/#post-2229963) * > It’s 1600×1024. * That’s your problem. It’s not larger then it displays on your page. If someones monitor is larger the ~1600×1024 they are going to see white, unless the BG image is repeated. * Thread Starter [aerproductions](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aerproductions/) * (@aerproductions) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/background-css-question/#post-2229965) * I have other pages that have the exact same background but the image fills up the entire screen. All of my images are larger than the screen itself. I think it has something to do with the wordpress log-in CSS structure or the login.php code * [justinwhall](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jwind/) * (@jwind) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/background-css-question/#post-2229966) * Make the HTML background your image. Still though, it’s not going to fill more then 1600×1024. Why would I lie to you? * [justinwhall](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jwind/) * (@jwind) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/background-css-question/#post-2229967) * html{ background: your image; } * Thread Starter [aerproductions](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aerproductions/) * (@aerproductions) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/background-css-question/#post-2229985) * Okay, just to show you that I’m not crazy, I’ve taken this image: [http://www.solstation.com/stars/earth3sa.jpg](http://www.solstation.com/stars/earth3sa.jpg)( which is 2048×2048…much larger than my screen) and set it as the background of the login screen using the CSS that you provided, and I’m still seeing the exact same issue. * [justinwhall](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jwind/) * (@jwind) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/background-css-question/#post-2229989) * No you didn’t. You’ve set it to the body again. * Thread Starter [aerproductions](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aerproductions/) * (@aerproductions) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/background-css-question/#post-2229990) * Now there’s nothing there…could the css file be messed up? * [justinwhall](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jwind/) * (@jwind) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/background-css-question/#post-2229991) * Nope. looks like it’s still working. Still no background applied to the HTML tag though. * Thread Starter [aerproductions](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aerproductions/) * (@aerproductions) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/background-css-question/#post-2229992) * So what do you suggest I do to fix it? * Thread Starter [aerproductions](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aerproductions/) * (@aerproductions) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/background-css-question/#post-2229994) * by the way, the directory was just moved to dukesocial.com/home * [justinwhall](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jwind/) * (@jwind) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/background-css-question/#post-2230002) * I suggest you apply the background to the HTML tag. I’ve said that a few times now 😉 * Thread Starter [aerproductions](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aerproductions/) * (@aerproductions) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/background-css-question/#post-2230005) * Is that within the CSS file? I copied/pasted exactly what you told me to earlier and it didn’t work. In fact, it gave me a plain white background! * [justinwhall](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jwind/) * (@jwind) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/background-css-question/#post-2230006) * No. here is what you have: * ``` html{ background-image:'http://www.solstation.com/stars/earth3sa.jpg'; } ``` * which is essentially: * ``` html{ } ``` * (nothing) and that’s how it’s rendered by the browser and fire bug. So that’s why it’s not showing up, and why I keep telling you to add it. Don’t get mad at me that you don’t know CSS syntax. * You need: * ``` html{ background-image: url(PATH TO YOUR IMAGE!!!!!!); } ``` * WHen you come here asking CSS questions, I think we all assume you know the basics. 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