Title: Background Image does not repeat
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Background Image does not repeat

 *  Resolved [Jonaker](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jonaker/)
 * (@jonaker)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/background-image-does-not-repeat/)
 * Hi,
 * I bought the Update to use a background-image, but it does not repeat. How can
   I place the css “background-repeat: repeate” or something in this way?
 * My Test-Site: [http://test.dragondrop.de](http://test.dragondrop.de)

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 *  [Aivaras Zelba](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aivaraszelba/)
 * (@aivaraszelba)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/background-image-does-not-repeat/#post-5321952)
 * [Background Repeat Tutorial](http://www.w3schools.com/cssref/tryit.asp?filename=trycss_background-repeaty)
 *  Thread Starter [Jonaker](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jonaker/)
 * (@jonaker)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/background-image-does-not-repeat/#post-5321963)
 * Thank you for your reply.
 * My problem is to find the right file to add the code eg I tried the field “Add
   Custom CSS Here:” but this took no effekt. …
 *  Theme Author [Ben Sibley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bensibley/)
 * (@bensibley)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/background-image-does-not-repeat/#post-5322007)
 * Jonaker,
 * Thanks for upgrading!
 * Here is the CSS to allow your background image to repeat:
 *     ```
       .background-image {
         background-size: auto;
       }
       ```
   
 * Currently, the background image stretches to fill the screen which is why it 
   wasn’t repeating. Turning that off by setting the size to `auto` should make 
   it automatically repeat itself.
 * You can add the above CSS to the Custom CSS section in the Customizer.
 *  Thread Starter [Jonaker](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jonaker/)
 * (@jonaker)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/background-image-does-not-repeat/#post-5322017)
 * Thank you for your help 🙂
 * I tried to add the CSS to the style-customizer.css but I see no result. …
 *  Theme Author [Ben Sibley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bensibley/)
 * (@bensibley)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/background-image-does-not-repeat/#post-5322029)
 * You don’t need to edit any of the theme files. In the Customizer where you added
   the background image, there is also a section called “Custom CSS”. If you add
   the CSS there, it will work.
 *  Thread Starter [Jonaker](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jonaker/)
 * (@jonaker)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/background-image-does-not-repeat/#post-5322092)
 * It does not seem to work …
 *  Theme Author [Ben Sibley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bensibley/)
 * (@bensibley)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/background-image-does-not-repeat/#post-5322103)
 * Oh I’m sorry, looks like the CSS isn’t “specific” enough.
 * The following will work:
 *     ```
       .background-image {
         background-size: auto !important;
       }
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [Jonaker](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jonaker/)
 * (@jonaker)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/background-image-does-not-repeat/#post-5322106)
 * Thank you, that works fine 🙂
 *  Theme Author [Ben Sibley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bensibley/)
 * (@bensibley)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/background-image-does-not-repeat/#post-5322133)
 * You’re welcome 🙂

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