Title: default wordpress theme
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# default wordpress theme

 *  [colinodle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/colinodle/)
 * (@colinodle)
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-wordpress-theme/)
 * Is there anyway i could possibly make my main css background not the actually
   wallpaper but it ware its white on my site is there anyway i could make that 
   transparent somehow to blend with the background. I’m not sure of what codes/
   pages to edit. If anybody can help thanks!
    [http://www.duceman.com](http://www.duceman.com)

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 *  [Digital Raindrops](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adeptris/)
 * (@adeptris)
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-wordpress-theme/#post-2304306)
 * You would do this by changing styles in the style.css, looking at the background
   you would need to change the font color as well.
 * You will need to download and use a Twenty Eleven [child theme](http://quirm.net/2011/08/01/wordpress-child-themes/)
   as you are using the Default Theme and the changes will be lost on update.
 * I have a post on [switching backgrounds](http://digitalraindrops.net/2011/06/changing-background-at-night/)
   in twenty ten, that might help, but it changes all the backgrounds to transparent.
 * Parts of styles are the bits you should add, remove the part that hides the image,
   if you are keeping it, and the #access if you want a solid menu bar.
 * It might be worth switching to the dark theme option, Admin > Appearance > Theme
   Options and dark theme.
 * Add something like this into the child themes style.css
 *     ```
       /* Menu, Main Content area and Sidebars backgrounds */
       #wrapper,#access,#primary,#secondary{
          background: transparent;
       }
   
       /* Lets change the stick post format */
       .home .sticky{
       	background: transparent;
       	border: solid 1px #555;
       } 
   
       /* The menu Text Color */
       #access a {
       	color: #ccc;
       }
   
       /* Hide the header image */
       #branding img {
       	display: none;
       } 
   
       /* And this is that black bar at the foot of the theme */
       #colophon {
       	border: none;
       }
       ```
   
 * HTH
 * David
 *  Thread Starter [colinodle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/colinodle/)
 * (@colinodle)
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-wordpress-theme/#post-2304498)
 * is there another way I could contact you directly via email ect. You’r more then
   helpful i have a couple questions.
 *  [Digital Raindrops](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adeptris/)
 * (@adeptris)
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-wordpress-theme/#post-2304523)
 * If you have specific questions about the theme, then the forum is this best place
   to ask, answers are then shared with others that have the same questions, that
   is the way with non supported free software.
 * If you want to contact me then add a comment to the post in the ‘switching backgrounds’
   link above, if I feel your questions are better answered here then I will redirect
   you back to the forum.
 * Regards
 * David

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