Title: Layered background
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Layered background

 *  [olwhe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/olwhe/)
 * (@olwhe)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/layered-background/)
 * I want to make a site with a fixed background image so that it shows at the edges,
   and a solid white background where the content is. Something like this [http://queenpoland.wordpress.com](http://queenpoland.wordpress.com)
 * I am pretty new to this, and know very little about css, so any help would be
   much appreciated.
 * Cheers

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 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/layered-background/#post-3974319)
 * Link to your site?
 *  Thread Starter [olwhe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/olwhe/)
 * (@olwhe)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/layered-background/#post-3974531)
 * [http://livesnowriders.com](http://livesnowriders.com)
    currently adding content
   atm
 *  [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/)
 * (@anevins)
 * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/layered-background/#post-3974532)
 * Is there not an option to add a background image through the dashboard?
 *  Thread Starter [olwhe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/olwhe/)
 * (@olwhe)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/layered-background/#post-3974533)
 * yeah just done it, but the actual post content is also the photo. have a look
   again and you’ll see what i mean, its sort of an all or nothing situation
 *  [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/)
 * (@anevins)
 * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/layered-background/#post-3974534)
 * Sorry I can’t see your background image [http://awesomescreenshot.com/08a1kipe5a](http://awesomescreenshot.com/08a1kipe5a)
 *  Thread Starter [olwhe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/olwhe/)
 * (@olwhe)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/layered-background/#post-3974535)
 * thats wierd,it shows up when i’m logged in, but not when i’m logged out. no ida
   whats going on there
 *  [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/)
 * (@anevins)
 * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/layered-background/#post-3974536)
 * No matter, I can replicate the background image using [chrome’s developer tools](https://developers.google.com/chrome-developer-tools/).
 * Does your theme come with a section of the dashboard to hold CSS modifications(
   other than directly in theme files)?
 *  Thread Starter [olwhe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/olwhe/)
 * (@olwhe)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/layered-background/#post-3974537)
 * yes it does, it has a section called css editor for changes that are added over
   the top of the original theme file
 *  [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/)
 * (@anevins)
 * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/layered-background/#post-3974538)
 * In that section add this:
 *     ```
       .wrap {
        background: #eee;
       }
       ```
   
 * _[http://www.w3schools.com/cssref/css\_colornames.asp](http://www.w3schools.com/cssref/css_colornames.asp)
   
   [http://www.w3schools.com/tags/ref\_colorpicker.asp](http://www.w3schools.com/tags/ref_colorpicker.asp)
 *  Thread Starter [olwhe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/olwhe/)
 * (@olwhe)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/layered-background/#post-3974539)
 * oh sweet. is there any way to change its width?
 *  [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/)
 * (@anevins)
 * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/layered-background/#post-3974540)
 * Yep add a ‘`max-width`‘ CSS style to it:
 *     ```
       .wrap {
        background: #eee;
        max-width: 940px;
       }
       ```
   
 * _[http://www.w3schools.com/cssref/pr\_dim\_max-width.asp](http://www.w3schools.com/cssref/pr_dim_max-width.asp)_
   
   The ‘`940`‘ value is what it is at now.
 *  Thread Starter [olwhe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/olwhe/)
 * (@olwhe)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/layered-background/#post-3974561)
 * you guys are sick, got it all working bar one thing, the images on the slider
   and at the top of each post no longer line up. Is there anyway to get them all
   to readjust their size?
 *  [Chelsey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cnhartman2/)
 * (@cnhartman2)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/layered-background/#post-3974627)
 * I know this isn’t my thread, but thanks for this! It really helped me out.
 * Two quick questions, though.
 * 1. What can I add to keep the header from being included in this?
    2. In my footer,
   one of my widgets is sticking out. How can I fix that?
 * Thanks!
 * ETA: Ah! One more question, is it possible to add a drop shadow?
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/layered-background/#post-3974628)
 * **[@cnhartman2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cnhartman2/)**: If you require
   assistance then, as per the [Forum Welcome](http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Where_To_Post),
   please post your own topic.

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