Title: Making transparent sidebar a solid color
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Making transparent sidebar a solid color

 *  Resolved [Tanner13](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tanner13/)
 * (@tanner13)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/making-transparent-sidebar-a-solid-color/)
 * I have created a new site using the X Theme for wordpress and I am very happy
   except for one small issue…I want to give the sidebar a solid color background.
   Currently the background is clear and shows the background image. This is an 
   issue as certain text does not show up well against an image. I would like to
   keep the transparent background for the majority of the page but give a solid
   white body color to the sidebar only. Please assist.
 * Here is the URL: [http://test.sustainablebiodieselalliance.com/SBA/](http://test.sustainablebiodieselalliance.com/SBA/)
 * Thanks!

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 *  [Gary Pendergast](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pento/)
 * (@pento)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/making-transparent-sidebar-a-solid-color/#post-6851214)
 * Hi [@tanner13](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tanner13/)!
 * X Theme is a commercial theme, you’ll need to ask for support in their official
   support channel. In order to be good stewards of the WordPress community, and
   encourage innovation and progress, we feel it’s important to direct people to
   those official locations.
 * [http://themeforest.net/item/x-the-theme/5871901/support](http://themeforest.net/item/x-the-theme/5871901/support)
 * Forum volunteers are also not given access to commercial products, so they would
   not know why your commercial theme or plugin is not working properly. This is
   one other reason why volunteers forward you to the commercial product’s vendors.
   The vendors are responsible for supporting their commercial product.
 *  [Phil Erb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/philerb/)
 * (@philerb)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/making-transparent-sidebar-a-solid-color/#post-6851220)
 * If X Theme doesn’t include a way to make this change, you could use the Custom
   CSS module of the Jetpack plugin or use the Simple Custom CSS plugin (these are
   just two examples, you could also use a custom child theme, but if this is the
   only change you need to make, one of these is the simplest). Here’s an example
   using the Simple Custom CSS plugin:
 * 1) Install and activate Simple Custom CSS ([https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-custom-css/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-custom-css/))
   
   2) Under “Appearance” select “Custom CSS” 3) Paste in the following and click“
   Update Custom CSS” – this should make the background of the sidebar white, as
   well as round the corners (similar to the main content area) and add a little
   padding:
 * .x-sidebar {
    background-color: #ffffff; border-radius: 4px; padding: 10px; }
 *  Thread Starter [Tanner13](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tanner13/)
 * (@tanner13)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/making-transparent-sidebar-a-solid-color/#post-6851326)
 * Phil,
    Thanks so much! You solved the issue. Loving the forum and loving WordPress.
 * Best.
    Tanner

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [Tanner13](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tanner13/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/making-transparent-sidebar-a-solid-color/#post-6851326)
 * Status: resolved

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