Title: [Plugin: Background Manager] Background linking Last modified: August 20, 2016 --- # [Plugin: Background Manager] Background linking * [chrisbeveridge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chrisbeveridge/) * (@chrisbeveridge) * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-background-manager-background-linking/) * Love the plugin overall, but naturally having an issue. * Example page: [http://www.fandompost.com/2012/06/15/toriko-episode-58-anime-review/](http://www.fandompost.com/2012/06/15/toriko-episode-58-anime-review/) * Using WP 3.4 with Gabfire theme BlogNews 2.0 * The backgrounds change easily enough (if it has the gray block in the background, that’s the image set), but the clickable url for it is not working. Which is, pretty much, key, as we have studios that want to use the background to advertise( ala [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com) and how they do it). * Desperate for help… * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/background-manager/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/background-manager/) Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 27 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-background-manager-background-linking/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-background-manager-background-linking/page/2/?output_format=md) * Anonymous User 4048828 * (@anonymized-4048828) * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-background-manager-background-linking/#post-2820263) * Hi! * In this case, the theme interferes by covering the click-able area with (invisible) elements. * This can be solved using the “Custom Stylesheet” option for the Image Set you are using, by adding the following CSS in that field: * ``` #header, #mainmenu, #container, #footer { width: 980px; margin: 0 auto; } ``` * Thread Starter [chrisbeveridge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chrisbeveridge/) * (@chrisbeveridge) * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-background-manager-background-linking/#post-2820289) * Excellent! Works great! I noted in other topics that the link to a new window and the header area not working; are these still known issues? Cause they’re not working right for me. 😉 * Anonymous User 4048828 * (@anonymized-4048828) * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-background-manager-background-linking/#post-2820307) * Great! 🙂 * Opening the links in a new window can be controlled using the _Clickable Backgrounds_ option under the _Miscellaneous_ heading (near the bottom of the **Settings** page). * As for the header areas, they cannot be clickable for the same reason one couldn’t click the background earlier on your website; it is covered by elements – unfortunately this is a limitation of browsers. * Thread Starter [chrisbeveridge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chrisbeveridge/) * (@chrisbeveridge) * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-background-manager-background-linking/#post-2820308) * hm, that’s weird, I do have that selection ticked for new window opening. Perhaps it’s getting a conflict with the theme itself. * [agiovine](https://wordpress.org/support/users/agiovine/) * (@agiovine) * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-background-manager-background-linking/#post-2820549) * Hey it’s me again. Since I’ve updated to your new release the background link doesn’t work again. It’s definitely my theme, as I’ve tried it with other themes and it works. Any ideas? [http://www.happeningnearyou.com/](http://www.happeningnearyou.com/) * Thanks 🙂 * Anonymous User 4048828 * (@anonymized-4048828) * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-background-manager-background-linking/#post-2820550) * Hi again 🙂 * If you look at the HTML source of the page, you will see that just before the` body` tag, there’s a stray `
`. Although it’s not valid before the `body` tag, a browser (like Chrome) may still interpret it. Removing it ( likely in the theme’s _header.php_ file) will fix it. * [agiovine](https://wordpress.org/support/users/agiovine/) * (@agiovine) * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-background-manager-background-linking/#post-2820551) * You are good!! Thank you so much!! I had been troubleshooting for quite a while. * [1two3](https://wordpress.org/support/users/1two3/) * (@1two3) * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-background-manager-background-linking/#post-2820552) * Hey there * Great plugin! I am also having a problem with links not working in the backround. I have been through the forum and tried the various suggestions. The site is [http://tidsfordriv.com](http://tidsfordriv.com) * Anonymous User 4048828 * (@anonymized-4048828) * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-background-manager-background-linking/#post-2820553) * Hi 1two3! * You can use the following Custom Stylesheet: * ``` .wrapper { width: 980px; margin: 0 auto; } ``` * Now, doing this will also reduce the width of your header and footer, which currently spans the entire width of browser window. It’s best to move the header/footer outside the _wrapper_ `div` element. However, with some additional styling, this can also be accomplished with CSS: * ``` .header { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; } .main_nav { position: absolute; top: 120px; left: 0; width: 100%; } #container { margin-top: 163px; } #bottom { position: absolute; left: 0; width: 100%; } ``` * [tanjungpinang](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tanjungpinang/) * (@tanjungpinang) * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-background-manager-background-linking/#post-2820554) * and another one with the same issue, the bg linking only works in a tiny horizontal stripe right above the footer 🙂 the website I’m building right now is [fashionfights.de](http://fashionfights.de) I randomly tried some solutions from this board and * ``` #wrapper { width: 980px; margin: 0 auto; } ``` * kinda works, but it also destroys the header’s styling, also the clickable area isn’t the whole bg, the vertical area where the header is bigger than the content is still not clickable. * happy to donate you 20 bucks or something if you can help me get this to work. * edit: * oh, and another minor issue is that while the BG is clickable, under FF the mouse cursor doesn’t change to that hand indicating it’s a link when hovering above it – under chrome it does though. * [1two3](https://wordpress.org/support/users/1two3/) * (@1two3) * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-background-manager-background-linking/#post-2820556) * Thank you Myatu * Very much appreciated * Anonymous User 4048828 * (@anonymized-4048828) * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-background-manager-background-linking/#post-2820558) * [@tanjungpinang](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tanjungpinang/): In your case, the wrapper needs to be 948px wide, and include a “min-width: initial;”. However, the header would need to be moved outside the wrapper, like the toppanel, as it cannot be fixed easily with CSS. * [tanjungpinang](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tanjungpinang/) * (@tanjungpinang) * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-background-manager-background-linking/#post-2820564) * thanks – I don’t know how to do that, but I’ve asked the theme’s author for help on that, hopefulle he’ll respond soon. * Is the mouse cursor “problem” under firefox related to this? I don’t imagine it is tbh. * Also, setting the margin to 948 and adding min-width: initial; does make the bg clickable right to the content in Chrome but does nothing under FF or IE. I guess it’s possible that is because I only have half of the solution right now though, so will see how it looks like once the header is out of the wrapper * Thread Starter [chrisbeveridge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chrisbeveridge/) * (@chrisbeveridge) * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-background-manager-background-linking/#post-2820621) * This worked great for awhile but now it seems to have come up again where the background linking isn’t working. Is it a 3.4.2 compatability issue? * [http://www.fandompost.com/2012/06/15/toriko-episode-58-anime-review/](http://www.fandompost.com/2012/06/15/toriko-episode-58-anime-review/) * [1two3](https://wordpress.org/support/users/1two3/) * (@1two3) * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-background-manager-background-linking/#post-2820622) * Hi there * There is a lot of activity on the forums templatic forums to get Background Manager click-able on [http://templatic.com/demos/geoplaces4/](http://templatic.com/demos/geoplaces4/) * Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. * Thank you Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 27 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-background-manager-background-linking/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-background-manager-background-linking/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘[Plugin: Background Manager] Background linking’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/background-manager_7c828e.svg) * [Background Manager](https://wordpress.org/plugins/background-manager/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/background-manager/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/background-manager/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/background-manager/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/background-manager/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/background-manager/reviews/) * 27 replies * 14 participants * Last reply from: [ArrowM](https://wordpress.org/support/users/arrowm/) * Last activity: [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-background-manager-background-linking/page/2/#post-2820651) * Status: not resolved