Modifying the Default theme is a true pain.
Have a look at header.php where you’ll find the link to the actual image being used.
Ive been going nuts. I may be new to WP, but I am no stranger to the internet, and this is truly a pain, I agree. Oh this is default theme v1.6.
Just for my own sanity:
Here’s the HTML that gets produced.
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<link rel=”EditURI” type=”application/rsd+xml” title=”RSD” href=”http://www.peterstickney.com/xmlrpc.php?rsd” />
<style type=’text/css’>
<!–#header { background: url(‘http://www.peterstickney.com/wp-content/themes/default/images/header-img.php?upper=69aee7&lower=4180b6’) no-repeat bottom center; }
#headerimg h1 a, #headerimg h1 a:visited, #headerimg .description { color: black; }
–></style>
</head>
<body>
<div id=”page”>
<div id=”header”>
<div id=”headerimg”>
<h1>All That is Stickney</h1>
<div class=”description”>A Full Fledged Stickney Operation</div>
</div>
</div>
<hr />
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And here’s the code from header.php. It looks like wp_head() is reponsible for writing some of the above code, including the background image, as I see it, I could be wrong. I know there’s some CSS that defines the bgimage, but that doesnt actually seem to work if I edit that.
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<?php wp_head(); ?>
</head>
<body>
<div id=”page”>
<div id=”header”>
<div id=”headerimg”>
<h1>/”><?php bloginfo(‘name’); ?></h1>
<div class=”description”><?php bloginfo(‘description’); ?></div>
</div>
</div>
<hr />
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What is wrong with me?
-peter
Wow. Been a while since I looked at the default theme! Apologies as my earlier response was rather offbase.
So, we’re looking at the css:
#header {
background: #73a0c5 url('images/kubrickheader.jpg') no-repeat bottom center;
}
You put your image file in wp-content/themes/default/images and gave the proper name there, right?
Yeah I changed that CSS line to my file name and the file is there, yet the Blue remains.
I suppose I could try another theme maybe.
I have the artistic ability of a sloth, so making my own theme could be messy, and I was more interested in getting the site to look somewhat decent without the hassle!
Again, looking at the HTML WP produces, I see the style tag it employs to produce the Blue using “header-img.php?upper=69aee7&lower=4180b6”.
And that is actually commented out, so I have no good reason why the Blue is being produced at all!
I’m out for the night, but I will check back here in the AM. Thanks for the help!
There is no kubrickheader.jpg being mentioned in my default theme header.php – any idea why?
I have the same problem since upgrading to the current version of WordPress. Any resolution on this? Thanks!
I was able to get rid of the blue blob by changing the #header style in styles.css. Here’s the default code:
#header {
background: #73a0c5 url /(‘images/kubrickheader.jpg’) no-repeat bottom center;
All I did was change the color to #FFFFFF (white) and the blue blob disappeared. My custom header image (which I named kubrickheader.jpg because I’m lazy) now appears.
I hope this works for you!
I just wanna say that changing the color to #FFFFFF didn´t work for me.
BUT
Just edit the files as you did and go into “Presentation” -> “Header Image and Color” in the controlpanel.
then…
Click on the “Advanced” button.
Then click on the “Select Default colors” button.
Voila!! (hopefully!-)
Then play around whit the setting there to get rid of possibly disstractions =)
some say that wp 2.0 needs wp 2.0 theme…only. may be thi has some thruth in it….maybe?
