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gprutter on "Custom background picture showing under text"

gprutter — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 09:01:36 +0000

I had hoped for a list (or a comment along with the other theme info), but that's a helpful way of working it out.
Many thanks!

justpi on "Custom background picture showing under text"

justpi — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 08:40:14 +0000

You're welcome.
If you mean a list, no. You can see all the themes in action here:
http://theme.wordpress.com/
In general, the themes that aren't transparent are the ones in which the whole content area or each section of the content area is framed and already set against a light grey or other background.

gprutter on "Custom background picture showing under text"

gprutter — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 08:25:23 +0000

Oh, OK. Thanks very much. Is there a way of finding out which ones have a transparent content area and which don't?

justpi on "Custom background picture showing under text"

justpi — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 05:20:11 +0000

That's the way the theme is designed. In some themes the content area is transparent and in some it isn't. You can't change this without the Custom Design upgrade.

gprutter on "Custom background picture showing under text"

gprutter — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 21:49:38 +0000

No, just using Appearance > Background in the dashboard. Thanks!

thistimethisspace on "Custom background picture showing under text"

thistimethisspace — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 21:36:52 +0000

Do you have a custom design upgrade and is this a CSS editing question?

gprutter on "Custom background picture showing under text"

gprutter — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 21:02:28 +0000

When I customise the Chateau theme using a background image this shows through the text rather than just being visible at the sides. Any advice or suggestions gratefully received!