Strange Header Image Problem

  • Resolved volleybum

    (@volleybum)


    18 years, 10 months ago

    Alright, so think of the default Kubrick header image: a blue rounded-rectangle shape with the blog title in white letters right in the center of it. OK, I replaced the “kubrickheader.jpg” file with a JPEG image of my own, assuming my image would be displayed instead of the rounded-rectangle. But now what’s being displayed is my JPEG image with the rounded-rectangle on top of it. So all I can actually see are my JPEG’s outer edges. My question is, how do I remove that rounded rectangle so the only thing displaying is my JPEG image (kubrickheader.jpg)? This is the first time I’ve attempted to modify a theme and I guess I need a little direction to get me started. Thanks!

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  • kubrickheader.jpg is a background image
    if you replace that file with your own of similiar dimension, that should show your image

    the works are not part of the image, nor is the tagline

    note that he has included part of the border around the outside of the image though

    Look into the header.php, there are instructions.

    Thread Starter volleybum

    (@volleybum)

    I see the commented instructions in header.php, and if I’m hearing bestfoot correctly, replacing kubrickheader.jpg with an image of similar size should simply swap the two images. And as far as I can tell, that’s what’s happened. I can’t find any code defining the header’s overlaying rounded-rectangle or tagline in the header.php, however. If you’d like a visual to better understand the problem, please view the weblog in question here: https://volleybum.com/outdoors Note how my custom header image is hidden. How do I fix this?

    Thread Starter volleybum

    (@volleybum)

    NEVERMIND. Forgot to uncomment the code relating to personalheader.jpg. I apologize for wasting your time and lowering the collective intelligence level on this forum. Cheers!

    The rounded corners are part of the original kubrickheader image.
    As far as I see, your image is all right now and is in place.
    At the end of the header.php there should be a header div defining blog title and tagline that makes it clickable.
    That and the corresponding entries in the style.css should be correct.
    Check to original.

    I’m having similar problems with changing the default header after messing with the new customizing option. What does it mean to “uncomment the code” relating to personalheader.jpg? I created this file already according to the instructions in header.php.

    “What does it mean to “uncomment the code” relating to personalheader.jpg? “

    The code is commented-out, meaning it has tags around it so it doesn’t show on the page. To un-comment the code means to take the comment-code out. Looks for something like this: <!– and the end tag –>

    I’m having same problems and uncommenting code went like this but did not work…

    heaer.php

    /*
    #headerimg { background: url(‘<?php bloginfo(‘stylesheet_directory’); ?>/images/personalheader.jpg’) no-repeat top;} */

    I changed it too

    #headerimg { background: url(‘<?php bloginfo(‘stylesheet_directory’); ?>/images/personalheader.jpg’) no-repeat top;}

    I still get my image behind the default image…

    This is crazy, anyone who has got this to work please post how and not just a “I uncommented”, please post what you did.

    Steveo
    assassin3d.com

    I got it to uncomment by removing /* and */ as above, but the image had the name of blog text in it and the tagline for the site.

    I can remove the text in the “Advanded” tab of the “Current Theme Options” but then all I get is the background color of my header and my custom image is gone again !

    I can get it to work if I name no name for the site and tagline as set in the options menu.

    Now it show my custom header image and no text in it, but I would really like to have a Blogname and Tagline.

    I think this is a bug in theme system of the theme….

    Steveo
    assassin3d.com

    Also, you have to “comment out” the original line for kubrickheader.jpg, at the same time.
    I suppose, you missed that.

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