change (add) background image

nicecarvings · Post by **nicecarvings** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 7:07 pm

Hi,

First post here. Serendipity looks great. I have decided to use it for my wifes website. I just need to learn how to do probably one of the easiest things to get started here.

I just want to add a background image to the blog. Anybody know where I do this? I believe I'm using the default template.

url for new blog is...
http://www.nicecarvings.com/blog/

Thanks in advance for any help!

Jason

nicecarvings · Post by **nicecarvings** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 8:53 pm

I did try a few things to get this done but wasn't successful. For instance I tried adding background image code to both style.css and the index.php in the default template.

I'm probably not using the right code...or not making the changes in the correct area.

sonichouse · Post by **sonichouse** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 9:14 pm

nicecarvings wrote:I'm probably not using the right code...or not making the changes in the correct area.

In my style.css in the template directory I have

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body {
        background: url({TEMPLATE_PATH}img/aerodrome.jpg) no-repeat 0 0 #fff;
}

HTH

nicecarvings · Post by **nicecarvings** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 10:43 pm

Sweet! Thanks Sonic, that worked!
http://nicecarvings.com/blog/

It also helped that I started messing with the css of the actual template I'm currently using (MTCLEAN)

nicecarvings · Post by **nicecarvings** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 11:02 pm

Then I did something in the admin and now I got major fubar. (can't remember what i changed)

Getting messages like this...

A link to the server could not be established in /home/nicescom/public_html/blog/include/db/mysql.inc.php on line 271

http://nicecarvings.com/blog/

judebert · Post by **judebert** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 11:05 pm

You're probably using FF3, and it's probably auto-filled the "Password" field in the admin configuration screen. It's a nasty habit; it's trying to help you.

If you can still reach your admin screen at http://nicecarvings.com/blog/serendipity_admin.php , you can change the settings back.

If you can't, you'll need to use FTP and modify your serendipity_config_local.inc.php file. The database user and password are stored there. Change them back, and everything should work again.

nicecarvings · Post by **nicecarvings** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 11:20 pm

judebert,

Thanks! I fixed it through the ftp. I was using Google Chrome and it did what you said it would like with FF3.

Is there a way to prevent this? Maybe just try to turn off the password assistant in Google Chrome? Thanks again!

judebert · Post by **judebert** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 11:23 pm

Glad I could help out! Yes, you can turn off the password assistant. I understand Garvin is updating these fields with a flag that prevents them from being auto-filled, so a later update may help you out.

nicecarvings · Post by **nicecarvings** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 11:31 pm

Cool! I turned it off and changed a couple things in configuration> saved...no probs!

Whew!

Thanks again!