{"id":3606,"date":"2016-08-15T14:37:58","date_gmt":"2016-08-15T18:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/?p=3606"},"modified":"2020-10-27T18:10:25","modified_gmt":"2020-10-27T22:10:25","slug":"fixing-a-blocked-background-image","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/boldgrid-themes\/fixing-a-blocked-background-image\/","title":{"rendered":"Fixing a Blocked Background Image"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\">BoldGrid<\/a> offers several themes with a fixed full-page background Image. However, because all of the available BoldGrid themes are heavily customizable, you may notice a blocked background image or covered up by other page elements.&nbsp;<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">If you&rsquo;ve decided to delete your <em>Call to Action<\/em> widget, you&rsquo;ll notice that a large part of your background image is no longer shown. In this tutorial, we&rsquo;ll walk you through the steps to <strong>modify your CSS<\/strong> so you can show your website visitors more of your background image.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- ~\/3606_Selection_11.png --><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/3606_Selection_11.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3725\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/3606_Selection_11-300x220.png\" alt=\"Diced\" width=\"300\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/3606_Selection_11-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/3606_Selection_11-768x564.png 768w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/3606_Selection_11-1024x752.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/3606_Selection_11.png 1175w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>For this example, we&rsquo;re using a fresh installation of the <em>Diced<\/em> theme. You may have noticed this theme comes with a <em>Call to Action<\/em> widget.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<p><!-- ~\/3606_Selection_07.png --><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/3606_Selection_08.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3728\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/3606_Selection_08-300x208.png\" alt=\"Blocked image\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/3606_Selection_08-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/3606_Selection_08-768x532.png 768w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/3606_Selection_08-1024x709.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/3606_Selection_08.png 1343w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>If you delete this widget, the site content below rises up and covers the background image.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<p>Follow along with the steps below to see how you can edit your theme&rsquo;s CSS file to bring back your background image:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<h2 id=\"editing-the-css-file\">Editing the CSS File<\/h2>\n<p>To move the elements on your page and reveal your background image, you will need to edit the theme&rsquo;s stylesheet. Instead of editing this file directly, you can safely add code to it through the BoldGrid customizer.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boFixing%20a%20Blocked%20Background%20Imageldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/3606_Selection_17.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3740\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/3606_Selection_17-300x240.png\" alt=\"Click Advanced\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/3606_Selection_17-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/3606_Selection_17.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>While in the customizer, click <strong>Advanced<\/strong>.\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/3606_Selection_18.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3742\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/3606_Selection_18-300x240.png\" alt=\"Custom JS &amp; CSS\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/3606_Selection_18-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/3606_Selection_18.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Choose <strong>Custom JS &amp; CSS<\/strong>.\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/3606_Selection_19.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3743\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/3606_Selection_19-300x240.png\" alt=\"Open Editor\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/3606_Selection_19-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/3606_Selection_19.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Under&nbsp;<em>Custom Theme CSS<\/em><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>click <strong>Open Editor<\/strong>.&nbsp;\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><!-- ~\/3606_Selection_12.png -->&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/3606_Selection_16.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3739 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/3606_Selection_16-300x240.png\" alt=\"Add code\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/3606_Selection_16-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/3606_Selection_16.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Add the following code:&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">.entry-content {margin-top: 600px;}<\/span>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/3606_Selection_15.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3735 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/3606_Selection_15-300x173.png\" alt=\"Background image visible\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/0_1_300_171.875_3606_Selection_15-768x442.png 300w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/3606_Selection_15-768x442.png 768w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/3606_Selection_15-1024x589.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/3606_Selection_15.png 1554w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The <code>margin-top<\/code> code adds margin space above your site content to reveal your image. We set the margin at 600 pixels of space (<code>600px<\/code>), but you can adjust this to add more space. <code>800px<\/code>will give you more space and show you 800 pixels worth of your background image. You can adjust this number to meet your individual needs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Fixing a Blocked Background Image<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">\n<p>This is one specific example of how to add this code in a particular theme (Diced). <strong>The applicable code may vary depending on which them you are using.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BoldGrid offers several themes with a fixed full-page background Image. However, because all of the available BoldGrid themes are heavily customizable, you may notice a blocked background image or covered up by other page elements.&nbsp;If you&rsquo;ve decided to delete your Call to Action widget, you&rsquo;ll notice that a large part of your background image is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"bgseo_title":"Fixing a Blocked Background Image | BoldGrid Support Center","bgseo_description":"Learn how to fix a blocked background image in BoldGrid. 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