Thread: Website Background Color Change

Dear Smoge and fellow MMS Members,

I need your help again.

I would like to change the white color of the background of my website (the color on the sides). My site looks awful smack in the middle of a white background.

I am trying to achieve a more professional look. I hope someone can help me. Please remember this is my first website.

Thank you in advance for your help.

Mary Jane

Hi, you have to edit the general.css in your templates/css folder (body-background).

You can all so add a picture or texture to your background by replacing the line
background-color:#FFFFFF;
in your general.css file with this line to image
background-image:url(../images/your_image.gif);

I have done with my site http:www.femfinder.com with a very light marble effect my file size is only 5 kb 72x106px so it doesn't slow the page
loading. I use macromeda fire works to produce the marble image
Regards Vanessa

Dear Vanessa & Kleetus,

Thank yo so much for your help. Vanessa, by the way, your site looks fabulous - Great work!

Thanks again,

i cant seem to find the background color anywhere is general.ccs can someone offer some help?
like in what part of the file example:
div.db_1_block div.foot
i use dolphin

To change background color its all in the top part of the general.css file
eg this will result in a light blue background #bbccdd change it then press Save
at the bottom of the window. Ps just make sure that it has save go back and check it as your permission in your css file may not be allowing to change the file
I came unstuck with both Language file and css files in the past when I first started. Let us know If this works for you Regards Ness

body
{
margin:0px;
padding:0px;
font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size:11px;
color:#333333;
margin-bottom:20px;
background-color:#bbccdd;

http://www.femfinder.com

I tryed that but it still stays white??
body
{
margin:0px;
padding:0px;
font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size:11px;
color:#666666;
margin-bottom:20px;
it should be gray...
Check it out www.find-a-date.nl

Thanx for any help

Roderick1, Please do not double post

You have another thread here:
Logo size problem with the same exact question.
I have moved the posts from the other thread here.

Thanks,
Smoge

Originally Posted by Roderick1

I tryed that but it still stays white??

This is what i found in your general.css:

body
{
margin:0px;
padding:0px;
font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size:11px;
color:#666666;
margin-bottom:20px;
}


You also have to but this into it:

background-color:#C0C0C0;

yes!!!!!!! thank you!!!