Title: Background image settings
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Background image settings

 *  Resolved [MrMountain](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrmountain/)
 * (@mrmountain)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/background-image-settings/)
 * I´m having trouble making the background image settings work for me. Uploaded
   a colored image file 15×30 pix, and want to repeat vertically to create a cyan
   bar in the background, aligned left on the screen. I want the bar (background
   image) to fill only 15 pixels width, as the image size in 100%. The colored image
   now fill the entire background. Suggestions to fix, anyone? The issue “live” 
   here: [http://fjordglimt.no/](http://fjordglimt.no/)

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 *  [bdbrown](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bdbrown/)
 * (@bdbrown)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/background-image-settings/#post-7431643)
 * Hi MrMountain. Try this in you child theme CSS:
 *     ```
       body {
          background-size: 15px !important;
       }
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [MrMountain](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrmountain/)
 * (@mrmountain)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/background-image-settings/#post-7431674)
 * Thanks [@bdbrown](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bdbrown/) – worked. My 
   last issue now regarding background image (colored left bar) is that I am not
   able to define the main content area transparent. In mobile view the main content
   area block out the cyan left bar. I have tested this in my CSS to force transparency:
   `.
   main { background-color: transparent!important; position: relative; }` Note: 
   If I use a hex color value, for examle #000000 the custom CSS works, but not 
   if I use definition “transparent”.
 *  [bdbrown](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bdbrown/)
 * (@bdbrown)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/background-image-settings/#post-7431693)
 * In that case what I would do is remove the background image and the CSS I posted
   above, and add this CSS:
 *     ```
       body {
           border-left: 15px solid #009fe4;
       }
       ```
   
 * Then you shouldn’t need to do anything with transparent backgrounds.
 *  Thread Starter [MrMountain](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrmountain/)
 * (@mrmountain)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/background-image-settings/#post-7431700)
 * Thanks a lot – i will test this solution.

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 * Last reply from: [MrMountain](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrmountain/)
 * Last activity: [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/background-image-settings/#post-7431700)
 * Status: resolved