Title: Cannot Edit Background
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Cannot Edit Background

 *  [bfit](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bfit/)
 * (@bfit)
 * [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-edit-background/)
 * I like the layout and functionality. However, background change/edit function
   is not working for me.

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 *  [@mercime](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mercime/)
 * (@mercime)
 * [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-edit-background/#post-1838230)
 * Seems like the theme author answers questions at [http://richard-dickinson.com/wordpress/](http://richard-dickinson.com/wordpress/)
 *  [richardpd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/richardpd/)
 * (@richardpd)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-edit-background/#post-1838745)
 * Hi bfit
    I am sorry to hear of your problem with background edit. I have just
   done a new site with a new background and all was fine (see [http://www.chris-dickinson.com](http://www.chris-dickinson.com)).
   If you can give more details of the problem I can try & help. It should be straightforward
   in dashboard>appearance>background & follow the instruction to add a new background.
 * Also there are 3 background images in animass images directory
    . The blue pleatedmetalcu.
   gif is the default background. It is possible to edit style.css to change the
   image Go to dashboard apperance>editor>style & find:
 *     ```
       /* =Global Elements
       -------------------------------------------------------------- */
   
       /* Main global 'theme' and typographic styles  */
   
       body {
       background: url("images/pleatedmetalcublu.gif");
       ```
   
 * change this to one of the other background images I included in the images directory(
   eg pleatedmetalcu.gif / pleatedmetalcuLite.gif) eg:
 *     ```
       /* =Global Elements
       -------------------------------------------------------------- */
   
       /* Main global 'theme' and typographic styles  */
   
       body {
       background: url("images/pleatedmetalcuLite.gif");
       ```
   
 * Of course if you want to add your own background image this way then upload your
   image to the animass>images directory and edit the style.css with the name of
   the image you uploaded.
 * Well I hope that helps and works.
    I apologise for not replying earlier but I
   do not usually visit this page & have only just done so!
 * Thanks mercime for pointing out that I will always answer questions about anIMass
   theme at my blog [http://www.richard-dickinson.com](http://www.richard-dickinson.com)
 * Best wishes
 *  [richardpd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/richardpd/)
 * (@richardpd)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-edit-background/#post-1838746)
 * New animass site link (with new background):
    [http://www.chris-dickinson.com](http://www.chris-dickinson.com)
 * {Link in post above not working due to stray ‘)’ …!}
 * Unfortunately there is no edit post function here so I cannot change the post
   above.

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 * 3 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [richardpd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/richardpd/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-edit-background/#post-1838746)
 * Status: not resolved

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