Title: Changing Header Image Issues
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Changing Header Image Issues

 *  Resolved [ThatIOWGuy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chrislowthian/)
 * (@chrislowthian)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-header-image-issues/)
 * Just created a child theme and everything is displaying and working as it should.
 * Apart from when I try and change the header image. I have tried using one from
   the Media Library or uploading one but the righthand wordpress pane just freezes.
 * I had no problems until I created the child theme, but everything else is working
   fine.
 * Is there certain files I should have in the child theme folder other than the
   stylesheet?

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 *  Thread Starter [ThatIOWGuy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chrislowthian/)
 * (@chrislowthian)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-header-image-issues/#post-5125154)
 * This seems to have resolved itself so I am guessing this was a hosting issue.
 *  [Corey Salzano](https://wordpress.org/support/users/salzano/)
 * (@salzano)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-header-image-issues/#post-5125249)
 * I can’t remove the header image by clicking buttons in the customizer while running
   a small child of this theme. I’m not hosting it anywhere, yet, I’m running MAMP
   locally.
 *  [Corey Salzano](https://wordpress.org/support/users/salzano/)
 * (@salzano)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-header-image-issues/#post-5125258)
 * I can confirm that there is no way to remove the default header image without
   replacing it with your own image. At the current version, the black and white
   photo of a gravel road is included if you don’t upload a header image.
 * `<div class="header section small-padding bg-dark bg-image" style="background-
   image: url(<?php if (get_header_image() != '') : ?><?php header_image(); ?><?
   php else : ?><?php echo get_template_directory_uri() . '/images/header.jpg'; ?
   ><?php endif; ?>);">`

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 * 3 replies
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 * Last reply from: [Corey Salzano](https://wordpress.org/support/users/salzano/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-header-image-issues/#post-5125258)
 * Status: resolved