Title: Custom header background
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Custom header background

 *  Resolved [ruralinfo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ruralinfo/)
 * (@ruralinfo)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-header-background/)
 * Hello, I love this theme, but I am having problems adding a custom header background.
   I am using a child theme and just cant seem to get it to override the header-
   gray background. Any help would be appreciated.. Thanks

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 *  Theme Author [Stefan Brechbuehl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pixelstrolch/)
 * (@pixelstrolch)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-header-background/#post-4715646)
 * Hi ruralinfo,
 * you could change your theme options > header background to transparent. After
   that you add this to your child theme stylesheet for instance:
 *     ```
       #masthead {
         background: url(path_to_your_image);
       }
       ```
   
 * If this is a dark image you need to change some other styles. The reduced navbar
   on small screens will have the same background – think of that.
 * Good luck!
    Cheers Stefan
 *  Thread Starter [ruralinfo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ruralinfo/)
 * (@ruralinfo)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-header-background/#post-4715771)
 * Thank you.. Got it working!

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 * Last activity: [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-header-background/#post-4715771)
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