I would prefer to use the static homepage, as I don’t want a background image on all of my pages, just a large image on the homepage.
Harmonic requires background images on all front-page sections in order to function. That’s why default images are included in the theme. You could always create a solid-coloured background image and upload that, to simulate a solid coloured background.
When I set a static homepage, the logo does not display at all.
The logo in Harmonic only displays when the Front Page template is used.
I think the simplest workaround is what I suggested above. Want to give it a try?
Thank you for the response.
Just to clarify, if I use the Front Page template, I could have one image on the home page, and then create a a solid color background for the rest of the downstream pages?
I have experimented with the Front Page template, but the logo only shows up if I haven’t set a background image. The logo shows up on when no background image is selected and the default images appears. But when I set the background image using the Front Page template, the logo disappears again.
Thanks again!
Kathleen, could you provide a link to your site so I can see it directly? It’ll be easier to troubleshoot your logo issue that way. Thanks.
Just to clarify, if I use the Front Page template, I could have one image on the home page, and then create a a solid color background for the rest of the downstream pages?
As each section has a place for you to upload a background image in the Customizer, you can use them in whatever combination you like.
Here is the site I am working on:
akfitness.london
And here are the specific issues I am trying to solve for that I could use some guidance on:
My goal is to create a homepage that doesn’t scroll with only one image and with a logo image in place of the Read More button.
I currently have the site set up using the static homepage using a featured image. But I can’t a. get the image to stop scrolling and b. can’t get the logo to appear in place of the Read More button.
If I try to use the Front Page template instead, which allows me to set the image as a non-repeating background and thus stop the the scrolling, it then sets that image as the background for all the other pages, and I want the background on all other pages to be white.
Also, if I use the Front Page template, it defaults to one of the stock images when I try to insert the logo over my background image using the customizer.
I’ve tried every combination that I can think of to try to solve for these issues – what am I missing?
Finally, the social icons which I was able to get to display without issue on the site when I view it on my laptop do not appear when I look at the site on my phone. Is that a known issue with this theme?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!
sacredpath
(@sacredpath)
Automattic Happiness Engineer
Kathleen, the site you reference is hosted at WordPress.com, which has Support forums at https://en.forums.wordpress.com/. Below is something to get you started. I would suggest posting into the CSS Forum at WordPress.com and I or one of the volunteers there will help you out with the rest. Go to Appearance > Customize > CSS, delete all the informational text in that window, and paste in the following custom CSS which in my testing will make your front page fixed in height and not scroll. I’ve targeted only the main page of your site with this.
.home #slide-content {
display: none;
}
.home #masthead, .home #footer-nav-wrapper, body.home #colophon, .hsContainer {
position: fixed;
}
Thank you so much for this – and apologies for posting in the wrong place! I will switch over the forum you suggest.
Thanks again – I will try it now.
It worked perfectly – thanks again! I will post my remaining questions in the other forum now.
sacredpath
(@sacredpath)
Automattic Happiness Engineer
