Title: Header Builder Background Image Function
Last modified: June 24, 2025

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# Header Builder Background Image Function

 *  [Das Capitolin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/das-capitolin/)
 * (@das-capitolin)
 * [11 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/header-builder-background-image-function/)
 * On a clean installation of WordPress with no plugins and only the free Sydney
   theme installed, the **Header Builder** function does not work. If you go into
   Customizing ▸ Header ▸ Header Builder, and change either the **Background Color**
   or choose a **Background Image**, neither appear in the preview or on a live 
   site.
    -  _HOWEVER_
 * If you go into Customizing and click on the **Edit Element** for the Header and
   then go to Style (which defaults to Main Row) then the color and image work.
 * This issue has been verified to exist on all my other Sydney-themed websites.
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fheader-builder-background-image-function%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  [Kenneth Macharia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kmacharia/)
 * (@kmacharia)
 * [11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/header-builder-background-image-function/#post-18534812)
 * Hi [@das-capitolin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/das-capitolin/),
   Thank
   you for reaching out again and reporting this issue.It looks like your site is
   currently using the default header preset(Layout 1) that does not support these
   options. In order to set a background image, you can select one of the other 
   longer header presets listed below by going to **Customize > Header > Header 
   presets**:
    - Layout 3
    - Layout 4
    - Layout 5
 * For Layout 1 and 2, you can use the granular controls for each row to set the
   background image and color as shown [here](https://a.supportally.com/i/TKu7QS).
   
   I’m sorry for any confusion caused by these options. I have noted this down as
   an enhancement.Please let me know if you have other questions!
 *  Thread Starter [Das Capitolin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/das-capitolin/)
 * (@das-capitolin)
 * [11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/header-builder-background-image-function/#post-18535109)
 * Thank you for following-up on this issue, [@kmacharia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kmacharia/).
 * A user should not be able to assign a header background image by going to Customizing
   ▸ Header ▸ Style if it will not work from there.
 *  [Kenneth Macharia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kmacharia/)
 * (@kmacharia)
 * [10 months, 4 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/header-builder-background-image-function/#post-18538578)
 * Hi [@das-capitolin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/das-capitolin/)
 * Thank you for pointing this out. I completely agree that having an option in 
   Customizer that doesn’t actually work is confusing. I’m sorry for the frustration
   this has caused.
   I appreciate your effort for flagging this, your feedback helps
   us improve the experience for everyone. If you need any help or have further 
   questions, just let me know!

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 * [header builder](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/header-builder/)

 * 3 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [Kenneth Macharia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kmacharia/)
 * Last activity: [10 months, 4 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/header-builder-background-image-function/#post-18538578)
 * Status: not resolved