Title: postwidget transparency
Last modified: March 23, 2017

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# postwidget transparency

 *  [editmesh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/editmesh/)
 * (@editmesh)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/postwidget-transparency/)
 * iam using the optimizer free template and try to make the frontpage postwidget
   tranparent, so you can see the background image (wwwdotpilzlichtdotch).
    i know
   its not supported in the free version, so i just ask very kindly if someone could
   provide me with a custom css code ? i tried ————– .lay1{ background-color: transparent!
   important; color: white!important; } ————– but this involved the title transparency
   and didn’t show the background either. any hints on this? thanks in advance!

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 *  Theme Author [OptimizerWP](https://wordpress.org/support/users/layerthemes/)
 * (@layerthemes)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/postwidget-transparency/#post-8968217)
 * Hi,
 * dotpilzlicht (dot) ch not loading. Can you please check the url?
 * Thanks
 *  Thread Starter [editmesh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/editmesh/)
 * (@editmesh)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/postwidget-transparency/#post-8969131)
 * hello, please try pilzlicht(dot)ch .
    thanks
 *  Theme Author [OptimizerWP](https://wordpress.org/support/users/layerthemes/)
 * (@layerthemes)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/postwidget-transparency/#post-8975307)
 * Hi,
 * Try adding this custom css:
 * `#frontsidebar .lay1.optimposts {background-color: transparent!important;}`
 * Thanks
 *  Thread Starter [editmesh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/editmesh/)
 * (@editmesh)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/postwidget-transparency/#post-8975774)
 * thank you, this changes the transparency (like all other div id/classes i tried)
   but the backgroundimage (the mushrooms in my case) isn’t visible though, like
   if there is still another element, which isn’t a child and stops the frontsidebar
   from showing the background.
    i tried everything i found with the inspector/firebug:-(…
 *  Theme Author [OptimizerWP](https://wordpress.org/support/users/layerthemes/)
 * (@layerthemes)
 * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/postwidget-transparency/#post-8979579)
 * Just checked your Custom CSS, not seeing the code..
 *  Thread Starter [editmesh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/editmesh/)
 * (@editmesh)
 * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/postwidget-transparency/#post-8982282)
 * ok i added:
    #frontsidebar .lay1.optimposts { opacity: 0.5; }
 * but i can’t see the backgroundimage
 *  Theme Author [OptimizerWP](https://wordpress.org/support/users/layerthemes/)
 * (@layerthemes)
 * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/postwidget-transparency/#post-8983292)
 * No. Please add this:
 * `#frontsidebar .lay1.optimposts {background-color: transparent!important;}`
 *  Thread Starter [editmesh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/editmesh/)
 * (@editmesh)
 * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/postwidget-transparency/#post-8983474)
 * ok i added
    ————- #frontsidebar .lay1.optimposts {background-color: transparent!
   important;} ————- doesn’t make a big difference, only that the headline is also
   transparent now…
 * i think there is another element, avoiding that the backgroundimage isn’t visible?!
 * thanks for your patience!
 *  Theme Author [OptimizerWP](https://wordpress.org/support/users/layerthemes/)
 * (@layerthemes)
 * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/postwidget-transparency/#post-8986861)
 * Hi,
 * The thing you are trying to achieve are not going to work like this. You need
   to add the background image to Customize > Basic > Basic Style > Site Background.
 * Thanks
 *  Thread Starter [editmesh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/editmesh/)
 * (@editmesh)
 * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/postwidget-transparency/#post-9015938)
 * THANK YOU !!! THIS WORKS!!! <3 !!!
    May i ask 2 more stupid questions??? can 
   i achieve the same look/animation as if i use the slider background ( so the 
   widget isn’t half visible on the homescreen and only apears after an action) 
   is there a way to drop it an half screen down maybe??? is it possible to have
   that transparency look in mobileversions too ;-)- sorry… ??? anyway thanx a lot
   for the input so far! i will rate u now 🙂 !!! cheers imke

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