Title: The difference between Wrapper and Header? Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # The difference between Wrapper and Header? * [thefearless](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thefearless/) * (@thefearless) * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-difference-between-wrapper-and-header/) * im learning about how to css a large background * [http://www.webdesignerwall.com/tutorials/how-to-css-large-background/](http://www.webdesignerwall.com/tutorials/how-to-css-large-background/) * and he provides one solution using wrapper code * but im looking in my theme and i dont see a wrapper code for the image at the top i see header code * For example.. wrapper code for image at top provided by that site above * ``` #wrapper { background: url(images/corkboard-top-bg.png) no-repeat center top; width: 100%; display: table; ``` * Now the header code in my theme * ``` #header { height: 115px; background: url(images/header.png) no-repeat; position: relative; ``` * Are they the same? Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total) * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-difference-between-wrapper-and-header/#post-1253256) * No – they’re not the same. You’d need to place your entire page content (ie everything after `` and before ``) in a single div with the id of wrapper. * ```

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``` * Thread Starter [thefearless](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thefearless/) * (@thefearless) * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-difference-between-wrapper-and-header/#post-1253268) * is wrapper good or bad? why has my theme not got wrapper * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-difference-between-wrapper-and-header/#post-1253271) * > is wrapper good or bad? * There’s no answer to that! A wrapper is simply a block (usually a div) created to enclose markup. It is neither good nor bad. * > why has my theme not got wrapper * Presumably because the theme’s author didn’t need to use one. Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total) The topic ‘The difference between Wrapper and Header?’ is closed to new replies. * 3 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * Last activity: [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-difference-between-wrapper-and-header/#post-1253271) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics