XF 1.5 How do i change my website background image

[Tomitytom]

Hello all

I am totally new to xenforo and everything so i know nothing. How do i change my website/forum background image? Ive noticed its not as simple as clicking "upload" Lets say i want to have this image as my website background. How would i do this? Running xenforo 1.5. I have looked at so many threads but nothing makes sense to me. Something about, Appearance > style prop > general >html. But i dont understand how to change the image

Hope you can help. Thanks

 

[SyTry]

Hello,

Appearance / Style / Style Properties / General and Body :


Regards, SyTry

 

[Tomitytom]

Thanks for the reply but i have no idea what that means?

 

[SyTry]

Thanks for the reply but i have no idea what that means?

You need to put the link of your background in this style propertie (ACP)

 

[Tomitytom]

Please understand, i am totally new to any of this. Where do i upload the photo to??

 

[Paul B]

Upload the image to your server, for example the style directory.

Enter the path in the SP as shown above.

 

[Tomitytom]

The provided file was not a valid XML file. Please provide a valid XML file.

Do i need to upload the photo via ftp (filezilla) instead?

Does anyone have a video tutorial as i have no idea.

 

[Tomitytom]

I have uploaded the image into the styles folder and set the path but the bakground image has not changed. Any ideas??

 

[SyTry]

I have uploaded the image into the styles folder and set the path but the bakground image has not changed. Any ideas??

Do you have a single theme ? Because each theme has different style properties.

 

[Tomitytom]

Okay i have 2 themes but the default theme is unchecked.

 

[SyTry]

Okay i have 2 themes but the default theme is unchecked.

Make sure you make changes on the right theme !

 

[Tomitytom]

Yes i have done but the image is still not showing on the background

 

[SyTry]

Yes i have done but the image is still not showing on the background

You put the image here like I told you :

• https://xenforo.com/community/threa...-website-background-image.154097/post-1284256

 

[Tomitytom]

Yes i have. Like i said. the image is still not showing up on the background for some reason.

 

[SyTry]

Yes i have. Like i said. the image is still not showing up on the background for some reason.

A link like that :
https://xenforo.com/community/attachments/1538029984268-png.184285/

 

[Russ]

Yes i have. Like i said. the image is still not showing up on the background for some reason.

If you have the image set and it's not showing, a URL to your forum would help debug it otherwise, it's a guessing game at this point.