Header images?

[seizethestreets]

ETA: solved. :)

I'm using the "Starry Night" Modular layout and I'd like to change the header. I have a picture I'd like to replace the current header image with (it's at http://www.fotoshack.us/foto.php?id=76886lyudmilanoblackedge.jpg); it's the same size, shape, etc. as the current header image. However, when I go to the customize > image > header box and paste the url in, all I see on my journal is a grey box where the image should be. So I'm guessing changing the header image in this theme isn't something you can do with the customize boxes, I'd have to use CSS. But I've no idea how.

For reference, I'd like the new header image to appear essentially the same way as the current one: same size, centered, with the journal title/subtitle and recent entries over it. Thanks in advance for your help!

Comments

[laitaine]

I think this is a problem with the image hosting service you are using. I just switched my style to Modular/Starry Night and then tried to change the background image to the one to which you linked. I also got the grey box that you mentioned. I tried instead to change the image to a random image hosted on my own website and that worked perfectly.

So you were doing the right thing, that should work, if the image host let's you link to images like that. Perhaps try another image host? I've successfully used photobucket in the past for this sort of thing, though not for a while now so I don't know if it's still fit for purpose.

[laitaine]

Actually, I just got it to work from fotoshack!

You need to use this link, not the one you had: http://www.fotoshack.us/fotos/76886lyudmilanoblackedge.jpg

[seizethestreets]

Thanks so much! <3