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Community Forums › Forums › Archived Forums › Design Tips and Tricks › Change post background color

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Tagged: background color, change color, post area

  • This topic has 6 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 11 years, 2 months ago by LeaChristine.
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  • January 31, 2015 at 8:19 am #139160
    LeaChristine
    Member

    Does anyone know how to change the background color of your blog posts without also changing the color of every other page's content? I cannot figure this out-- do I need to somehow add a unique class to just the blog post area?

    I want the content on every other page to have a transparent background, but the post section needs to have a color behind it to be readable-- any help would be much appreciated, thanks!

    Site URL: http://www.sampleblogdesign.us/graffiti-wall/

    http://www.sampleblogdesign.us/graffiti-wall/
    January 31, 2015 at 8:53 am #139164
    Genesis Developer
    Member

    you can try

    article.post{
     backgrund-color: #F5F5F5;
    }

    Download Genesis Featured Posts Combo Widget | Simple Grid Layouts Plugin for Posts, CPTs and terms
    You can request new tips/help.

    January 31, 2015 at 8:55 am #139166
    LeaChristine
    Member

    Thanks, but it is still transparent :/

    January 31, 2015 at 9:05 am #139168
    Genesis Developer
    Member

    Oho... I did a mistake. There have typo. 'o' is missing. Please try this

    article.post{
     background-color: #F5F5F5;
    }

    Download Genesis Featured Posts Combo Widget | Simple Grid Layouts Plugin for Posts, CPTs and terms
    You can request new tips/help.

    January 31, 2015 at 9:07 am #139169
    LeaChristine
    Member

    I edited the typo before, but it still is not changing the post background, also tried adding important but nothing :/

    article.post{
    background-color: #F5F5F5 !important;
    }

    January 31, 2015 at 9:32 am #139174
    Genesis Developer
    Member

    Ok. now try this

    .content article.post {
        background: #f5f5f5 !important;
    }

    Download Genesis Featured Posts Combo Widget | Simple Grid Layouts Plugin for Posts, CPTs and terms
    You can request new tips/help.

    January 31, 2015 at 9:36 am #139176
    LeaChristine
    Member

    That works!! Thanks so much! 😀

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