How to add a background image to the homepage
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I’m making a site for a friend, and I’ve been searching desperately trying to figure out how to set a background image on the homepage. I’ve gone through almost every setting I could find, but I still can’t figure out how to do it.
What am I missing? Any pointers?
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Hi,
The Twenty Nineteen theme’s customization options do not include displaying a site header image.
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There are no background options at Customize for Twenty Nineteen either. The theme guide says:
The hallmarks of Twenty Nineteen are its simple but sophisticated typography and its pared-down, open aesthetic, two things that make it a great foundation for a wide variety of websites.
In the interest of simplicity they’ve apparently omitted the standard Header Image and Background customization options available on most themes.
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Oh, that makes sense. Thanks for the help!
Do you know of any specific themes that allow me to insert header images?
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I added a “custom header” filter to the themes at the WordPress.com themes showcase for “header image,” which produced the following filtered results:
1. 190 themes, all types, of 329 available
2. 77 free themes of 100 availableI would have guessed that at least 95% of the themes have an optional header image, so I’m surprised the percentages are so low. Perhaps the filter is imperfect and is missing some of the positives.
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I meant to say, above:
I added a “custom header” filter to the themes at the WordPress.com themes showcase, which produced the following…
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