In order to change the background color of a WordPress website, you will need to modify the CSS.
What is CSS?
The initialism is a shortened form of the name Cascading Style Sheets. CSS is basically a way to describe how you wish to have parts of your webpage or website look.
Here is an example of how to tell your browser to make H1 headings red:
h1 {color:red;}
Using this method of changing the looks of your webpage will require you to learn how to write CSS. This is no easy feat but will give you absolute control of the appearance of your webpage.
Learn CSS
CSS is not a subject one can learn in a few minutes. However, it is not so difficult that you couldn’t learn the basics in a few days. There are many free courses and videos that will get you started.
The Web Development By Doing: HTML / CSS From Scratch will give you a strong overview.
Here’s how to Adjust the Theme background-color
- It is always best to add a child theme before making any changes to a WordPress theme.
- Next, log into your WordPress.
- From the WordPress Admin, go to Appearance > Editor.
- Enter the code of your CSS to change the background color. Below is sample code:
.site {background-color: #XXXXXX;}
.site is the CSS class for the entire website.
The #XXXXXX is the hex code for the color you want to use.
Ex: #FFFFFF would give you a white background or #44DBFF would produce a light blue background - Click Update File
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