changing the way template look

[scentalicious]

I am using the template that came with downloading prestashop and was just wondering how do I add some colour to it in the back ground.

 

This is the link to my website if anyone want to have a look http://www.scentaliciousbytanja.com.au/Shop/index.php

[hxd]

You can do that by editing the global.css file of the theme. In your case the path to the file on your hosting account would be public_html/Shop/themes/default/css/global.css. The code that you need to modify is around line 53 and it looks like this:

 

body{
font:normal 11px/14px Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;
color:#222;
background:#fff
}

 

Change the value for background from #fff to whatever you want. You can use any hex value for the desired color. For example, background:#ccff66 will turn the background into a shade of green. You may find this color picker useful:

 

http://w3schools.com/tags/ref_colorpicker.asp

 

Hope this helps.

[scentalicious]

Thanks for that. Also is there a way of being able to add a background picture like the ones that you find online and has a code. I can't seem to find where to add the codes

[hxd]

To add a picture to the background just edit the last line of the above mentioned code. For example, you've uploaded a picture called pic.jpg to public_html/Shop/img. Then you can edit the code like this:

 

body{
font:normal 11px/14px Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;
color:#222;
background:#fff url('../img/pic.jpg')
}

 

The image will be repeated horizontally and vertically. You can repeat it only horizontally or vertically, or you can set it to no-repeat and configure its position on the page. For example:

 

body{
font:normal 11px/14px Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;
color:#222;
background:#fff url('../img/pic.jpg') no-repeat center center
}

 

will display the image in the center of the page without repeating it.

 

Hope this helps.

[scentalicious]

Does it have to be a JPEG file for the background picture

[scubastevejh]

Does it have to be a JPEG file for the background picture

 

anything you want.