Background loads last

  • My background seems to be the last thing to load on my site, can i change that somewhere in WP? Thanks

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  • How big is the background image file?

    Thread Starter jwillua

    (@jwillua)

    102 KB, it was much bigger so i made it as small as i could.

    Site url?

    First go to Smushit and enter the url of the image and it will squeeze a little more out of it.

    Next make sure your css is called before any JavaScript or other files in your header.php

    Check your CSS file and make sure the background image is being called at the top. You can also experiment with adding the image to html declration instead of the body by adding this line first in your css.

    html {background:url(images/your-oversized-image.jpg) no-repeat center top;}

    Also remember that the image is being cached by your browser so make sure to clear your cache to notice any changes in loading times.

    Thread Starter jwillua

    (@jwillua)

    Thanks, i “smushed” all of images and it seemed to help, also moved it to the top. I think i’ve done all i can with my knowledge. I’ve been using a program called Image Well for easy drag and drop photo reduction but my trial is running out. Do ya’ll have any recommendations for a free (Mac) program that works as easy as imagewell for size reduction? I’m not against paying for stuff but i don’t really do this enough to justify it. Thanks both of you.

    You can use open source pngcrush from the command line on your server and it also installs on the mac.

    Also Gimp as a free Photoshop alternative.

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