• Registered: 2010-01-02
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Topic: Custom Background Linking

I would like to see a url field in the admin for the custom background that will link anything that is clicked on the background (frontend) to open a pre-determined url. This would be useful for advertisement opportunities in which users could post an image ad and link it to the ad url.

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  • Registered: 2010-12-30
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Re: Custom Background Linking

that's actually quite a good idea, I think I might have to try that out as well  big_smile

here's a plugin that might help you in the right direction:
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/background-control/

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crap, that plugin is not what you need. There must be SOME plugin to use, I'll get back to you when I find it smile

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damn, it seems to be less popular than expected: there's no relevant plugin to be found.
isn't there some sort of advanced custom fields plugin to add something like that to the WP-admin dash?

Last edited by duckbilljones (2011-01-05 15:14:30)

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  • Registered: 2010-01-02
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Re: Custom Background Linking

I'm certain you can add something to the custom background option admin option which will allow for a text input field (That would be the URL) and then add a function that ties it all into the theme background. I just don't know PHP well enough to pull this off.

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  • Registered: 2010-04-11
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Re: Custom Background Linking

Hey! is there some way to do this manually?

i'm using 1.4.2

Thanks.

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  • Registered: 2011-03-15
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Re: Custom Background Linking

Gorgsus wrote:

Hey! is there some way to do this manually?

i'm using 1.4.2

Thanks.

I also would like to know this, tnx.

Does anybody know where the image settings are stored? Maybe we could place a URL inside the line?

Best regards
Ivan

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  • Registered: 2011-03-15
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Re: Custom Background Linking

I found my BG picture in the database (wp_posts) and changed to:

<a href=http://www.gpsforalle.dk/om-2/kontakt-os-2/firma-presse><img src=http://www.gpsforalle.dk/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/sidepanel_3.png /></a>

No errors, but it didn´t work :-(

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  • Registered: 2010-05-19
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Re: Custom Background Linking

That's a good idea, I search a lot to found a trick to do that but with out luck

waiting for native support in the theme

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  • Registered: 2011-08-08
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Re: Custom Background Linking

Would love for this feature to be included!  big_smile
I've tried to figure it out using 'inspect element' on the one site I know has this ability (www.racerxonline.com) but have had no luck.

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  • Registered: 2011-08-07
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Re: Custom Background Linking

I'm interested in this also. Please let us know if someone figures it out.thanks.

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