How do I change the background color on my pages? I've tried using the editor, changing the color and saving, but it stays the same pukey green. yuck.

The topic you refer to does not answer my question. Thanks for trying, though.

It sounds like what you want to do is change the skin.

Look in the footer of your wiki for the link "Wiki settings". Clink that, and choose "skins" under "basic settings" on the left-hand side of the screen. From there, you can experiment with different skin styles that will change the background, the headers, the sidebar, etc.

I think the free wikis only come with 2 or 3 choices, but you can get away from puke green :)

You can change the color using CSS (without paying for an upgrade). The answer is in the "old" forums; perhaps a PBwiki employee will have mercy on you, and search for the answer there, so it can be reproduced here.

Hi,

If you'd rather not delve into the intricacies of CSS, the best thing to do is to go into Settings -> Skins, and select something other than Snakeskin. I rather like the shade of green, which I think looks nothing like puke. :-P

For the CSS-minded, yes, style tags do work as HTML-plugins in the new editor, although the way the HTML-plugins work limits how large the piece of code can be. For anything other than CSS changes to individual pages, we still suggest paying for the CSS upgrade.

Vu
PBwiki Team

Will "paying for the CSS upgrade" (which you can't do without buying a whole bunch of other crap you may neither want nor need) provide the wiki owner with explicit details (class/id info, etc) on topics like "how to change the background colour", or will the wiki owner still be forced to come here and ask politely how to do so, only to be told that they should upgrade? What exactly does the wiki owner *get* for their hundreds of dollars a year?

Hi,

There are awesome CSS resources all over the internet that will allow you to update your wiki.css file. I have started a few pages on the PBwiki wiki here: http://yummy.pbwiki.com/CssResources

Although it is woefully incomplete, it should be a good start. Another place to look for general info is at w3schools' CSS tutorials: http://www.w3schools.com/css/default.asp

As for paying for CSS, if you have upgraded to Silver (the smallest package), then you can in fact have CSS enabled in your wiki for a one-time fee that lasts for the life of your wiki. Having paid for access to CSS for other services on a yearly basis, I personally think that this is a GREAT deal.

And with the silver package (pricing here: https://non-educational.pbwiki.com/up... ), I think there are plenty of things that are useful for an individual user. 1gb of storage, removal of Google-ads, access controls...I've found that any public-facing wiki can take advantage of these things.

I hope that helps!
Vu
PBwiki team

Thanks for skillfully not answering any of my questions. You have made my point more eloquently than I ever could.

I'm sorry that you don't feel like I have pointed you in the right direction, so I will try to be more explicit:

****QUESTION**** Will "paying for the CSS upgrade" (which you can't do without buying a whole bunch of other crap you may neither want nor need) provide the wiki owner with explicit details (class/id info, etc) on topics like "how to change the background colour"

Paying for the CSS upgrade allows you to upload a wiki.css file. Explicit information on some CSS topics are available here and in the links I have given, but it is impossible to anticipate every single customization you might want to do. That's WHY it is a customization....because it's individual.

****QUESTION**** or will the wiki owner still be forced to come here and ask politely how to do so, only to be told that they should upgrade?

Most topics here get answered within the same day, often within a few hours. If it is a customization that others have asked for (changing link colors, background colors, etc), then I know for a fact that those show up when you look for them in the search box. Users and support members alike have given code samples for many customizations. You may also wish to search the old forums ( http://forums.pbwiki.com ) for things not yet raised here.

****QUESTION**** What exactly does the wiki owner *get* for their hundreds of dollars a year?

You can find that information here: https://non-educational.pbwiki.com/up...

Package sizes range from less than $100 a year to more depending on your needs.

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I hope that helps,
Vu
PBwiki Team

I hope you feel better now.

I doubt that a user, having read this entire thread, will leave this page armed with the specific answer to the OP's question. You'd think, between 18 people, *someone* would be able to provide a bit of CSS to solve this problem, and not just "change skins" or "give us money".

"Satisfaction" indeed.

Do YOU know the answer? This nit-picking doesn't seem to be helping.

Oeps, uh, can I ask for a brief explanation regarding " upgraded to Silver (smallest package), have CSS enabled in your wiki for a one-time fee that lasts for the life of your wiki "?
How much is the one-time fee?

I was trying to avoid CSS code in this thread because the opening poster seemed to want something simpler, but nonetheless, here are your options:

1) Change the skin by clicking on Settings and then Skins. You can then select any of the available skins you prefer.

2) If you want to customize using CSS, you can first upgrade to a plan that allows CSS customization, then upload a wiki.css file (a simple text file) which contains the following style code:

#displaycontent { background: WEB_COLOR; }

where WEB_COLOR refers to a color in one of several formats, usually hexadecimal (#FF0000 for bright red). More details on web colors here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_colo...

3) If you wish to only change an individual page's background, it's possible to insert a short <style> statement as raw HTML on that page. Click "Insert Plugin" --> PBwiki Magic --> Raw HTML, and then insert:

<style>#displaycontent { background: WEB_COLOR; }</style>

Yep! If you're already Silver and don't want to upgrade any higher, but want CSS, you can click "Add features" (upper right hand corner of your wiki) and there should be a checkbox for it. Of course this is subject to change, but last I checked, it was $55 for the CSS upgrade "a la carte."

Okay not to be a smart-guy but I am gonna give this my best shot. The original question was..."How do I change the background color on my pages? I've tried using the editor, changing the color and saving, but it stays the same pukey green?"

***My Answer***
insert the following code in an HTML plug-in on the page you would like to change the background-color on.

<raw>
<style>
#displaycontent {
background-color: #cccccc !important;
}
</style>
</raw>

***Explanation***
That code makes the background grey. The color is chosen by the hexadecimal number (#cccccc). For a list of a bunch of hex numbers click here. For an explanation on how to use the html plugin click here. You do not have to pay to be able to change things with css although using the style sheet makes changes wiki wide. The only "real" way to make css changes wiki wide without paying is to place all your css in your sidebar and leave it on every page. Although that still doesn't help with the file upload page or settings page or stuff like that. Hope this helps.

I had the same problem as Patrick, and it stems from the confusing user interface when doing Edit Page. On the left side of the toolbar, second line, are icons for changing "Text Color" and "Background Color." Silly me, to assume that "Background Color" would change the background of the PAGE! No, it just changes the background of the selected text, and if you haven't selected any text, it does nothing.

This is non-intuitive, because I'm sure the majority of people would rather change the page background than the text background. Perhaps the icon could be relabeled "Text Background Color." Also, changing the text background doesn't just change the color under the text, it changes the color of the entire line, which looks really dumb if the line is mostly white space.

A related problem is that if you DO change the background of the text and then regret it, there doesn't seem to be any way to get back to the default background color (unless your default color is white). I had to delete the text and start over.

(Sorry if this came out as a flame. I really love PBwiki and some of the confusion is probably due to my own inexperience.)

I agree that the "background color" should really be "highlight color", such as used by many word processing suites.

As for a quicky solution to getting rid of the background color, I usually cut, paste into notepad, and then paste it back into the editor. It's awkward, but it's useful for a lot of formatting quirks.