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How Do You Add a Background Image to a Footer in Shopify?

Last updated on January 11, 2023 @ 8:38 pm

Adding a background image to your footer is a great way to add some personality to your store. There are a few different ways you can do this, and the method you choose will depend on the look you’re going for and the type of background image you’re using.

If you want your background image to fill the entire footer, you can add a CSS rule to your stylesheet. For example, if your background image is called “bg-image.jpg”, you would add the following CSS rule:

footer {
  background-image: url('bg-image.jpg');
  background-size: cover;
}

If you want your background image to be centered in the footer, with space around it, you can use the following CSS rule:

PRO TIP: If you are not familiar with Shopify's coding language,Liquid, we recommend seeking help from a Shopify Expert before making any changes to your code. Adding a background image to your footer can be done by adding a little bit of code to your theme.css file. If you are not comfortable working with code, we recommend contacting a Shopify Expert.

footer {
  background-image: url('bg-image.jpg');
  background-position: center;  
}

You can also add a background image to your footer by using HTML.jpg", you would add the following code to your footer code:

<div style="background-image: url('bg-image.jpg');">
</div>

no matter which method you choose, make sure that your background image is saved in a format that will be compatible with all browsers. The three most common formats are .jpg, .png, and .gif.

Drew Clemente

Drew Clemente

Devops & Sysadmin engineer. I basically build infrastructure online.