+Kanyi Okeke alerted me via comments that once you implement it on a Blogger blog, it automatically links anything on the page to the link in the code above.I will find a solution to this and update this post asap.
Earlier today, +Temi Baby
asked me how to make the background image of her blog clickable and probably link to an external website, while also ensuring that the link opens in a new tab/window. Initially, I thought such won’t be possible on a Blogger blog but after making some research, I realized it’s possible and can be achieved with css.
You can see a demo at www.wizkid-download.blogspot.com
. Clicking on the background image on desktop and mobile view of the blog takes you to blogger.com + it opens in a new window/tab without taking you away from the blog page.
So, let me assume you’ve already added a background image to your blog.
==> Log in to www.blogger.com , go to your blog dashboard, click “ Templates ” > “ Edit HTML “
==> Click inside the HTML editor, press CTRL F on your keyboard to find < body
==> Directly under < body , paste the code below:
<a href=”http://www.nairaforsms.com” id=”blogbackground-link” target=”_blank”> </a>
==> Replace www.nairaforsms.com with the link you want the background to open when clicked.
==> Click “ Save Template “.
==> Click inside the HTML editor again and use CTRL F to find ]]></b:skin>
==> Paste the css code below, directly above ]]></b:skin>
#blogbackground-link {
position: absolute;
top: 0;
left: 0;
width: 100%;
z-index: 1;
height: 4000px;
}
==> Click “ Save Template “.
View your blog, click on the background image and it should open your link in a new tab/window.
That’s all.
Don’t know how to add background image to your blog?
Paste the css code below, directly above ]]></b:skin>
body {
background-image: url(‘ http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Rtlf89qVXOM/Uz8h_igoffI/AAAAAAAAJww/hv_6SudT-JE/s1600/Nairaforsms-300x250AD_optim.jpg ‘);
background-position: top center;
z-index: 1;
background-attachment: scroll;
background-repeat: repeat-y;
background-color: grey;
}
Carefully replace the highlighted link; http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Rtlf89qVXOM/Uz8h_igoffI/AAAAAAAAJww/hv_6SudT-JE/s1600/Nairaforsms-300x250AD_optim.jpg with the link to your background image.
That’s all.
NB : If you are a WordPress user, copy and paste the code below, directly below the <body tag.
<a href=’http://www. nairaforsms.com ‘ id=’blogbackground-link’ target=’_blank’> </a>
Thereafter, you can paste the css code in your custom css file.
==> Replace nairaforsms.com with the link you want to use
I hope it works for you. Let me know via comments, if there are challenges.
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