Website Header

to upload it? depends on your connection. but it shouldn't take long. the website is a little flippy today though. try refreshing the cache or try another browser. it might also be your format.


---Mike Savad

Thanks Mike... Everything's new and working well. First problem I've encountered on the site so far. I thought maybe because it was an HDR shot, so I switched to a regular photo and its now been a half hour... hmmm Anyone else had problems with this ?

that shouldn't make a difference, unless it was a format, cmyk or some other issue like that.

---Mike Savad

Abbie mentioned about an hour ago that the aw "sites were due shortly". Maybe Sean is working behind the scenes as we speak and that is why you are have a challenge.

Thanks Pamela...I will try again later.

Sometimes I have issues with upload and I just stop and sometimes even shut down my computer and let it sit to come back 15 minutes later. Weekends more people are online and that can cause your upload to slow down. Today I had issues with my picture links to take. It took a few tries before my link worked.

Make sure your image is not too large. If it takes over 2 minutes then it is not loading

I have been trying to put a header of my chosen image on my artistwebsite. I download the image but I can't see how it then gets applied to the website page (I press save but that doesn't seem to do anything)

Guys, I have a custom header (http://gallery.andycrawford.photography), and it works fine. Here's the deal: The block is 1905x122. I used one of my HDR panoramics, but still had to repeat it across the block. When the site is pulled up on a phone or tablet, it still shows part of the image.

And it allows me to have a consistent look between my primary website (http://andycrawford.photography) and my FAA site (which is set up as a subdomain of my primary site).

BTW, I saved the header image at 72 resolution, and it uploaded almost instantaneously as the header background image.

the hard part about the header is - depending what you choose, the text on it may be impossible to read. and by choosing a graphic logo and not a text one, it doesn't help google any. though i guess the name is mentioned more than once so that might be moot.

---Mike Savad
MikeSavad.com

On Version #2

I am afraid that you cannot now use an image in the header unless a background image. This is due to the sites being all responsive to whatever they are viewed on from Smartphone to PC wide screen. Header images as were on version #1 will not now be able to be used as they are not responsive.

You need to use a LOGO (or Text) and a background image only

The search bar will also be staying there (for those who are asking to have it removed or moved)

Andy said,

"BTW, I saved the header image at 72 resolution, and it uploaded almost instantaneously as the header background image."

That's a great point, Andy! Remember that for online viewing, 72dpi is all that's required. Banners, avatars, icons, and such are for viewing ONLY -- not to be printed -- so only need to be 72 dpi, in most cases. This is also true for images posted to your blog and website. Any image that's to be viewed only, and doesn't need to be printable, requires only 72 dpi.

Keeping background and 'show only' images low-res will allow your web pages to load faster, making for a better UX (user experience) for visitors!