In this article we’ll make our first modification by replacing the header image with our own image.
IMPORTANT: For the purpose of this series of tutorials, I’ll be using the WP 2.5.1 DEFAULT template for all examples.
Changing the Header Image
This is a really easy fix. All it requires on your part is a little pre-planning, some common sense and a bit of skill with a graphics program. Sometimes — like this example — it’s as easy as replacing the existing image with a new image of the same dimensions, sometimes it takes a bit more work.
A Little Pre-planning
Load your blog in a browser and look at it carefully. In fact, it is sometimes helpful to save the index page WITH IMAGES as a plain old HTML page on your local computer so you can conduct a quick and easy check of things “under the hood”. Basically you need to have a good understanding of how the header image fits into the design.
The header image (kubrickheader.jpg) for the WP default theme looks like this:
Notice that it is part of a series of images that add a visual frame to the blog and that it has a gray-colored area around it. We can’t just replace the image wholesale unless we want to fiddle with the rest of the design and related images; instead, we’re going to alter that image.
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