Forum:150KB, Really?

Recently I have been very frustrated with Wikia's 150KB limit on backgrounds. Why? Because it disables some wikis to have good backgrounds! Yet, I've seen plenty of wikis with backgrounds WAY above 150KB (like Marvel Database). I don't understand why those wikis have massive backgrounds, but others don't. These limit is really difficult for wikis to deal with. For instance, I'm the admin for the Mech Mice Wiki. The MM images have lots of detail, and it's really hard to find a background for it. Just when I think I found the perfect image, it's too big! 40KB too big! Letting other wikis have bigger and complicated backgrounds than others isn't fair, and it disables wiki from having the cool look that they can!

So in my conclusion, I say that Wikia allows us to upload bigger and more advanced images. I'd be happy with a 250KB limit! If you want this to, reply below.

--''' User:Feey1 |Speak to me! ''' 00:13, October 12, 2012 (UTC)

UPDATE: Just realized that this same image uploaded onto the wiki as a file, BUT WOULDN'T AS A BACKGROUND.

Comments
Hi there. The wikis that have larger backgrounds do so via their custom coding, such as CSS and JS. That's something you can do on your wiki, and anyone else can do on their wikis as well. The size restriction is only there when uploading via the Theme Designer, so, if you want a larger background, you can use custom coding to make that happen. That said, the 150kb limit is there for a reason: Internet speeds vary. The larger a background is, the longer it may take to fully load for some users. I'd strongly suggest you keep your background file size as small as you possibly can, regardless of which background method you use. If your desired background is only 40kb over the size limit, then that should be fine if you add it via custom coding.

If you need help with the custom coding necessary for a larger background, feel free to ask here on our Community Central Forums. Users from across Wikia who are experienced with that kind of coding can give you a hand. Good luck! - Brandon Rhea (talk) 00:21, October 12, 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the info. -- User:Feey1 |Speak to me!  01:36, October 12, 2012 (UTC)


 * P.S. As far as adding a background over the 150KB limit with CSS goes, I just answered that question yesterday at Forum:Adding_a_higher_definition_background., so hopefully that thread may be of some use to you if you're wanting to add a background with CSS.