Forum:Different background for namespaces

The Community Central background is plain light blue, however, the Founder and Admin Central namespace background is blue and green. I was wondering how this is achieved, as for some time on Avatar Wiki, I have been looking for a way to change the background for our fanon namespace, but to have the mainspace background remain the same. Thanks for your help, Rassilon of Old (Talk - Teru) 00:37, July 12, 2011 (UTC)


 * Add the following code to your "MediaWiki:Wikia.css":

 .ns-1 #WikiaMainContent{ background-color: #ABCDEF; }
 * Replace "ns-1" with the namespace of your choice. -- Weas-El ✉  01:25, July 12, 2011 (UTC)


 * Your namespace "Fanon" has the ID "ns-112". -- Weas-El ✉  01:29, July 12, 2011 (UTC)


 * Thanks. Another questions, how do you set, or view the IDs of a namespace? Rassilon of Old (Talk - Teru) 01:30, July 12, 2011 (UTC)


 * Just go to a page like "Special:AllPages", set the filter to a specific namespace and take a look at the URL. You'll see something like "&namespace=112" at the end of the URL. -- Weas-El ✉  01:32, July 12, 2011 (UTC)
 * Oh great. Cheers! Rassilon of Old (Talk - Teru) 01:36, July 12, 2011 (UTC)


 * I actually got the code from an old version of Avatar Wiki's css :P I guess it got lost there somewhere along the way -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png  (help forum | blog)  15:59, July 12, 2011 (UTC)

Can this be done for background images too?


 * In addition to  , what is the “tag” to make the background colour extend into the right sidebar area, rather than only apply to the article area? For instance, I like how the background colour covers the width of the page when viewing the revision history. It would be nice if it did the same on a talkpage or article. Thanks! — Spike Toronto  07:05, July 13, 2011 (UTC)


 * P.S. Is there a list somewhere of all these parameters? Between the ones in Monobook CSS/JS and Wikia (i.e., Oasis) CSS/JS, there must be hundreds. It’d be great if there were a table somewhere that listed each of them and what they apply to. Would there perhaps be one at the Wikia Developers Wiki or at MediaWiki? Sometimes I think that three-quarters of the battle is just knowing these. Thanks! — Spike Toronto  14:10, July 13, 2011 (UTC)


 * The CSS selector for the whole page you're looking for (if I understood you properly) would be . Since the style sheets get changed from time to time I don't really see the point in maintaining a table listing all the used style properties. Why don't you use Inspect Element (Chrome) or Firebug (Firefox) to find out what each selector does? — Sovq 14:27, July 13, 2011 (UTC)


 *  Sovq : Eureka! It worked!! That was just the element I was looking for. On your other point, does Internet Explorer 8 have an equivalent to Inspect Element/Firebug? Thanks! — Spike Toronto  14:55, July 13, 2011 (UTC)


 * I believe Firebug Lite has support for a verity of browsers. But honestly, while IE is... acceptable as a simple browsing tool, it's definitely lacking in the advanced-tools/add-ons department. I recommend switching to something more functional. — Sovq 15:27, July 13, 2011 (UTC)


 * Please do not attempt to use IE for anything like web development. Your users will hate you. IE should only be used to see how bad things can look. -- Fandyllic (talk &middot; contr) 13 Jul 2011 9:01 PM Pacific


 * The background-color is, well, an actual background per Community's Wikia.css under namespace specific logos and background at the bottom-most area of the page. • Bermuda • Contact Me!  • 08:14, July 13, 2011 (UTC)