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Creating Custom Background Color Buttons for Your Blog: A Step-by-Step Guide

In today's digital world, customization is the key to making your online presence stand out. One way to add a personal touch to your blog is by creating custom background color buttons for your readers to choose from. In this post, we will guide you through the process of creating these buttons using simple HTML and CSS.

Prerequisites:

  • Basic understanding of HTML and CSS
  • Access to your blog's source code

Step 1: Prepare Your Buttons

First, create your custom background color buttons using an image editor or a tool like Adobe Color CC. Save each button as a .png file with a descriptive name (e.g., button_red.png, button_blue.png).

Step 2: Create the Button HTML

Create a new file named custom-buttons.html and add the following code:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <title>Custom Background Buttons</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="custom-buttons.css">
</head>
<body>
    <div id="buttonContainer">
        <!-- Add your buttons here -->
    </div>
</body>
</html>

Step 3: Add the Button CSS

Create a new file named custom-buttons.css and add the following code:

#buttonContainer {
    width: auto;
    height: 40px;
    text-align: center;
}

button {
    background-color: transparent;
    border: none;
    cursor: pointer;
    outline: none;
}

button img {
    width: 40px;
    height: 40px;
    object-fit: contain;
}

.selected {
    background-image: url('button_red.png');
    background-size: contain;
}

Replace button_red.png with the name of your first button's image file.

Step 4: Add Buttons to the Container

In the custom-buttons.html file, add your buttons inside the #buttonContainer div. Replace <-- YOUR CODE HERE --> with the following code snippet for each button:

<button class="background-button" id="redButton">
    <img src="button_red.png" alt="Red Button">
</button>

Replace button_red.png with the name of your button's image file and update the alt attribute with a descriptive text for accessibility purposes. Repeat this step for each button you want to create.

Step 5: Implement the Buttons on Your Blog

Copy the complete custom-buttons.html and custom-buttons.css files into your blog's assets directory (usually located in the root folder or a subfolder called assets). Then, add the following code snippet to the place where you want the buttons to appear on your blog:

<!-- Include custom background color buttons -->
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.6.0.min.js"></script>
<script src="custom-buttons.js"></script>

Create a new file named custom-buttons.js and add the following code:

$(document).ready(function() {
    $('.background-button').click(function() {
        $('body').css('background-color', $(this).data('color'));
        $('#buttonContainer button').removeClass('selected');
        $(this).addClass('selected');
    });
});

Replace $(this).data('color') with the hexadecimal color code of each button. You can find this value in your custom background color buttons' image file names (e.g., #FF0000 for red). Update the custom-buttons.js file accordingly for each button.

Congratulations! You have successfully created and implemented custom background color buttons on your blog. Now, your readers can enjoy a more personalized experience by selecting their preferred background color.

Published July, 2015