I'm having a problem with my site http://artygirl.co.uk/pixie/about/ I can't seem to get the footer to automatically stick to the bottom of the browser, and show the rest of my background.
Is there a solution better than using position:fixed or absolute?
I think there are possibly other styles over-riding some tests I do in firebug.
Thanks for your help
Regards
Judi
CSS:
.podbar {
bottom:0;
position:fixed;
z-index:150;
_position:absolute;
_top:expression(eval(document.documentElement.scrollTop+
(document.documentElement.clientHeight-this.offsetHeight)));
height:35px;
}
HTML:
<div class="podbar">
Put your footer here
</div>
This will create a sticky that will always appear at the bottom of the page and overlay everything. Just add extra margin/padding to the bottom of your main container divs equal to the height of footer +5px so it doesn't overlay your content.
Works in pretty much every browser I have tested.
I've used the technique in this article before: CSS layout: 100% height with header and footer. It does require some extra markup in your HTML.
This is always a bit difficult, you could increase the min-height of your content area, but even then if someone has a really big screen you'd see the same thing.
You could use a bit of JavaScript to increase the min-height if someone has a huge viewport but that's still less than elegant. I'm not sure if there is a CSS-only solution to this.
If you want to try the above the code I just posted here: Is detecting scrollbar presence with jQuery still difficult? may be of use to you.
Set the height of html and body to 100%, insert a container div with min-height 100% and relative position, and nest your footer with position: absolute, bottom: 0;
/* css */
html, body {
height: 100%;
}
#container {
min-height: 100%;
position: relative;
}
#footer {
position: absolute;
bottom: 0;
}
<!-- html -->
<html>
<head></head>
<body>
<div id="container">
<div id="footer"></div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Here you have an example and explanation http://ryanfait.com/sticky-footer/
Edit: Since that site is offline, here is another example of this working: https://gist.github.com/XtofK/5317209 and https://codepen.io/griffininsight/pen/OMexrW
document.createElement('header');
document.createElement('footer');
document.createElement('section');
document.createElement('article');
document.createElement('aside');
document.createElement('nav');
* {
margin: 0;
}
html, body {
height: 100%;
}
.wrapper {
min-height: 100%;
margin: 0 auto -50px; /* the bottom margin is the negative value of the footer's height */
}
footer, .push {
border: 1px solid #ff00ff;
height: 50px; /* '.push' must be the same height as 'footer' */
}
footer {
}
<html>
<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="layout.css" ... />
</head>
<body>
<div class="wrapper">
<p>Your website content here.</p>
<div class="push"></div>
</div>
<div class="footer">
<p>Copyright (c) 2008</p>
</div>
</body>
</html>
You could set a min-height on #content. This won't fix the footer to the bottom of the browser specifically, but will ensure that you can always see a certain amount of the background.
As an alternative, using JavaScript, you could determine the height of the browser window and then calculate the min-height for #content, and apply it using JavaScript. This would ensure the footer is always in the correct place.
I've figured it out. Html had a css property for the background saying the colour white.
I always prefer page wise footers because of variable content on pages. I use a top margin of 5em for my footers. Most often than not, we know the height of content that can occur on pages.
If you use the Compass library for Sass, there is also another option. You can use Compass’s sticky-footer mixin (demo). It requires that the footer be fixed-height, and that your HTML has a certain general structure.
Don't use position:absolute use position:relative instead.
.footer {
z-index:99;
position:relative;
left:0;
right:0;
bottom:0;
}
position: absolute will stick it to the bottom of the screen while position relative won't ignore other divs, so it will stay at the bottom of the full page.
Related
I'm aware that similar questions have been asked over and over, but I have yet to come across a solution that actually works for me. Picture the following problem.
Situation:
The body has a non-fixed background image that repeats both vertically and horizontally.
There is supposed to be a second transparent background image laid over the first.
Constraints:
The second background is supposed to stretch across the document, just like the background on the body. Mind: Not just the viewport, the entire document.
Even when the body height is smaller than the document height (i.e. no scrollbar), the second background must stretch to the bottom of the viewport (so any solution working with 100% html and/or body height is out of the question).
The second background's position cannot be fixed, because that would cause some sort of parallax effect when scrolling. The illusion that both images are actually one must be upheld.
It is possible for the body to have margin and/or padding. Both backgrounds should cover the entire document regardless.
Using a second background image on the body ("background-image: url(), url();") is not an option for backward compatibility reasons.
No JavaScript.
No actually merging the two images into one, obviously. :)
I have brooded over this problem for a while now and have gotten to the conclusion that this is impossible using only HTML and CSS2. I'd very much like to be proven wrong.
You should place a background image for two separate which covers each the whole document :
<html>
<head>
<style>
.firstbackground {
position:absolute;
left:0;
top : 0;
width : 100%;
min-height : 100%;
background: url('first.png') repeat;
}
.secondbackground {
width : 100%;
min-height : 100%;
background:url('second.png'); /* may be transparent, but why add a background then ;-) */
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="firstbackground">
<div class="secondbackground">
long content
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
CSS3 allows multiple backgrounds that are separated by commas, for eg:
background: url('topNonFixedBG.png'), #000 url('mainBG.png') no-repeat fixed top center;
http://jsfiddle.net/hs2WT/1/
Just use multiple divs...
CSS:
html {
height: 100%;
}
body { height: 100%;}
.wrapper1 {
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
background: url('http://khill.mhostiuckproductions.com/siteLSSBoilerPlate//images/nav/hixs_pattern_evolution.png');
}
.wrapper2 {
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
background: url('http://khill.mhostiuckproductions.com/siteLSSBoilerPlate//images/nav/yellow1.png');
}
.content { color: #fff; }
HTML:
<div class="wrapper1">
<div class="wrapper2">
<div class="content">
<p>Some Content</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
let the secend background to have the position:absolute;
body{
background:url("http://jsfiddle.net/css/../img/logo.png") #000;
}
#secBg{
background:url("http://placehold.it/350x150") ;
position:absolute;
min-height:500%;
min-width:100%;
}
<html>
<body>
<div id="secBg">
</div>
</body>
</html>
http://jsfiddle.net/5sxWB/
I am currently trying to use a sticky footer that I have used successfully many times before on various websites that I've built. Here is the link: http://ryanfait.com/sticky-footer/
The problem this time, is that I'm trying to make this more responsive, and hence I don't want to use a specific pixel amount for the height, so I tried switching to percentages:
html, body {
height: 100%; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;
}
#wrapper{
min-height: 100%;
height: auto !important;
height: 100%;
margin-bottom: -25%;
background: lime
}
#spacer{
background: blue;
height: 25%; /* This should be exactly the same as #footer height. */
}
#footer{
background: magenta;
height: 25%;
}
And here is the HTML:
<!DOCTYPE html">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<link href="https://localhost/wordpress/wp-content/themes/TesterTheme/style.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
</head>
<body>
<div id="wrapper">
Content goes here.
</div><!-- End Wrapper -->
<div id="spacer"></div>
<div id="footer">
</div>
</body>
</html>
As I said before, when I use a specific pixel amount, like 200px, for the height (and change wrapper margin-bottom to -400px) it works fine. I've read that when you use a percentage for height, it is using a percentage of the height of the parent element and that I need to make sure to have all of the ancestor elements' heights defined. I think I do though... as body and html are the only ancestors of footer. This is actually what it does. I've measured it with a pixel ruler and the footer and spacer measure out to 25% of my view port. Yet for God knows why, a scroll bar appears on the side of my browser(Yes... it's full screen), as if the body has some how magically extended itself an extra fifty pixels or so. Please help, I've spent nine hours on this so far, searching all over and trying many different tactics but I always get the same result. Why don't the percentages yield the desired result?
There are plenty of options to fix this. Using percentages in the way you are is not a good idea.. it's similar to how this can change in javascript.
Personally, I'd go this route for responsive.
<div class="wrap">
<div class="stuff"></div>
<div class="stuff"></div>
<div class="stuff"></div>
</div>
<div id="footer"></div>
That way, the footer is always setting below the rest of the content. No need to specify the footer height in multiple places. Use percentages as you like with this setup.
If you're not 100% happy with it, use jQuery/javascript to stretch the content. Or even, CSS media queries.
I have a layout with a sticky footer. The problem is that the actual height of the main center content is incorrect. Although it hides behind the footer and the end user does not see this, it causes problem when centering a map for example.
How do I shorten the height of the content so it stays above the footer so the real content height is rendered (while maintaining 100%). To illustrate, I have a working example here:
http://jsfiddle.net/mp8nr/43/
When you use Firebug to hover over the element, you will see that the main content is actually underneath the sticky footer. I just need to move it up while not cutting off the top but all my attempts have failed. I would greatly appreciate any help.
EDIT: There was more than one thing wrong with your layout. Here is a fixed version:
http://jsfiddle.net/Ym3YP/
Okay, so you haven't actually implemented a sticky footer. You just put a footer with fixed positioning. When you use either fixed or absolute positioning, the element in question is taken out of your HTML flow which is why your main-content div extends all the way to the bottom. It does not see or recognize the footer being in the way!
Here is how to properly implement a sticky footer that avoids these issues:
Taken from Ryan Fait:
Sample HTML:
<html>
<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="layout.css" ... />
</head>
<body>
<div class="wrapper">
<p>Your website content here.</p>
<div class="push"></div>
</div>
<div class="footer">
<p>Copyright (c) 2008</p>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Sample CSS:
* {
margin: 0;
}
html, body {
height: 100%;
}
.wrapper {
min-height: 100%;
height: auto !important;
height: 100%;
margin: 0 auto -142px; /* the bottom margin is the negative value of the footer's height */
}
.footer, .push {
height: 142px; /* .push must be the same height as .footer */
}
/*
Sticky Footer by Ryan Fait
http://ryanfait.com/
*/
Also, check out this Smashing Magazine article It explains in depth the basics of CSS flow which should help you avoid these types of issues. It's a must read for anyone getting into CSS and will save you from many headaches in the future.
For example, if you look at Facebook, they have a short blue bar on top that extends the entire width of the browser. I thought about using width:100%; but I know that it needs to have a parent element to be able to do that.
One way:
<div style="position:absolute;left:0px;right:0px;height:20px"> </div>
The document itself acts as a parent element. Divs, by default, are 100% of their parent's width.
What you probably need to do is set no margin or padding on the body element.
<html>
<style>
body { margin: 0; padding: 0; }
#strip { background: #89f; padding: 5px; }
</style>
<body>
<div id="strip">This is a nav strip</div>
</body>
</html>
Demo at http://www.coffeepowered.net/projects/navstrip.html
If you use a CSS reset, then this should Just Work.
Hi I have a container which has a width of 1150px. Now I have this other mainmenu, with width: 100% that I want to place inside the container. But then ofcourse it only get 100%(1150px) but I want it full width from side to side, so it should ignore the setted width only for .mainmenu
I tried position: absolute which made it all wrong and weird
#mainmenu
{
height: 37px;
width: 100%;
margin: 0px auto;
background-image: url(../images/mainmenu_bg5.jpg);
}
Why is the menu in the container in the first place? If you want the menu to span the full width yet the contents of the container are only 1150px I think it is by definition not right to put the menu in the container. Consider restructuring your document. This is an example, I do not have your full code:
<body>
<div id="page">
<div id="header" style="background:Blue;">
header header header
</div>
<div id="mainmenu" style="background:Green;">
menu menu menu menu
</div>
<div id="container" style="width:1150px;margin:auto;background:Red;">
container container container
</div>
</div>
</body>
And if you want the contents of the header and menu to span no farther than 1150px which I think is what you want then consider this:
<head>
<style type="text/css">
.pagewidth {
width: 1150px;
margin: auto;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div id="page">
<div id="header" style="background:Blue;">
<div class="pagewidth">
header header header
</div>
</div>
<div id="mainmenu" style="background:Green;">
<div class="pagewidth">
menu menu menu menu
</div>
</div>
<div id="container" class="pagewidth" style="background:Red;">
container container container
</div>
</div>
</body>
If your container is fixed-width, but you want a menu which has a background at full page-width, then you can have the menu background as a positioned background of html, and maintain the same HTML code. This will make the menu's background "bar" cover the whole page width.
Example of this method: http://templates.arcsin.se/demo/freshmade-software-website-template/index.html
How to do this: use positioned backgrounds:
http://www.w3schools.com/css/pr_background-position.asp
css is below, but sometime it depend from the content inside:
#mainmenu
{
height: 37px;
width: 100%;
margin: 0px;
position: relative;
background-image: url(../images/mainmenu_bg5.jpg);
}
This is a jQuery solution:
$('#mainmenu').width() == $('#container').width();
To get a background image to simulate the menubar spanning the entire width of the page you need to apply the #mainmenu background to the body or a container div like so:
body {
background: url(YOURIMAGE) repeat-x left 64px;
}
The 64px needs to be how far the #mainmenu is from the top.
If the body already has a background image then you will need another div just inside the body containing everything else. If you have no control over the HTML then using javascript to insert a div that will either wrap all the content or get rendered behind it (using position and z-index.)
position:absolute is the best way to get this while keeping the background in #mainmenu. In fact, it's the only one I can think of off the top of my head. Without javascript, of course. Everything else will require changing HTML or moving the background property to a different place.
#mainmenu
{
position:absolute;
left:0;top:??px;
width:100%;
height:37px;
background-image: url(../images/mainmenu_bg5.jpg);
}
Because #mainmenu's width:100% then will become 100% of the viewport rather than the containing block. (Unless a parent is position:relative or overflow:hidden)
So when you say it "got all weird", I assume that's because of other things on the page. Both absolute and float take items out of the normal document flow. So things below the menu can & will end up underneath it.
#mainmenu
{
position:absolute;
left:0;top:??px;
width:100%;
height:37px;
background-image: url(../images/mainmenu_bg5.jpg);
}
#mainmenu + *
{
padding-top:37px;
}
/* Exact selector not recommended due to poor browser support */
The solution to that is, basically, applying 37px of margin or padding to the first thing after #mainmenu. You'll also be unable to center absolutely positioned elements using margin:0 auto, but if you want it spanning the full width of the viewport, that shouldn't be a concern...If you want to center the live sections of the menu, of course, you'll need some sort of descendant to center:
#mainmenu
{
position:absolute;
left:0;top:??px;
width:100%;
height:37px;
background-image: url(../images/mainmenu_bg5.jpg);
}
#mainmenu > *
{
margin:0 auto;
}
/* Exact selector not recommended due to poor browser support */
/* & more properties needed if descendant is list with floated <li>s */
#mainmenu + *
{
padding-top:37px;
}
/* Exact selector not recommended due to poor browser support */
But there are lots of things you'll see change in relation to other things on the page with position:absolute. So to troubleshoot that I really need to know more about the other things on the page.
You may find another solution, but if you don't -- post a page I can look at & I may be able to help you with the weirdness you experienced with absolute positioning. That is, if it will work with this particular layout.