How Do I Make a Site Background Image Clickable to an External URL in SoCast?

How Do I Make a Site Background Image Clickable to an External URL in SoCast?

How Do I Make a Site Background Image Clickable to an External URL in SoCast?

Info Icon This Article Is For:
  • All users with the Manage Website Settings permission
  • Applicable to all SoCast Themes
Note Icon Note:
  • If you are using custom styling code on your website, SoCast cannot guarantee that this code will not interfere with other code you have placed on your site.

If you would like your site background image to be clickable and link to an external URL, please follow the steps below.

Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Click Website in your SoCast dashboard.
  2. Select Website Settings.
  3. Copy the following code:
<script>
$(document).ready(function() {
  App.addBackgroundClick("http://www.socastdigital.com");
});
</script>
  1. Paste the code into a text editor (such as Notepad), then copy and paste it into the Custom Footer HTML Box in your website settings.
  2. Update the URL in the code (http://www.socastdigital.com) to your desired external link. Make sure to keep the quotation marks and brackets intact.
  3. Click Save to apply your changes.

Your site background image will now be clickable and will redirect users to the external URL you specified.