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

This Article Is For

The following users and sites:

• All users with the Manage Website Settings permission
• Applicable to all SoCast Themes

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.

To make your site background image clickable and link to an external URL, follow the steps below.

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. In your SoCast dashboard, click Website.
2. Select Website Settings.
3. Copy the following code:

<script>
$(document).ready(function() {
  App.addBackgroundClick("http://www.socastdigital.com");
});
</script>

4. 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.
5. Update the URL in the code (http://www.socastdigital.com) to your desired external link. Keep the quotation marks and brackets intact.
6. Click Save to apply your changes.

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