How to use an image for list item in Squarespace // Custom List Item Background tutorial

Published: 11 October 2022
on channel: InsideTheSquare with Becca Harpain
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List sections are auto layouts that can have an image, title, description, and button. They can have a unique background color, and they can have an image too, thanks to the codes in this tutorial!
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In this Squarespace tutorial, you’ll learn how to upload your own image to use as the background of alist item in Squarespace.

All the codes from this tutorial are below, BUT there are a few things you need to know:
→ This is specific for list page sections in version 7.1, an auto layout found under the people section.
→ You can use a PNG or a JPG
→ There is more than one way to do this! Code is super customizable, and this is my technique.

Here are the steps from this tutorial:
Create a list section
Upload your image: design → custom CSS → manage custom files
Paste the code below
Update the text image-url-here with your image url from your custom files


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Here is the code the basic code from this tutorial.
.list-item{
background-image:url(image-url-here);
background-size: cover
}


Here is the code from this tutorial for the PNG image.
.list-item{
background-image: url(image-url-here);
background-size: cover;
background-position: center;
background-color: transparent!important
}


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