An unexpected background image appearing from an external CSS file

I need to dynamically change the background image of a class using an external CSS file. The image should be randomly selected from a specified path.

While I know how to achieve this in PHP, I am looking to implement it in the external CSS file instead.

Any CSS tricks or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Below are the properties of the CSS class:

.birthday
 {
   background:url(../images/Bday.jpg) no-repeat center;
   font: bold 25px "trebuchet ms", Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
   color: #930204;
   padding: 25px 0px 0px 200px;
   height: 195px;
 }

The path is provided based on the existing file structure.

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Answer №1

Unfortunately, achieving this with only pure CSS is not feasible.

One alternative is to utilize javascript to randomly select and apply a background image on your website.

Refer to the following tutorials for more information:

Randomize background image

Simple image randomization using jQuery

Alternatively,

Consider this approach

Begin by creating an array of images 

var images = ['img1.jpg', 'img2.jpg', 'img3.jpg', 'img4.jpg', 'img5.jpg'];

Next, set a random image as the background image:

$('body').css({'background-image': 'url(images/' + images[Math.floor(Math.random() *      images.length)] + ')'});

I trust that this code will be beneficial to you, Thank you..

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