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Custom Background Image Support For Automatic Review Posting

April 27, 20258 min read

Nowadays, your brand’s first impression often comes down to one thing—visual appeal. That's why we’re excited to introduce a powerful update in our CRM: Custom Background Image Support for Automatic Review Posting.

With this new feature, you can elevate the background element of every review post by using custom backgrounds, tailored background image options, and eye-catching background styles. Whether you're applying a high-resolution background image URL, a subtle color overlay, or a bold video background, your brand’s identity will shine.

Customize individual posts using the settings panel to control background type, background size, and even responsive behaviors like background image scrolls. The process is seamless—upload via the Image field, use the Select files button, and fine-tune design with custom CSS codes or predefined background option presets.

From hover background images to cover blocks, this feature empowers you to create an engaging background experience for your audience with just a few simple steps.

Why does it matter to your business?

Adding custom backgrounds to your review posts ensures they don't just scroll by—they stand out.

  • Enhanced Branding: A custom background ima ge can feature your brand’s background colors, textures, or patterns, aligning each review post with your visual identity. From solid color backgrounds to layered color overlays, you can maintain consistency using the settings panel, adjusting the background type, and assigning CSS class values that match your branding. Use the Image field and Select files options to upload the perfect background image size for your message, ensuring your content resonates visually.

  • Engaging Background Effects: From hover background images and background transitions to full video backgrounds and parallax effects, you can add motion and flair to keep users intrigued. These interactive background effects transform static visuals into dynamic elements. Use the block editor, block element, or individual building blocks to control how each background image behaves—whether it scrolls, loops, or reacts when the user scrolls through their feed.

  • Effortless Differentiation: Using flexible Image option settings, custom CSS codes, and background styles, you can establish a post style that’s both distinct and consistent. Apply background image scrolls for creative movement, choose between colored backgrounds or background blur to control focus, and manage background in action features via the Update button or Publish button. Tools like Color button, Additional CSS panel, and color panel allow you to fine-tune every aspect of your design without needing advanced skills.

  • Personalized Content: Incorporating individual page backgrounds or post-specific background settings enables a tailored look depending on your audience or theme. Whether you're highlighting a new product, responding to a testimonial, or showcasing seasonal social media content, custom background settings offer full flexibility. The background image URL, combined with responsive layout controls like default background image responsive, ensures each post fits seamlessly across all devices. Use the Customizer preview to review your beautiful background image or test different layouts using default settings or fully customizable alternatives.

Built-In Background Tools Within Your CRM

This isn't just a minor update—it’s a robust feature set baked into your CRM’s settings panel. With the new custom background image tool, you get access to a wide variety of options and modules that help you elevate every auto-posted review. Here's what you can control:

Background image URL and image field upload options

  • Background type: choose from solid color background, background video, or a full fullscreen background image

  • Image formats: Upload images in all common formats, including JPG, PNG, and SVG

Image size and crop controls using the Crop Button and Crop Image Button

  • Custom background settings for individual content blocks and block editor tools

  • Styling through Additional CSS field, CSS module, and CSS code method

How To Use Custom Background Image Support For Automatic Review Posting:

We’ve made it simple. Follow these detailed steps to implement custom background image support in your auto-posted customer reviews:

Step 1: Access the Social Planner

From the left navigation menu in your CRM dashboard, click the Marketing tab. Select the Social Planner and hit +New Post. This is your starting point.

Access the Social Planner | Zapiy

Step 2: Choose the Type of Post

From the dropdown list, click on Post Reviews. This action activates the background settings specific to auto-posted review content.

Post Review | Zapiy

Step 3: Upload Your Background

Click the Select Files or Image Button to upload your custom background image. You can also paste a background image URL or choose an existing image from your library.

Step 4: Customize Your Style

  • Within the Block Settings and Settings panel, choose from these visual options:

  • Add a color overlay

  • Set background image scrolls for added movement

  • Apply hover background image effects

  • Use background blur for contrast with foreground content items

  • For more control, use the Additional CSS panel to apply a CSS class or inline styles.

    Customization | Zapiy

Step 5: Publish or Update

Once your post looks great in the Customizer preview, hit the Publish Button. For changes to existing content, click the Update Button to apply new background options.

Use Cases for Custom Backgrounds

1. Branded Review Posts

Use your logo, header items, or themed visuals as part of your login page background or Compliance WordPress background image to maintain a consistent identity. You can also style these branded reviews using the login page customizer plugins or modules. Adjust foreground content items using the Block Settings to ensure proper layering over the background. By assigning a body class or using custom CSS field, your branded posts will stay unified across all individual content blocks.

2. Themed Campaigns

A holiday sale or product launch? Match it using Maintenance background images or adjust visual components in the maintenance layouts section. The maintenance plugin and related menu plugins allow you to change the menu background and dropdown mega-menu levels. Style elements with color code choices and add buttons like icon button, color button, or category button to reinforce the campaign’s tone. Don’t forget to style the maintenance menu item from your dashboard’s current menu items list.

3. Product-Specific Backgrounds

You can structure visuals using a blank template or choose from pre-designed templates in the design category. Include a Crop Image button or enable the Crop button for better image framing. Organize your visuals via dropdown row or multi-level Menu dropdown settings, and tailor your visuals with theme files to ensure your file size image and style combinations load smoothly.

4. Interactive Content

Take engagement up a notch add animations to dropdown levels or segmenting design by organization level. Whether you’re working with a browser tab or managing previews across multiple browser windows, control visuals using design from scratch settings or by tapping into your theme’s design feature. Enhance interactive sections using drag-and-drop modules, login modules, or layered module displays. Use the Additional CSS panel to troubleshoot or apply animations using your preferred CSS module for dynamic results.

Integration with Existing CRM Tools

The background image responsive design seamlessly integrates with existing tools in your CRM, including:

  • Login modules and login page background features

  • Maintenance plugin compatibility with maintenance background images

  • Customization for menu plugins, products widget, and dropdown mega-menu support

  • Built-in support for category-travel class, body class, and other layout elements

Whether you’re customizing a blank template, choosing from pre-designed templates, or working on design from scratch, these settings make it easy.

Tips for Maximum Visual Appeal

Use High-Quality Images

  • Whether it’s for a cover block or building block, a pixelated image kills engagement. Choose high-resolution files optimized for image display on all devices.

Keep It Lightweight

  • Be mindful of file size image limits. Use compression tools to keep load times fast and ensure background images responsive display properly on mobile.

Be Consistent

  • Use the same design feature across your posts to create brand recognition. Save your color code settings and reuse your custom CSS field styles when possible.

Test in Different Views

  • Check the Customizer preview, browser tab, and even browser windows to ensure your background alternative looks good in all contexts.

What’s Next?

As we continue to enhance your experience, we’re already working on even more robust background in action features—like dynamic background video overlays, interactive background effects, and AI-suggested custom backgrounds based on internal users’ behavior. These additions will complement your existing background image tools and offer more options like color backgrounds, background blur, and compelling background styles to elevate your posts.

Our support team is also ready to help resolve any code conflicts, spot Invalid code entries, or guide you in locating the correct identification code for your widget settings, theme files, or browser tab display issues. From setting up login modules to adjusting the login background in Maintenance plugin layouts, we’ve got your back.

With our CRM's custom background image support, you can now showcase that content in a visually striking and personalized way. Whether you’re applying a solid color, an engaging background video, or a branded header background image, this feature empowers you to create visuals that capture attention and build trust.

So go ahead and visit Zapiy now—explore your background styles, enhance each image field, use Select Color from the color panel, or tweak using the Additional CSS panel. Tell your brand’s story, one beautiful background image at a time.

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