diff --git a/collections.php b/collections.php
index af8c75ac..96bc5a87 100644
--- a/collections.php
+++ b/collections.php
@@ -57,8 +57,6 @@ get_header();
-
diff --git a/includes/functions/_helpers-templates.php b/includes/functions/_helpers-templates.php
index 1d21975a..e6d6be82 100644
--- a/includes/functions/_helpers-templates.php
+++ b/includes/functions/_helpers-templates.php
@@ -2043,3 +2043,24 @@ function fictioneer_get_story_changelog( $story_id ) {
// Return
return $changelog;
}
+
+// =============================================================================
+// PAGE BACKGROUND
+// =============================================================================
+
+/**
+ * Render the page background element
+ *
+ * Note: The page background is a separate element, absolute positioned under the
+ * actual content. This allows for quite some CSS shenanigans and can improve the
+ * render performance in certain scenarios. Hooked to 'fictioneer_main' action.
+ *
+ * @since 5.20.0
+ */
+
+function fictioneer_page_background() {
+ $background = '
';
+
+ echo apply_filters( 'fictioneer_filter_page_background', $background );
+}
+add_action( 'fictioneer_main', 'fictioneer_page_background' );
diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 13ec2572..d616c4be 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ get_header();
-
-
-
-
diff --git a/search.php b/search.php
index 35543751..2d3ed17b 100644
--- a/search.php
+++ b/search.php
@@ -68,10 +68,13 @@ get_header();
?>
+
+
-
+
+
diff --git a/single-fcn_collection.php b/single-fcn_collection.php
index 9a0c3ec1..6042d4e7 100644
--- a/single-fcn_collection.php
+++ b/single-fcn_collection.php
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ get_header( null, array( 'type' => 'fcn_collection' ) );
-
-
diff --git a/single-fcn_recommendation.php b/single-fcn_recommendation.php
index 610ff8f9..2f92823e 100644
--- a/single-fcn_recommendation.php
+++ b/single-fcn_recommendation.php
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ get_header( null, array( 'type' => 'fcn_recommendation' ) );
-
-
diff --git a/single-fcn_story.php b/single-fcn_story.php
index ed02e86b..8150bd67 100644
--- a/single-fcn_story.php
+++ b/single-fcn_story.php
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ get_header(
-
-
-
-
diff --git a/singular-bookmarks.php b/singular-bookmarks.php
index 79155659..e46d1a00 100644
--- a/singular-bookmarks.php
+++ b/singular-bookmarks.php
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ get_header( null, array( 'no_index' => 1 ) );
-
-
diff --git a/singular-bookshelf-ajax.php b/singular-bookshelf-ajax.php
index f6b9a767..43a0c1af 100644
--- a/singular-bookshelf-ajax.php
+++ b/singular-bookshelf-ajax.php
@@ -74,8 +74,6 @@ get_header( null, array( 'no_index' => 1 ) );
-
-
diff --git a/singular-bookshelf.php b/singular-bookshelf.php
index 02abea53..500d6de9 100644
--- a/singular-bookshelf.php
+++ b/singular-bookshelf.php
@@ -90,8 +90,6 @@ get_header( null, array( 'no_index' => 1 ) );
-
-
diff --git a/singular-canvas-page.php b/singular-canvas-page.php
index 1b4979da..17d41627 100644
--- a/singular-canvas-page.php
+++ b/singular-canvas-page.php
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ get_header();
-
-
diff --git a/singular-index-advanced.php b/singular-index-advanced.php
index ba2f3c33..66ce1ac8 100644
--- a/singular-index-advanced.php
+++ b/singular-index-advanced.php
@@ -82,8 +82,6 @@ reset( $sorted_stories );
-
-
diff --git a/singular-index.php b/singular-index.php
index 6f181a8f..43061e47 100644
--- a/singular-index.php
+++ b/singular-index.php
@@ -78,8 +78,6 @@ reset( $sorted_stories );
-
-
diff --git a/singular-story.php b/singular-story.php
index 8521f706..0ded70ea 100644
--- a/singular-story.php
+++ b/singular-story.php
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ get_header();
-
-
diff --git a/singular-taxonomies.php b/singular-taxonomies.php
index df65dc18..5bfb7b27 100644
--- a/singular-taxonomies.php
+++ b/singular-taxonomies.php
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ get_header();
-
-
diff --git a/singular-titleless.php b/singular-titleless.php
index ad1fa132..305da52b 100644
--- a/singular-titleless.php
+++ b/singular-titleless.php
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ get_header();
-
-
diff --git a/singular.php b/singular.php
index 81e41c31..aef1bbcc 100644
--- a/singular.php
+++ b/singular.php
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ get_header();
-
-
diff --git a/stories.php b/stories.php
index f7533e51..93d07355 100644
--- a/stories.php
+++ b/stories.php
@@ -104,8 +104,6 @@ get_header();
-
-
diff --git a/tag.php b/tag.php
index 5d90a55d..4916b4f1 100644
--- a/tag.php
+++ b/tag.php
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ get_header();
-
-
diff --git a/taxonomy-fcn_character.php b/taxonomy-fcn_character.php
index 491c0e60..9e1348bd 100644
--- a/taxonomy-fcn_character.php
+++ b/taxonomy-fcn_character.php
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ get_header();
-
-
diff --git a/taxonomy-fcn_content_warning.php b/taxonomy-fcn_content_warning.php
index 376afaae..a9008f28 100644
--- a/taxonomy-fcn_content_warning.php
+++ b/taxonomy-fcn_content_warning.php
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ get_header();
-
-
diff --git a/taxonomy-fcn_fandom.php b/taxonomy-fcn_fandom.php
index 0b52f0a8..92d34700 100644
--- a/taxonomy-fcn_fandom.php
+++ b/taxonomy-fcn_fandom.php
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ get_header();
-
-
diff --git a/taxonomy-fcn_genre.php b/taxonomy-fcn_genre.php
index 723fe1f9..d7c43b95 100644
--- a/taxonomy-fcn_genre.php
+++ b/taxonomy-fcn_genre.php
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ get_header();
-
-
diff --git a/user-profile.php b/user-profile.php
index 9db9ba49..bf90becb 100644
--- a/user-profile.php
+++ b/user-profile.php
@@ -66,8 +66,6 @@ get_header( null, array( 'type' => 'user-profile', 'no_index' => 1 ) );
-
-