: Gimp transparency not transparent I have been using GIMP successfully for a little while, but had no trouble with it. Now my transparent backgrounds are not transparent anymore. I go to

@Smith574

If no steps are missing from the description, then the active drawable just before the export is the layer mask. In this state, the active layer mask will be exported, which will result in a non-transparent image representing the layer mask.

In order to avoid this, make sure that a layer is active. This is done in the layers dialog by clicking on a layer - and it is noticeable by paying attention to the white outline around either the layer or the mask.

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@Miguel516

There are several common reasons this may occur:


Uploaded file gets converted to a non-transparent file type
You are inserting a smaller version of the file from your image library, which was converted to a non-transparent file type
CSS on website is over-riding background color for the image


Try this:
- Verify file type after uploaded
- Try inserting a full version of the picture (if using an image gallery)
- Try a different website theme (if uploading to a CMS, like Wordpress)

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