Bug 507022 - wallpaper preview is white for some reason
Summary: wallpaper preview is white for some reason
Status: RESOLVED DOWNSTREAM
Alias: None
Product: systemsettings
Classification: Applications
Component: kcm_wallpaper (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 6.4.2
Platform: Arch Linux Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Reported: 2025-07-14 11:27 UTC by ali
Modified: 2025-08-13 16:15 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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this is an image of the white wallpaper preview (154.49 KB, image/png)
2025-07-14 11:27 UTC, ali
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Description ali 2025-07-14 11:27:23 UTC
Created attachment 183221 [details]
this is an image of the white wallpaper preview

SUMMARY
I tried to change my wallpaper and notice that all wallpapers are just white I can't see shit.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
Go to "settings" then "Appearance & Style" then "Wallpaper" || right click on the desktop and choose "Desktop and Wallpaper".

OBSERVED RESULT
white preview images

EXPECTED RESULT
the images themselves 

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: EndeavourOS
KDE Plasma Version: 6.4.2
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.16.0
Qt Version: 6.9.1
Kernel Version: 6.15.6-arch1-1 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 16 × 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-13620H
Memory: 16 GiB of RAM (15.3 GiB usable)
Graphics Processor: Intel® Graphics
Comment 1 David Edmundson 2025-07-14 15:24:49 UTC
Please ensure kio-extras is installed
Comment 2 ali 2025-07-14 16:28:05 UTC
(In reply to David Edmundson from comment #1)
> Please ensure kio-extras is installed

it is installed with version "25.04.3"
Comment 3 ali 2025-07-14 16:33:23 UTC
(In reply to ali from comment #2)
> (In reply to David Edmundson from comment #1)
> > Please ensure kio-extras is installed
> 
> it is installed with version "25.04.3"

and everything should be installed correctly because I'm using EndeavourOS with the kde plasma desktop, I'm assuming they took care of installing kde plasma and all needed package for plasma to work as expected.
Comment 4 ali 2025-07-14 16:40:01 UTC
(In reply to David Edmundson from comment #1)
> Please ensure kio-extras is installed

As you can see in the attachment 183221 [details], I'm using "Active Blur" for some reason when I change the wallpaper type into something else like the default "Image" the image preview works fine with no problem.
Comment 5 Bug Janitor Service 2025-07-29 03:46:19 UTC
🐛🧹 ⚠️ This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 15 days. Please provide the requested information, then set the bug status to REPORTED. If there is no change for at least 30 days, it will be automatically closed as RESOLVED WORKSFORME.

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Comment 6 Bug Janitor Service 2025-08-13 03:46:18 UTC
🐛🧹 This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 30 days. Closing as RESOLVED WORKSFORME.
Comment 7 Nate Graham 2025-08-13 16:15:22 UTC
Thanks, that would indicate that the problem is caused by the 3rd-party wallpaper plugin you're using. The whole grid area actually comes from that plugin. I'd recommend contacting the authors about it.