Change following CSS class: A:hover { background-color : transparent; } Add following CSS classes to general.css: .menu_blur { display : block; } .menu_blur:hover { background-color : #deefac; } Remove from following CSS class(es) the "padding-left: ??px" entry: .guest_menu_row, .guest_menu_bottom, .member_menu_row, .member_menu_bottom