Make Image overlay clickable to link to another page - html

Question

jsfiddle: https://jsfiddle.net/e0u4sow1/
I want to use the following code for an image to link to another page. Right now if I make it a link it doesn't work. I read somewhere I need to add
pointer-events: none;
somewhere in the code. It tried, but it either doesn't work or it works but removes the overlay.
HTML:
<h1>MR Cube</h1>
<div class="media"></div>
<div class="media"><img alt="" class="media__image" src="http://www.webwinkelsucces.nl/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1112625-les-outils-de-test-et-d-integration-continue-open-source.jpg" />
<div class="media__body">
<h1>Lees meer</h1>
</div>
</div>
CSS:
.media {
display: inline-block;
position: relative;
vertical-align: top;
}
.media__image { display: block; }
.media__body {
background: rgba(41, 128, 185, 0.7);
bottom: 0;
color: white;
font-size: 1em;
left: 0;
opacity: 0;
overflow: hidden;
padding: 3.75em 3em;
position: absolute;
text-align: center;
top: 0;
right: 0;
-webkit-transition: 0.6s;
transition: 0.6s;
}
.media__body:hover { opacity: 1; }
.media__body:after,
.media__body:before {
border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
bottom: 1em;
content: '';
left: 1em;
opacity: 0;
position: absolute;
right: 1em;
top: 1em;
-webkit-transform: scale(1.5);
-ms-transform: scale(1.5);
transform: scale(1.5);
-webkit-transition: 0.6s 0.2s;
transition: 0.6s 0.2s;
}
.media__body:before {
border-bottom: none;
border-top: none;
left: 2em;
right: 2em;
}
.media__body:after {
border-left: none;
border-right: none;
bottom: 2em;
top: 2em;
}
.media__body:hover:after,
.media__body:hover:before {
-webkit-transform: scale(1);
-ms-transform: scale(1);
transform: scale(1);
opacity: 1;
}
.media__body h2 { margin-top: 0; }
.media__body p { margin-bottom: 1.5em; }

Answer 1

move .media__body inside a
<a href="http://www.google.nl/">
<img alt="" class="media__image" src="http://www.webwinkelsucces.nl/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1112625-les-outils-de-test-et-d-integration-continue-open-source.jpg" />
<div class="media__body">
<h1>Lees meer</h1>
</div>
</a>
check this fiddle

Answer 2

* {
-webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
-moz-box-sizing: border-box;
box-sizing: border-box;
}
.image-container{
width:200px;
position:relative;
overflow: hidden;
}
.image-container img {
max-width: 100%;
height: auto;
display: block; /* added this */
}
.image-container a {
position:absolute;
color: #fff;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
top: 0;
left: 0;
padding: 0;
z-index:2;
}
.image-container .image-overlay{
opacity:0;
position:absolute;
color: #fff;
background: rgba(141, 178, 215, 0.77);
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
top: 0;
left: 0;
padding: 0;
text-align:center;
font-size:40px;
line-height: 200px; /* added this */
-webkit-transition: opacity .5s ease-in-out;
-moz-transition: opacity .5s ease-in-out;
-ms-transition: opacity .5s ease-in-out;
-o-transition: opacity .5s ease-in-out;
transition: opacity .5s ease-in-out;
z-index:1;
}
.image-container:hover .image-overlay{
opacity:1;
}
<link href="//maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.2.0/css/font-awesome.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<div class="image-container">
<div class="image-overlay">
<i class="fa fa-search"></i>
</div>
<img src="https://placehold.it/350x350">
</div>

Answer 3

Although JQuery has not been tagged, this is what you could have done using it:
$(".media__body").click(function(){
window.location = "http://www.google.com/";
});
Here is a Demo

Answer 4

Here is the solution, just wrap all tags used for image with <a> tag
Demo
<h1>MR Cube</h1>
<a href="www.google.com" >
<div class="media"></div>
<div class="media"><img alt="" class="media__image" src="http://www.webwinkelsucces.nl/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1112625-les-outils-de-test-et-d-integration-continue-open-source.jpg" />
<div class="media__body">
<h1>Lees meer</h1>
</div>
</div>
</a>