Make left sidebar wider and post types

  • JohnnyAfrica

    (@jcnyc)


    10 years, 3 months ago

    Hi I’m really liking the changes wordpress did for the 2014 theme. It’s very versatile and suitable for all types of sites. I have a few things that need changing before completely switching over to it:

    1. How do i make my posts on my homepage shortened versions? I have long posts and upon activating the theme, it shows the entire post which makes the homepage extremely long. I see that the theme can show shortened clips of the article with the “Continue Reading” option

    2. Can I make the content column less padded so more text can show? Right now, I think the right sidebar is a little wide and there’s too much cell padding in the content column.

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  • Moderator Kathryn Presner

    (@zoonini)

    10 years, 3 months ago

    I see that the theme can show shortened clips of the article with the “Continue Reading” option

    You can use the More tag for that. Just add this where you want to split the post:

    <!--more-->

    Can I make the content column less padded so more text can show? Right now, I think the right sidebar is a little wide and there’s too much cell padding in the content column.

    That will require a number of CSS customizations. The main content area is within the .entry-content element.

    Just a heads-up that the best way to make changes to a theme is to use a child theme, so your tweaks won’t be overwritten when updating the theme. Here are some guides in case you haven’t made one before:

    http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes
    http://op111.net/53/
    http://vimeo.com/49770088

    If you’re only making CSS customizations, other options are to install the Jetpack plugin and activate the Custom CSS module. You could also install a standalone custom CSS plugin.

    If you need more specific help, please provide a link to the site in question. Thanks.

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