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1. betteroffdead
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Hello.
   Firstly here is the blog that i am working on
   http://blog.betteroffdead.co.uk

   Im new to CSS coding but have made websites with HTML before so i thought id have ago, i have come upto three tiny problems though

   -firstly how can i remove the grey drop shadow effect from around my header?

   -secondly, why is my header image placed too far down? instead of centering?

   -thirdly, i really want to change the size of "Posted in Uncategorized | Edit | No Comments »" where do i need to look for these codes?

   If i need to post any codes for reference just say.

   Thank you in advance.!

2. whooami
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   thats here >

   http://blog.betteroffdead.co.uk/wp-content/themes/betteroffdead/images/header-img.php?upper=FFFFFF&lower=FFFFFF

   this post explains it, and also explains how to properly get rid of it,

   http://weblines.com.au/learning-wordpress/wordpress-default-kubrick-theme/

3. betteroffdead
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   excellent thank you whooami
   now just question 2 and 3 left
   cheers.!

4. whooami
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   in the stylesheet, find this:

   #headerimg {
   	margin: 0;
   	height: 200px;
   	width: 100%;
   	}

   delete it.

5. betteroffdead
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   for the headerimg i have this
   

   #headerimg 	{
   font size: 1.2em;
   	margin: 0 auto;
   text-align: center;
   width:85%;
   height: 6.5em;
   color: black;
   padding-top: 10px;
   padding-bottom: 10px;
   background: url("http://blog.betteroffdead.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/betteroffdeadheader.gif")
     no-repeat bottom center;
   }

6. whooami
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   look further down.

   #sidebar
   {
   	float: right;
   	width: 190px;
   	}
   
   #headerimg {
   	margin: 0;
   	height: 200px;
   	width: 100%;
   	}
   
   .narrowcolumn {
   	float: left;
   	padding: 0 0 20px 45px;
   	margin: 0px 0 0;
   	width: 450px;
   	}

   Since you have already renamed the theme, I'll assume you can take it from here.

7. betteroffdead
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Also, if I click on anything in the sidebar ie archives: january
   the footer image seems to shrink drastically and position itself left!
   Anyone have any suggestions on this also?
   THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN!!!

8. betteroffdead
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Can anyone help me with this last problem?
   thank you!!!!
   the blog
   http://blog.betteroffdead.co.uk

9. ClaytonJames
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Try this...

   .postmetadata {
   font-size: 1.1em;
   clear: both;
   }

10. betteroffdead
    Member
    Posted 3 years ago #

    Nope, still no luck.
    Sorry!
    Any other ideas?

11. jberghem
    Member
    Posted 3 years ago #

    ClaytonJames gave you the right answer but you need to make sure that there is no other .postmetadata { font-size: 0.8em; } further down in the file. Place the
    

    .postmetadata {
    font-size: 1.1em;
    clear: both;
    }

    on the last line of your style.css file and you'll see it works.

12. betteroffdead
    Member
    Posted 3 years ago #

    It still doesnt seem to change anything, and when I do add the font-size it changes the font size under each post where it says "posted in..../no comments"
    have i maybe added a piece of code that is stopping this from working?

13. jberghem
    Member
    Posted 3 years ago #

    Well yes, that what you were asked for when you wrote:

    -thirdly, i really want to change the size of "Posted in Uncategorized | Edit | No Comments »" where do i need to look for these codes?

    If you're not looking for a way to change the font-size, what is it, you want to change? You may be as specific as you like ;-)

14. betteroffdead
    Member
    Posted 3 years ago #

    Oh sugar, sorry. i thought i was refeering to a coding problem on another post i did
    the problem refers to the footer, when ever you access an archive page like "january 2009" it shrinks in size.
    Do you know any way of altering this?
    THANKS!!!

15. jberghem
    Member
    Posted 3 years ago #

    That's probably because you're using a relative unit to specify the font size. 1em is like 100% of the defined font-size. 0.8em is like 80% of the font-size. When I style a <div> to have a 0.8em font-size and place another <div> inside it which I also style with 0.8em font-size your font-size will be 0.64em or 80% of 0.8em

    So look for font-sizes in the <div> 's that the .postmetadata <div> is in.

    Because CSS reads from the top down and from general to specific, it's best start at the top with the container <div>'s and tags like the <body> tag. and avoid being very specific on them. Then coding from general at the top to specific at the bottom. This will avoid long lists of selectors in your stylesheet. and make it easier to style specific elements.

    I'm personally not for having selectors listed twice in the same sheet. Some will split their stylesheet in 2 having the layout in the top half and styling at the bottom. You always end up being inconsistent and changing a value at the top and not seeing any change because another value at the bottom overrides it because it's further down the page.

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