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1. ronanfitzg
   Member
   Posted 7 months ago #

   Hi there,

   I know there's a bunch of topics on this already, but I just could not find what I need!

   I'm new to WP and I'm using the TwentyEleven theme for my site, http://www.nervecentremusic.com. Last night I made a bunch of changes to my site, mainly making it wider and the header image height smaller. Then I went and checked it on the main browsers and it worked fine on them all except IE9.

   Please bare in mind I'm new to this, so please don't give me a load of jargon, just tell me what I need to do to fix it, either what bit of CSS I've to change, or suggest a plugin.

   I tried using http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/ie9-mode/ but it didn't do anything, not one single thing.

   Help me please!

   Many thanks! :-)

2. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 7 months ago #

   Do not edit the Twenty Eleven theme. It is the default WordPress 3.2 theme and having access to an unedited version of the theme is vital when dealing with a range of site issues.

   Create a child theme for your customisations. Once your child theme is active, we should be able to help with the customisation.

3. ronanfitzg
   Member
   Posted 7 months ago #

   Thanks Esmi,

   Sorry if I seem thick, but I just created a child theme, uploaded it to the themes directory (using FileZilla), as that post instructed, and nothing happened.

   Did I break things when I started playing with the CSS and PHPs? Basically I guess what I'm asking is will I have to completely reinstall TwentyEleven for it to like the child theme?

   Many thanks :-)

4. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 7 months ago #

   Yes, you will need to reinstall the Twenty Eleven theme but you should still be able to see your new child theme in Appearance -> Themes.

5. ronanfitzg
   Member
   Posted 7 months ago #

   Thanks again. Allow me to reward your kindness with a joke:

   A duck was looking nervously left and right at the edge of a road. A chicken came up to him and said: "I wouldn't do that if I was you - you'll never hear the end of it".

   I'll try reinstalling tomorrow night because I know I'll be up all night playing with it if I start now, so IE users are just going to have to wait another little bit. No doubt I'll be back with more questions.

   Thanks again :-)

6. ronanfitzg
   Member
   Posted 7 months ago #

   Thanks for your help Esmi, my site looks pretty in all the browsers now. :-)

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