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writerspark
Member
Posted 1 year ago #

I managed to change the WordPress text in the lower right corner of my footer but still have the "W" WordPress logo.

Is there a way to delete or replace that logo with either nothing or another image?
esmi
Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
Posted 1 year ago #

Have you tried editing the theme's footer.php file?
writerspark
Member
Posted 1 year ago #

Yes, that's how I managed to change the generic WordPress text that usually shows in the lower right corner of the footer. I was also able to find a code line that set my Copyright info to the left.

But I can't see where in the footer.php code that pulls the graphical "W" WordPress logo and sets it before the lower right-corner footer text.
esmi
Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
Posted 1 year ago #

What theme are you using? Can you post the url for your site?
writerspark
Member
Posted 1 year ago #

It's the Twenty Ten theme, URL http://writerspark.org/blog/

If you scroll all the way down and look at the lower right footer corner, I changed the generic WordPress text to read: "A Writerspark.org Publication." But the WordPress "W" logo is still there. -- Their "W" logo actually fits with the title of my blog, "Writersblog" and my Web site "Writerspark," but it's WordPress's logo so I want it either gone or to change to something else.
esmi
Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
Posted 1 year ago #

Don't edit the Twenty Ten theme. Your changes will be over-written the next time you upgrade WordPress or the theme. For this reason, it is recommended that you consider creating a child theme for your customisations. Otherwise you risking ending up on the same situation as this site owner.
writerspark
Member
Posted 1 year ago #

esmi,

Yep, I know. I am brand new to WordPress, so I have no clue about what a "child theme" even is right now. Just trying to find out where things are in the various files and how to customize. Once I get some of this under my belt I'll dig deeper.

In any event, I'll need to know how to get rid of the "W" WordPress logo or change it in the footer.php file no matter whether I do it in the primary files or a "child."
Chip Bennett
Member
Posted 1 year ago #
Try using Chrome Developer Tools or Firefox Firebug.

The logo image is coming from this CSS declaration:
```
#site-generator a {
    background: url(images/wordpress.png) center left no-repeat;
}
```
writerspark
Member
Posted 1 year ago #

Chip,

Thanks, I found it thanks to you.

As I said earlier, I know making changes to Twenty Ten itself is rather pointless over time, since updates will erase my changes, this is helping be learn where things are. I am brand new to wordPress. -- Definitely saving before changing LOL

After I get things set up the way I want, I'll work on learning hwat a "child" page is and how to replace template pages with ones that won't change with updates.

Thanks again!

Bill
Chip Bennett
Member
Posted 1 year ago #

Setting up a Child Theme is dead simple.

In your case, you just need a style.css file, and a footer.php file.

(See esmi's link above for more information.)
writerspark
Member
Posted 1 year ago #

Hello, again. Thanks for all the great responses.

After making the changes to the parent in Twenty-Ten that I need, I am now ready to create a "child" style.css, and the info supplied by esmi will be a great help -- The only problem is, how do you create a new directory, such as the "twentyten-child" directory mentioned in the instructions at "http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes" inside the themes directory? I don't see a tool in the Admin area that allows me to do this.

I've heard there are plugins that are required, but I have no idea which one to use or if there is another way.

Thanks again,

Bill
Chip Bennett
Member
Posted 1 year ago #

The only problem is, how do you create a new directory, such as the "twentyten-child" directory mentioned in the instructions at "http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes" inside the themes directory? I don't see a tool in the Admin area that allows me to do this.

You generally can't do that sort of thing from within the WordPress admin.

The most common method is to access your hosting account via FTP. The alternate method would be to use your hosting account's admin interface (cPanel, Plesk, etc.), and use that interface's file management.
writerspark
Member
Posted 1 year ago #

Wow, you guys are awesome! Thanks to all of you I now have my "child" style.css uploaded and working. I also managed to poke around and get the border & body colors changed. -- I'm learning.

ADDITIONAL QUESTION:

Is there a way in the style.css sheet to set the header image?

I don't want it to change when Twenty Ten goes through another update, not that it's a huge thing to change; still, it would be easier if my child style.css could set it.

Thanks for all your help!
Chip Bennett
Member
Posted 1 year ago #

Assuming your Header Image is set using Dashboard -> Appearance -> Header, it shouldn't change on Theme update. It's in the database, in the theme_mod for TwentyTen (or, for your Child Theme).
writerspark
Member
Posted 1 year ago #

Well, after getting a child directory set up with the desired changes to the style.css that I saved to the child directory, I went and activated the child theme and it reset the header image to the path.jpg Twenty Ten header image. It's no biggie to manually reset it to my desired image, but that's how the change occurred.
Chip Bennett
Member
Posted 1 year ago #

Right - because you're no longer using TwentyTen, but rather a new Theme. So, WordPress is now using the theme_mods for the new Theme and not the theme_mods for TwentyTen. If you switch back to TwentyTen, you should see your header setting retained.

For your Child Theme: set the Header Image to your custom image. Then, the setting will be added to the theme_mods for your Child Theme.
writerspark
Member
Posted 1 year ago #

Chip,

That's the problem, I can't find where the header image is in the css.
Chip Bennett
Member
Posted 1 year ago #

It's not in the CSS. It's added via Dashboard -> Appearance -> Header. The file is somewhere in your \wp-content\uploads\ directory. The CSS is hooked into the document head dynamically.
writerspark
Member
Posted 1 year ago #

Okay, so if the Twenty Ten theme is updated the header will or will not need to be manually reset in Dashboard?

(Really confusing as to what can and can't be done in the css.)

Bill
Chip Bennett
Member
Posted 1 year ago #

Okay, so if the Twenty Ten theme is updated the header will or will not need to be manually reset in Dashboard?

No, the header will not need to be reset. The header image setting is stored in the database, which is not impacted by Theme update.

The reason your header image appeared to "reset" when you switched to your Child Theme is because you switched Themes.
writerspark
Member
Posted 1 year ago #

Ahah! -- Okay, NOW it makes sense.

Thanks loads for your help.

Bill

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