[Theme: Graphene]

All PHP file in a themes filesystem play an intricate role in the functionality and display of a webpage. I have a question for you. Who is your theme by?

Firebug is telling me that the code is html. . the exact file is evasive.

WordPress (and every single WP theme) is based on PHP. PHP generates HTML. Firebug will allow you to examine the HTML that the PHP generates, but you won’t be able to see the actual PHP files that way.

You might want to read this post in the Graphene support forum: http://forum.khairul-syahir.com/graphene-support/original-php-files-for-theme.

Does this theme use a php file to determine most aspects of the page or does it just generate?

PHP + CSS + Javascript is what creates what you see on screen. It’s a combination of the three.

I’m trying to edit the normal theme

Please don’t edit WP or theme core files. Instead, use Graphene’s built-in custom CSS feature, or use a child theme.

Is this theme hard-coded or is using loops to generate?

I don’t know what you mean by this. WordPress and its themes are based on PHP, which generate HTML pages. CSS files provide styling information.

Obviously, if it says it generates a look when no home.php exists

I am not sure what this “it” is that you are referring to.

Furthermore, the file I can open and save as through inspecting is called index.php which doesn’t actually exist.

Yes, it does exist. It is part of the Graphene theme. If you download a copy of the theme to your hard drive as I suggested in the link I provided, you will find a file called index.php in the root directory of the theme.

I have asked the proper method to edit my page, which, if isn’t as easy as editing HTML and images

You want to avoid editing core files at all costs. The best way (there is no “proper” way) is to use a child theme. Graphene actually provides a lot of options right out of the box; I have seen many interesting and diverse sites that never use a child theme or custom CSS.

However, I have also seen some very interesting sites that do make use of Graphene’s custom CSS feature, or use child themes. Creating a child theme is not at all difficult, provided you have FTP access.

You say that you are familiar with editing HTML. Which other coding languages are you familiar with? It will be easier to help you if we know something about your coding background.

I really have no idea what you are asking, then.

Let’s try a different question: what is it that you want to change about your blog?

Graphene actually has an option for that. Go to

Graphene Options >> Display Options >> Text Style Options

There is a section called “Header Text”. There are two parts to this:

“Title Text” options are for the site name that appears in the header.
“Description Text” options are for the site description that appears in the header. You can easily change the font, the text size and line height, the weight, and the style from this area.

To change the color, go to Appearance >> Header and scroll down to “Text Color”. Click on the button that says “Select a Color” and a color wheel will pop up that you can choose a color from. You can also enter the hex value in the box.

To change anything else that you can’t change here, go to

Graphene Options >> Display Options >> Custom CSS and enter this code:

.header_title {style options here;}
.header_desc {style options here;}

Play around with that and let us know how you are doing. For more specific help and/or tips and tricks, I recommend you visit the Graphene Support Forum here: http://forum.khairul-syahir.com/

There are many people of all skill levels there who are happy to help you out.

Use the html editor and you can insert whatever HTML you would like.

Or, you can use a plugin. I like Blubrry PowerPress.