Andrew Nevins
(@anevins)
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How familiar are you with CSS?
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BackY
(@backy)
well not a pro, but can play around with an already writen code.
It looks like you already have a sidebar on that side? In general, for something like this, you’d generally create a custom template:
http://codex.wordpress.org/Pages#Creating_Your_Own_Page_Templates
http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/register_sidebar
Then modify the php code to add the sidebar and change the CSS code to fit the new elements on the page.
But as you are using a commercial theme, for more specific help, you will likely need to ask the developer for help – as those are not supported here.
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BackY
(@backy)
I have a sidebar on the RIGHT, I wanna add on on the left , right where the float social plugin is. but firstly I need to move the whole page to the right a little, so I can add some space on the left for the sidebar.
So the above is what you would need to do – it’s not a question of moving the site to the right. It’s about creating a custom template with a layout that fits the left sidebar into the page.
That said, the centering and the width are set here:
#wrapper {
background: none repeat scroll 0 0 #FFFFFF;
margin: 0 auto 15px;
padding: 10px 15px 0;
width: 950px;
}
But to add a sidebar, you’d need to change the width of many elements on the page…or make the custom page wider in the above CSS.
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BackY
(@backy)
I found a tutorial which explains on how to add the sidebar, I just needed the space there first. I guess it’s not that hard, as I’ll only use the sidebar as an AD space.
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BackY
(@backy)
Tried to change those values, but the site doesn’t seem to be affected. Could please give me an idea on what to change please?
Edited: i’ve managed to move it to the LEFT lol, the totaly oposite of what I want. tryng to get it on the right …
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BackY
(@backy)
ok, sorry for the treble-post lol.
To be more precise here is a picture of what I actualy want. I wanna be able to add something like this little window in my site (bigger one so it can fit my ads), but not FLOAT as you scroll down the content, I want it static, and bigger (160×600) so I can add an AD there. Would that be possible? how hard can it be?
http://i46.tinypic.com/15qbwk5.jpg
Yes, you would need to create a custom template as already mentioned – unless you know some HTML and CSS, it won’t be that easy, no.
To repeat:
But as you are using a commercial theme, for more specific help, you will likely need to ask the developer for help – as those are not supported here:
http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Commercial_Products
Or you could consider hiring someone: http://jobs.wordpress.net/
Or find a theme that is supported here – any of these are:
http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/
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BackY
(@backy)
Could you please give me an idea on where to start, a tutorial on some basics, so I can start to try to sort it out please.
Thanks for the replies.