Title: A Few Questions About Code Last modified: August 20, 2016 --- # A Few Questions About Code * Resolved [thesimling](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thesimling/) * (@thesimling) * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/a-few-questions-about-code/) * First of all, I’m not very advanced at code (just not my thing). Please, in your descriptions, try to be as detailed as possible so that I don’t get lost along the way!! * Also… you will find my site here: [http://www.burnettlegacy.simmin24.co.uk/wordpress](http://www.burnettlegacy.simmin24.co.uk/wordpress) * In the middle, I have a white panel, (where the background is blocked out). Can I make this a transparent black? If so, how? * Then, my next question: How do I make the text’s default colour white? * Also, how do I change my site’s default font (I want a nicer font for the “Archives” bit, along with everything else)? * Where can I locate the panel with the menu on it, and how do I make that a transparent black? Also, if it’s not too hard, how do I give it a border? * Last question… I have got a background for a different section of my website: ` body.category-generation1 { background:url(10.jpg) fixed !important; }` * How do I make it centered? * Thank you to anyone who helps me!!! 🙂 Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 29 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/a-few-questions-about-code/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/a-few-questions-about-code/page/2/?output_format=md) * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/a-few-questions-about-code/#post-2706868) * Try using Firefox with the Firebug add-on for this kind of CSS work. [http://getfirebug.com/](http://getfirebug.com/) * If you are new to CSS, try these resources: [CSS Tutorials](http://www.w3schools.com/css/) [Learning CSS](http://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/learning) * [Varun Sridharan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/varunms/) * (@varunms) * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/a-few-questions-about-code/#post-2706870) * hi * find this style in style.css * ``` #wrapper { background: none repeat scroll 0 0 #FFFFFF; margin-top: 20px; padding: 0 20px; } ``` * and replace with the below one * ``` #wrapper { background: none repeat scroll 0 0 #FFFFFF transparent; margin-top: 20px; padding: 0 20px; } ``` * Thread Starter [thesimling](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thesimling/) * (@thesimling) * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/a-few-questions-about-code/#post-2706872) * Esmi – I’ve tried learning it and I can’t. It’s like Arabic, some get it, some don’t. * Varunms – that style isn’t in my style.css – I’ve used Ctrl+F and it isn’t there. There are three results for wrapper: * > #wrapper { > margin: 0 auto; width: 940px; } #wrapper { background:transparent; > background: #fff; margin-top: 20px; padding: 0 20px; } #wrapper { clear: both! > important; display: block !important; float: none !important; position: relative! > important; } * [Varun Sridharan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/varunms/) * (@varunms) * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/a-few-questions-about-code/#post-2706874) * hi * what is the theme name * Thread Starter [thesimling](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thesimling/) * (@thesimling) * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/a-few-questions-about-code/#post-2706875) * Twenty Ten is the theme name. * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/a-few-questions-about-code/#post-2706879) * Don’t edit the Twenty Ten theme. Instead [create a child theme for your changes](http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes). * [Varun Sridharan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/varunms/) * (@varunms) * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/a-few-questions-about-code/#post-2706881) * do u have any style.css in twenty ten theme folder ?? * Thread Starter [thesimling](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thesimling/) * (@thesimling) * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/a-few-questions-about-code/#post-2706887) * Esmi – I cannot do this. I have already made too many changes. * varunsm – Yes, I do. * Thread Starter [thesimling](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thesimling/) * (@thesimling) * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/a-few-questions-about-code/#post-2706890) * Esmi – How would I edit the CSS of this? Would it automatically recognise it in my WordPress Dashboard? * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/a-few-questions-about-code/#post-2706892) * > How would I edit the CSS of this? * Via Appearance -> Editor. You need to select the style.css file from your current theme. * > Would it automatically recognise it in my WordPress Dashboard? * Yes. * Thread Starter [thesimling](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thesimling/) * (@thesimling) * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/a-few-questions-about-code/#post-2706893) * OK, I have a child theme. Now how do I solve my problems? * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/a-few-questions-about-code/#post-2706900) * You need to activate the new child theme first. * Thread Starter [thesimling](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thesimling/) * (@thesimling) * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/a-few-questions-about-code/#post-2706904) * Yes, I’ve done that. * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/a-few-questions-about-code/#post-2706908) * Now remove all of the CSS from the child’s stylesheet apart from the `@import` line. Your child theme should only consist of a style.css file at this point. * Thread Starter [thesimling](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thesimling/) * (@thesimling) * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/a-few-questions-about-code/#post-2706909) * Wait, when I switch to the Child Them it goes back to the default settings… why? 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