Editing Page HTML Source Code

  • Jschayer

    (@jschayer)


    10 years, 8 months ago

    Please bare with me as I’m new to WordPress and web building. Can anyone please let me know how one goes about editing a pages HTML source code? I don’t see an HTML editor in WP that shows me the actual HTML on the page that I see when I check the source code inspector in my web browser. It shows me some code, but not every bit of data that appears on the page.

    I’m aware of how to edit the CSS but it won’t let me edit specific content within the CSS. For example on my site I’m trying to edit a button that reads “Sign Up” to read “Get Quote”, but there’s no where that allows me to see that text and edit it. I can see it in the inspector in my web browser, but not in WP. I’m told I can use Dreamweaver and update, but I just want to know if there is a local way to do it within WP.

    The theme has an automatic pricing table builder that allows me to easily add text and change style in CSS, but I just can’t change what the button displays.

    http://www.telideo.com/pricing

    Any advice would be great!

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  • chrispink

    (@chrispink)

    10 years, 8 months ago

    The text for the button will be embedded in a theme template. You can edit these though the admin though it’s easier in a code editor.

    Find out what template your page is using.

    Go to Appearance > Editor and look for the text “Sign Up” in that template.

    It’s also possible your sign up button is produced by a plugin but look for the simple first.

    DestinyMaker

    (@destinymaker)

    10 years, 8 months ago

    Hello,

    If your button isn’t produced via plug-in, then go to Appearance > Editor and then on the right side you will see your theme files, like “single.php index.php footer.php sidebar.php header.php style.css” that style.css, click that and then copy paste that bunch of code to your notepad or whatever text editor you have, or you could just edit it there. Just f3 if you are windows(dunno about the others) or ctrl+f on your notepad(dunno about the others) and search this “.price-button” without the quotes.

    That is all the sign up “div” tag classes. Just change the codes that suits your taste. Since you are aware of how to edit CSS then you can do just fine.

    Have fun !

    Thread Starter Jschayer

    (@jschayer)

    10 years, 8 months ago

    Thanks for the quick responses, much appreciated it. I went through every right side menu/option in the editor mode and couldn’t locate “sign up” anywhere. I am able to customize the color and padding/size of the button, just not the text of the button. Below is a copy of the HTML from the inspector view in Safari. You can see the words there and I can update there, but don’t know how to save or upload back to my site. It just changes it in the session. I’m sure there is someway to do this. Maybe I’ll check out dreamweaver? I just can’t seem to edit natively in WP. Thanks. 

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    Thread Starter Jschayer

    (@jschayer)

    10 years, 8 months ago

    I can even edit the text in the box above the button, just don’t have access to that button text.

    DestinyMaker

    (@destinymaker)

    10 years, 8 months ago

    Check every plugin you have, I think it’s the plugin itself if it’s not editable on the editor.

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