That’s a pretty general question. You can edit any file you like as long your user account has access to it. What exactly are you trying to do? Edit a theme? Manage your server?
Hey
I am trying to edit the look- so I guess yeah – the css and theme…
Sorry pepper, you’ll have to be more exact as that is a pretty vague answer.
What exactly, as ClaytonJames stated, are you trying to do. Site url would be handy also for us to provide you with any real help.
Might also be a good time to venture over to the html/css tutoirals over at http://www.w3schools.com/ or by using Google.
sorry – I thought I did clarify…
So let’s say – if I want to change a background color for the home page, which folder would i go to? I know how to do it, I am just looking for the right file as there as so many…
This might give you a better idea of what your options are for editing files as well.
Editing Files
An ftp client might be a another approach to editing themes rather than using a console base text editor.
So let’s say – if I want to change a background color for the home page, which folder would i go to?
Navigate to the name of the theme folder you are working on/currently using:
/wp-content/themes/theme_name
and you will want to look at “style.css” in most cases.
okay, that makes sense. thank you.
still want to figure out how to set up putty for this but will check out another forum for that…
thanks again!
You don’t really need to look for another forum. you need to get your knowledge of css up. All the information already exists in your current css file(s).
If you need some help, post your css files code here, and your question. We’ll point you in the right direction so you’ll at least start to see the pattern evolve.
Many people come here looking for these questions and do not take the time to learn css, I highly suggest you do. It will make your theme coding go that much smoother.
I feel like i know css pretty well but I was having some trouble with editing the colors…
I want to change the background color so I modified the default color to the below:
html, body, .edit, .tabmenu div, #menu-item-wrap, .shadetabs li a.selected, #menu ul li a:hover, div#featured .featured-post h2 a:hover, div#featured .featured-post h2 a:hover{background-color:#1290af;}
but this doesn’t seem to be working…I updated this again in the theme/css/color.css file. I am not sure if should be looking at the php file though – i saw a reference to this css style here but I am new at the php stuff so not sure…
anyway, I still want to use putty though- since i found it a good tool for updating…I prefer this to the FTP (uploading, downloading files) method.
thanks
Try via the ftp method. I never rely on the web based way of doing it.
Also, look for xampp
Basically can run a wordpress site from your hard drive and eliminate the uploading. Just tinker with the file locally till you get the results you wish then upload one final time.
As for your code snippet. It should work, from what you have there. I’ll download putty and take a look.
***Edit, can’t find “Putty” got a link to the download?
here you go – http://www.putty.org/
I am editing behind the scenes-so i did use the ftp – although again, not my first choice. But it’s not modifying. It looks like the colors.php file is overriding the colors.css file – according to firebug. I think I will have to study up on the php stuff more to see how that works…
anyway, thanks for the help.
Also, will read up on the editing files that Clayton posted. Probably a good starting point…
Well yes, if in your style.css, you have a @import css/color.css (something like that) at the top, then it will override your colors set in your style.css
Thanks for the link, I’ll takea look and see what I can find.
Ohhhhhh!!!! pepper, I’m sorry. i though Putty was a theme. Not to be used as a backend. Silly me.
What theme are you using?
oh…lol…no…
I believe the theme is called neutica
thanks for all your effort to help : )
