Hiding site title in Theme Merlin

  • Resolved flowerscat

    (@flowerscat)


    8 years, 6 months ago

    Hi

    Can anyone help me with CSS code to hide the site title on my webpage – the theme is Merlin.

    Website: http://http://bristolfitnessclasses.com/

    I’ve placed an image in the header using a text box, and I want to remove the site title which currently appears above it.

    I’ve done a search of the forums and have seen the following suggestions:

    #site-title, #site-description { text-indent: -9999px; }

    #site-title, #site-description { visibility: hidden;; }

    #site-title, #site-description { display: none; }

    I’ve tried adding them to the end of style.css, but none of them seem to work.

    The only way that works currently is to go to dashboard>Settings>General>Site title and delete the title from there, which will then affect Google indexing.

    Thanks!

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  • Clayton James

    (@claytonjames)

    8 years, 6 months ago

    Try .site-title {display:none;}

    If the theme doesn’t have an option for custom user CSS, and if you’re not using a child theme, consider using a css plugin instead of editing the theme style sheet directly.

    Thread Starter flowerscat

    (@flowerscat)

    8 years, 6 months ago

    That worked a treat – thank you!! I was going to create a child theme once I figured out what needed to be done – it is better to use a css plugin than a child theme if this is the only change I am implementing?

    Clayton James

    (@claytonjames)

    8 years, 6 months ago

    You’re welcome!

    it is better to use a css plugin than a child theme if this is the only change I am implementing?

    A child theme gives you options that a CSS plugin may not offer, but it really all comes down to the level of customization you need to do and what works best for you. You can easily backup and restore a child theme that you’ve customized, whereas using a CSS plugin might present a higher risk of losing customization if something should happen to the site or database at some point.

    Minor style changes are usually handled pretty well with a plugin.

    Thread Starter flowerscat

    (@flowerscat)

    8 years, 6 months ago

    Thanks! Great to know.

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