Title: Newbie needs help! Last modified: August 18, 2016 --- # Newbie needs help! * [spiritfolk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/spiritfolk/) * (@spiritfolk) * [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/newbie-needs-help-6/) * Hello * Have installed WordPress with success last night and have to say i am very impressed by it. * I do require a little assistance with the coding though: * 1) How do i amend the colour of the grey column on the right hand side of blog; i have changed the background of the sidebar to #white but there still seems a grey background in the column just behind it. * 2) I have successfully made the header image linkable to the homepage, but can someone tell me where do i place an alt=”” in the image to show “Home”. * 3) When i click on the link to an individual post, the page with the post is not showing a sidebar, i have tried putting in the call for sidebar code at the bottom of the single.php just before the footer code but the sidebar shows up underneath the comments input box and the blog, how can i put this on the side like it shows in the home page? * URL is [http://www.spiritfolk.com](http://www.spiritfolk.com) * I hope you can help * Thanks Viewing 4 replies - 1 through 4 (of 4 total) * [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/) * (@samboll) * [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/newbie-needs-help-6/#post-544367) * 1. Location of sidebar bg image: [http://www.spiritfolk.com/wp-content/themes/default/images/kubrickbg.jpg](http://www.spiritfolk.com/wp-content/themes/default/images/kubrickbg.jpg) * 2. Depends on where and how you defined your header img. * 3. That should work. Do you have it after the last ``? * Some free advice. The default theme is not the easiest to mod. You would be better off choosing another theme you like and modding it. [http://themes.wordpress.net](http://themes.wordpress.net) * Thread Starter [spiritfolk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/spiritfolk/) * (@spiritfolk) * [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/newbie-needs-help-6/#post-544372) * Thanks for the reply. * I have worked out my problem to question 1. * For question 2 i have amended the header.php and entered the following code, i just need to know how to do the alt: *
; * For question 3, i did put the sidebar code after the last div and before the footer code and it put the sidebar on the side but at the bottom of the page, how can i move it further up the page like in the home page? You can see if you look at a single post. * Many Thanks * Thread Starter [spiritfolk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/spiritfolk/) * (@spiritfolk) * [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/newbie-needs-help-6/#post-544490) * Can no one help me with the other 2 problems, it would be much appreciated. * [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/) * (@samboll) * [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/newbie-needs-help-6/#post-544552) * Stop bumping – it’s not allowed. * I warned you about the default theme. :>) Look at your main index page – then look at the single post view. See the difference in widths of the “wide column”? That’s why your sidebar shoots to the bottom. You’ll have to define the single post view “wide column” the same as the page or index view for it to work. Viewing 4 replies - 1 through 4 (of 4 total) The topic ‘Newbie needs help!’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [alt](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/alt/) * [single.php](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/single-php/) * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/) * 4 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/) * Last activity: [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/newbie-needs-help-6/#post-544552) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics