Hi,
The following needs to be edited:
style.css line 830:
#post-main {
float: left;
margin-right: 25px;
min-height: 10px;
width: 440px;
}
to something like:
#post-main {
background-color: #333;
float: left;
margin-right: 25px;
min-height: 10px;
padding: 10px;
width: 500px;
}
I also added some padding so that should help with the look, otherwise your text is right on the border.
I would recommend not editing the main file style.css because if you ever update your theme, all of your changes will be over-ridden (which is no fun, I promise).
Instead you can use a child theme, which will make the changes to your website but not be over-written on updates. Here’s some info on a child theme:
http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes
I hope that helps.
Josiah
Thread Starter
chika7
(@chika7)
Hi, thanks Josiah but it’s not working for this site:
http://dominiqueam.com
It seemed to work for my test site above, though!
Andrew Nevins
(@anevins)
WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support
You need to let us know in advance the websites you want it to work on. Are there any more sites?
Try this. I could not find text except for in the footer area:
#footer .widget {
-moz-box-sizing: border-box;
color: #898989;
float: left;
font-size: 12px;
padding: 0 7px;
width: 33.3333%;
word-wrap: break-word;
background: #333333;
}
Thread Starter
chika7
(@chika7)
Sorry, I didn’t know if could post my student’s websites in the forums, but I will do that from now on, the site I am working on is the second one: http://dominiqueam.com
I will try Josiah’s second suggestion. Thank you
Thread Starter
chika7
(@chika7)
Hi Thanks, the background color for the blog posts area is now fixed but now the links don’t work on the main page – I can’t click on any of the blog posts!
http://dominiqueam.com
hmmm… that is strange. Did you make any other css adjustments or php changes?
Thread Starter
chika7
(@chika7)
Yes, we may have… but won’t remember where or when, I’ll check for answers in another forum. Thanks – is there an easy way to compare the original css with the new one to find inconsistencies?
Were you using a child theme or custom css editor? If so, you can always compare those notes.
It’s highly recommended to use a child theme for this reason.
The links seem to be working for me – but are you aware that all of your changes will be erased when the theme is updated? That’s why using a child theme is a much preferred way to modify themes.
http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes
is there an easy way to compare the original css with the new one to find inconsistencies?
You can download a new copy of the theme and use a file comparison program to compare them – http://www.diffchecker.com/
Thread Starter
chika7
(@chika7)
Hi Thanks for reply, we’ll be redoing all this with a child theme shortly… no, my links for the posts below the header/banner image are not working. None of the squares will let me click on them. Thanks again.
