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Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: How do i adjust the footer width in Magazine basicOK i HAve resolved it myself – I made the whole site the same width and I prefer this with no border.
Inspected the elemnent on the site itself then linked to the .css file where the code was and adjusted it to the relevant width.
Very pleased with this as I really dont like borders on web sites.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: How do I add image rotation to my headerI have found a slider that seems to work and with a little bit of customisation of the style.css file works how I want it to – I plumped for the Soliloquy plug in – the Lite version. I dont need the bells and whistle of the advanced one.
I just need to work out now how to add it to the header – Magazine basic doesnt seem to have a widget add in for the header
Any thoughts on how to add this to the header?
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: How do I undo an update on Magazine basicUpdate – I have resolved the footer width matter – I made the width of the web site larger – I prefer that than having border so thats good so now its just sorting out how to make sure the additions I have made in the child theme actually get recognised in the oages.
at the moment I am making all the changes in the paretn theme but if I ever update this theme then I know I lose all the changes (not making that mistake again)
Can anyone please help me with this . The easy solution of course is never to update the parent theme as it seems to be stable enough but I know thats not ideal.
Any help would be massively appreciated.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: How do i adjust the footer width in Magazine basicTried that and still not picking up the footer.php from the child theme?
I added a line in the footer by editing the main theme and it showed the change on the site so the child theme footer is still not linked
Any thoughts
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: How do i adjust the footer width in Magazine basicOK thanks – I just added a footer .php in the same directory as the new style.css file in the child directory and I added a new link in the foter as a test as a test. When I have refreshed it and refreshed the actual site this new link is not showing on the footer.
What am I doing wrong here – how do i do this?
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: How do I undo an update on Magazine basicA quick update – all seems to be well now with the child theme for both my sites but I do have a problem and I wonder if you can help I have started another thread but not really getting an answer.
in my newest site http://www.newlifecorporation.com the footer extends the whole width of my screen and I only want it to be the same width as the page.
I have tried all sorts to make this happen I am in the process of building a new site http://www.newlifecorporation.com and I am struggling cannot adjust the width of the footer to be the same width as the pages.
I have worked out how to adjust the width and height of the footer and how to arrange the text and add links to pages within the site in stlyle.css but I cannot figure out how to have the footer the same width as the page.
I am sure this is not difficult but I cannot figure it out and despite much research I cannot find the answer. I have it exactly as I want it in my first site http://www.propertybuyersharlow.co.uk but I cannot seem to see the coding I need in the style.css of the footer .php area of that siteI am in the process of building a new site http://www.newlifecorporation.com and I am struggling cannot adjust the width of the footer to be the same width as the pages.
I have worked out how to adjust the width and height of the footer and how to arrange the text and add links to pages within the site in stlyle.css but I cannot figure out how to have the footer the same width as the page.
I am sure this is not difficult but I cannot figure it out and despite much research I cannot find the answer. I have it exactly as I want it in my first site http://www.propertybuyersharlow.co.uk but I cannot seem to see the coding I need in the style.css of the footer .php area of that site.
Also do I need to add the coding I made to the footer.php as a new footer.php in the child theme because if I update the parent then I am going to lose the changes I made.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: How do i adjust the footer width in Magazine basicSeacoast – I added the child theme as detailed in the support doc for doing this. I haven’t added anything else yet to the child theme but I know I can add for instance a footer .php to the child theme so that the changes I want to make if there is an update to the parent theme.
I want to make the footer the same width so if oyu can help me with how to do this I can add that as a specific .php to the child theme – or would it be sufficient to add this coding to the stye.css sheet
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: How do I add image rotation to my headerThanks Seacoast – I will have a look .
Any idea on the customizations needed to get it to work in the header
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: How do i adjust the footer width in Magazine basicThanks Seacoast – thanks for the reply but are you able to provide an answer to my problem how do I make the footer the same width as the page?
I am very new to this and not an advanced user so the mroe basic the answer the better
Many thanks
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: How do I undo an update on Magazine basicApart from that little glitch in the child theme – do you think I am good to go on now using this one as my main theme?
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: How do I undo an update on Magazine basicMorning Esmi – I did have to set them up – I created a custom menu for the top items and then I have two sidebars left and right with the main content in the middle – it is wierd that everything on the first side bar (left one) came across to the child theme but both the two text widgets i had in both sidebars in the right were empty.
I have recreated them now in the child and its all as it was in the adult.
Any ideas why it didnt all copy across and do I need to do anything else?
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: How do I undo an update on Magazine basicAh well now I have an interesting problem – I have followed the instructions for creating the child theme and it was all going swimmingly until i activated the theme – in the preview it look identical but when it is activated I have lost the top menu heading and the right sidebar with the pics and contact form
I must have done something wrong in the style.css coding
This is the code I have created and I wondered if I have misssed something out
/*
Theme Name: Magazine Basic Child
Theme URI: http://themes.bavotasan.com/our-themes/basic-themes/magazine-basic
Description: Child Theme for Magazine Basic theme
Version: 2.7.9
Author: Bill Stokoe
Author URI: http://themes.bavotasan.com/
Template: magazine-basic
*/
@import url(“../magazine-basic/style.css”);It looks fine on the live preview but when I save and activate it, the top menu is not there and the right hand sidebars are gone as well. it also states This child theme requires its parent theme, Magazine Basic.
everything else looks OK – any thoughts on the problem?
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: How do I undo an update on Magazine basicHi Esme & Chanandaaron
Having been up till 3am this morning I think I have finally managed to get everything back to how it was or as close to it as I can remember and wanted to say again thank you for all your help – massively appreciated.
I did at one point use one of the previous versions of the magazine basic theme and the site looked almost exactly the same as it did originally and even had the pictures in the sidebars still being there but the footer code was not there that I had installed so I then installed another version and totally forgot which version that one was so had to go back and add the pictures manually.
Anyway it seems that the 2.7.9 version is the one that is the right one for me and I got there in the end. I am not finished adding content yet but the site is back to how I wanted it before I crashed it yesterday.
So again a very big thank you to you both for your help.
OK now to look at the Child Theme stuff
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: How do I undo an update on Magazine basichooray – I think Chanandaaron I think you have hit the nail on the head.
I have done what you suggested and downloaded your version of MB and did and then installed that version after deleting the newest one and my site is almost back to what it was along with the side bars, footer, header image etc etc!!! – its not quite perfect yet so now I know how to upload previous versions I have downloaded all the previous versions back to 2.6.1 and I am going to experiment .
Once I have it correct I will then create the child structure as mentioned.
Version 3 is what is causing the problems with the layout.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: How do I undo an update on Magazine basicExcellent – thanks again 🙂