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# mlddev

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 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [How to create a link to outside landing page in Nav buttons](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-create-a-link-to-outside-landing-page-in-nav-buttons/)
 *  [mlddev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mlddev/)
 * (@mlddev)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-create-a-link-to-outside-landing-page-in-nav-buttons/#post-4751680)
 * I think you got it. You do as you said to create your menu item using the fields
   in the Link section. Then click “Add to Menu”. And yes, less plugins is better.
   🙂
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [How to create a link to outside landing page in Nav buttons](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-create-a-link-to-outside-landing-page-in-nav-buttons/)
 *  [mlddev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mlddev/)
 * (@mlddev)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-create-a-link-to-outside-landing-page-in-nav-buttons/#post-4751676)
 * Check out this [screenshot full screen](http://imgur.com/vb16reb). It is showing
   the Appearance > Menus with Screen Options open. See the check in Links. Under
   that you can see an area for Links that will enable you to set a url and an name
   for you menu item. You can then use that in your navigation / menu.
 *   Forum: [Localhost Installs](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/localhost-installs/)
   
   In reply to: [Noob here. Can't figure out the install…](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/noob-here-cant-figure-out-the-install/)
 *  [mlddev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mlddev/)
 * (@mlddev)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/noob-here-cant-figure-out-the-install/#post-4747908)
 * That last statement should have been..
 * Installing locally on your PC will **NOT** allow you to host your site on the
   web. It is mainly used to test and develop before going live.
 *   Forum: [Localhost Installs](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/localhost-installs/)
   
   In reply to: [Noob here. Can't figure out the install…](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/noob-here-cant-figure-out-the-install/)
 *  [mlddev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mlddev/)
 * (@mlddev)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/noob-here-cant-figure-out-the-install/#post-4747907)
 * In that case I would start by logging into yor Dreamhost account.
 * You have the option of installing WordPress via their One-click install. It’s
   the quickest way to get you up and running, but not always the cleanest. If you
   want more control of the installation you can upload the wordpress zip file and
   extract on your site folder, create a database through the hosting control pannel
   and install.
 * Installing locally on your PC will allow you to host your site on the web. It
   is mainly used to test and develop before going live.
 *   Forum: [Localhost Installs](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/localhost-installs/)
   
   In reply to: [Noob here. Can't figure out the install…](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/noob-here-cant-figure-out-the-install/)
 *  [mlddev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mlddev/)
 * (@mlddev)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/noob-here-cant-figure-out-the-install/#post-4747905)
 * I never asked, but since you mentioned having a DreamHost account…
 * What are you attempting to do? Do you want a locally installed WP site for testing
   and development, or do you want your site to be accessible online at a domain
   name?
 *   Forum: [Localhost Installs](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/localhost-installs/)
   
   In reply to: [Noob here. Can't figure out the install…](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/noob-here-cant-figure-out-the-install/)
 *  [mlddev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mlddev/)
 * (@mlddev)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/noob-here-cant-figure-out-the-install/#post-4747903)
 * Take a look in the **wamp** folder. You should see a **www** folder. Your site
   files need to be in side the www folder.
 * It would end up being:
 * C:\\Users\Chris\Desktop\wamp\www\Wordpress
 * When you visit **localhost** in your browser what do you see?
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [How to create a link to outside landing page in Nav buttons](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-create-a-link-to-outside-landing-page-in-nav-buttons/)
 *  [mlddev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mlddev/)
 * (@mlddev)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-create-a-link-to-outside-landing-page-in-nav-buttons/#post-4751665)
 * If you do go to Menus and don’t see the option go up to Screen Options at the
   top left and check the box for it.
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [How to create a link to outside landing page in Nav buttons](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-create-a-link-to-outside-landing-page-in-nav-buttons/)
 *  [mlddev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mlddev/)
 * (@mlddev)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-create-a-link-to-outside-landing-page-in-nav-buttons/#post-4751664)
 * Are your navigation buttons created through Appearance > Menus? If so you should
   have a Links section to add a custom link to a menu you have created.
 *   Forum: [Localhost Installs](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/localhost-installs/)
   
   In reply to: [Noob here. Can't figure out the install…](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/noob-here-cant-figure-out-the-install/)
 *  [mlddev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mlddev/)
 * (@mlddev)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/noob-here-cant-figure-out-the-install/#post-4747901)
 * Where are your WordPress install files located on your PC? They need to be placed
   in a specific folder within the WAMP directory => **wammp/www/**
 * It’s a good practice to create a subfolder within the **www** folder for your
   site as you may want to setup multiple sites and having them in their own folders
   will help organize them.
 * You need to make sure the all services are enabled in WAMP and that you have 
   a database created for the WordPress install.
 *   Forum: [Themes and Templates](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/themes-and-templates/)
   
   In reply to: [colors](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/colors-16/)
 *  [mlddev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mlddev/)
 * (@mlddev)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/colors-16/#post-4751136)
 * Outside of your header image and footer image the only color being applied is
   through the color set on your body tag.
 * Line 222 in your style.css file:
 *     ```
       body {
         background-color: #262626;
         color: #C2C2C2;
         margin: 0;
         min-width: 1000px;
         padding: 0;
       }
       ```
   
 * If you remove the image layover with the following, then you will be able to 
   set the background color on your body above.
 *     ```
       .art-sheet-body:before {
         /* background-image: url("images/sheet.png"); -- commented out */
         background-image: none;
       }
       ```
   
 *   Forum: [Themes and Templates](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/themes-and-templates/)
   
   In reply to: [help locating CSS element](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-locating-css-element/)
 *  [mlddev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mlddev/)
 * (@mlddev)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-locating-css-element/#post-4751130)
 * You would add the code the the end of your style.css file. Since you have the
   option to edit your theme files, locate the style.css file and scroll to the 
   end and add what I gave you.
 * This will not affect the Portfolio color as it is more specific and will override
   that. It will affect all H4 elements that are within the class of .project-detail.
 *   Forum: [Themes and Templates](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/themes-and-templates/)
   
   In reply to: [colors](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/colors-16/)
 *  [mlddev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mlddev/)
 * (@mlddev)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/colors-16/#post-4751124)
 * The CSS I provided is already in your style.css file (line 812)… I just pinpointed
   it for you so that you can modify the background for the content area. This does
   not affect the header, menu or footer area.
 *   Forum: [Themes and Templates](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/themes-and-templates/)
   
   In reply to: [colors](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/colors-16/)
 *  [mlddev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mlddev/)
 * (@mlddev)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/colors-16/#post-4751120)
 * In addition you can add color back to the content area by just adding a background
   color to the same css as posted above:
 *     ```
       .art-sheet-body:before {
         background: none repeat scroll 0 0 #555;
         bottom: 0;
         top: 0;
       }
       ```
   
 *   Forum: [Themes and Templates](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/themes-and-templates/)
   
   In reply to: [colors](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/colors-16/)
 *  [mlddev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mlddev/)
 * (@mlddev)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/colors-16/#post-4751118)
 * The reason your are seeing what you described is due to the content area having
   a semi-transparent image overlaying the background color on your body tag.
 * Here is the CSS code that is affecting your content area:
 *     ```
       .art-sheet-body:before {
         background-image: url("images/sheet.png");
         bottom: 0;
         top: 0;
       }
       ```
   
 * You could comment out the background on that style to remove the overlay or set
   the background-image property to none:
 *     ```
       .art-sheet-body:before {
         /* background-image: url("images/sheet.png"); -- commented out */
         background-image: none;
         bottom: 0;
         top: 0;
       }
       ```
   
 * It would be best for you to establish a [child theme](https://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes)
   if you are not already so that changes you make will not be lost if you update
   the theme in the future.
 *   Forum: [Themes and Templates](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/themes-and-templates/)
   
   In reply to: [help locating CSS element](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-locating-css-element/)
 *  [mlddev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mlddev/)
 * (@mlddev)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-locating-css-element/#post-4751114)
 * Hi lemonlake,
 * You won’t find anything in your stylesheets that assigns HTML tags. CSS is styling
   the existing HTML. You would need to look into your theme template files such
   as page.php to locate the code, but don’t do so as you would want to learn about
   and create a [child theme](https://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes) first.
 * If you want to target the H4 for your Project Titles you can do so with the following
   CSS:
 *     ```
       .project-detail > h4 a {
         color: #000;
       }
       ```
   

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