Change Comments Color in Twenty Eleven

When I say I want to make the color darker, I mean the color of the font. I’d like to change it from the light gray to a purple, perhaps.

You should only be making changes to the jetpack custom CSS file – make sure that you are not changing any theme files — as they will be deleted when WP is updated.

So to change the grey – add this and change to the color you want:

#social * {
  color: XXXXXX;
}

Ok so where do I find the jetpack custom CSS file? I’m sorry, I’m really new at this. I very much appreciate your help!

No problem – that’s why we are here :). Under Appearances there should be “Edit CSS” – that’s what you want.

Ok I found that page, so now I only type in exactly what you wrote above, and change the color to CC33FF?

Do I delete the stuff that’s already written there?

What’s there? (Probably not)

“Welcome to Custom CSS!

CSS is a king of code…”
and it goes on

Oh, that’s okay to leave there – as you can see it’s inside “comment” tags — these things:

/* .... */

Those “hide” whatever is written inside from being processed – so you can make comments without messing up the actual CSS code.

Ok so I copy and paste exactly what you wrote and put it right underneath that and that’s it?

Should be – try it and see :). If not, we’ll track down why not.

I tried exactly that and the comments on my page are still a light grey.

Ah, it looks like you forgot the hashtag before the numbers – try
#BF3EFF

OH MY GOSH!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! You have no idea what a help you were. Problem solved!!!

LOL – you’re welcome. And now you are set for any other CSS changes you want to make. Another really great CSS “secret” is Firebug — an addon for Firefox that makes CSS work a lot easier – check out their site and try using it.

Ok will do. Thanks again!