No style.css codes in parent theme file

  • Website: https://www.alightthroughthedarkness.com
    Website By: https://www.buildawpsite.com
    Theme: bb-theme

    I have a parent theme that has a style.css file, but absolutely no coding information in it. Which means my child theme also has no info, yet my site works. How can that be? Is there another location the codes can be hidden? This is all that is showing on the style.css of the PARENT theme:

    /*
    Theme Name: BuildaWPsite Theme
    Theme URI: https://www.BuildaWPsite.com
    Version: 1.3.1
    Description: A customizable theme with a simple yet robust set of theme options.
    Author: BuildaWPsite Theme
    Author URI: https://www.BuildaWPsite.com
    Copyright: (c) 2014 BuildaWPsite.com
    License: GNU General Public License v2.0
    License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
    Text Domain: fl-automator
    */
    /*

    WARNING! DO NOT EDIT THEME FILES IF YOU PLAN ON UPDATING!

    Theme files will be overwritten and your changes will be lost
    when updating. Instead, add custom code in the admin under
    Appearance > Theme Settings > Code or create a child theme.

    */

    How do I locate the parent codes so that I can style my child? I did contact the developer, but they said they cant help since I dont host with them.

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  • Andrew Nevins

    (@anevins)

    WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support

    All you need is a browser tool like Firebug to see the styles that you want to target – as in, don’t copy all of the parent’s styles. Just the ones you want to target

    Thread Starter Jean-Josue

    (@jean-josue)

    who is firebug by? I tried using “Inspect element” by Chrome, but I dont know how to read any of that jargon, and even when I try copy exactly what I see on there, the code doesn’t work. Im worse than a newbie I suppose.

    Andrew Nevins

    (@anevins)

    WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support

    Tell us a specific example of what you want to do and we will try to document how to go about it.

    Thread Starter Jean-Josue

    (@jean-josue)

    Ok. Here are a couple things Im trying to acccomplish:

    1) I want to make my footer image fit the space. Right now part of the image is being cut out. The “Fit” option makes the image too small to read, so i would like to use the “Fill” option.

    2) I want to create my own sidebars.
    2b) I want to change the background of the sidebar in the Single Post page. As is, it is hard to read.

    3) In Grid View, my posts have a white background. I would like to be able to change that background.

    4) I wanted to disable Mobile View of my site.

    From the forum, I’ve come to understand that I need to copy the Parent theme’s style.css over to the child and modify that, but my parent theme shows no editable information for me to modify.

    Of all the above, I would say #4 is the most important. My site looks like broken up, and the sidebars look crazy in mobile view.

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