p3aul

Thanks,
I was able to go to to the admin area thru the URL. I noticed that “meta” was in the deactivated panel and moved it to the sidebar. Now everything is fine.
Paul

could be. but why would I want to add anything. I trying to get rid of them! I’m looking to create a minimum private blog that would only be for a small group of people. I don’t need RSS feeds, categories, links and the other stuff that might be of concern to wannabe op-ed people. It seems to me that the software, while user-friendly is not hacker-friendly. By that I mean those of us who like to get in there and mess with the innards. The css files are created without cr/lf in an attempt, it seems to thwart editing., yet it is still the most popular blog software on the net.

does anyone know how I can make these changes? Is there a link to some tutorials that encourage such tinkering?
Thanks,
Paul

Sorry to butt in but I just wanted to share with you a good site to plan your color scheme on: https://www.colorschemer.com/online.html

Pick a color and the hex code( the six numbers that vuway is speaking of will appear below. You can choose complementary colors and colors that go well with each other. The code is in a number form that the computer uses called hexidecimal and is always preceeded by the “#” sign that is the way you will see it represented in CSS and HTML.

Cheers!

Thanks for your reply. I prefer the internet tutorials over books, they cost nothing and the code is easily experimented with. As for the commented out code you saw, that is just my way. I don’t delete anything. Commenting out means I can just remove the comments and comment out my own insertions when mine don’t work. I also liberally comment my code, so that I can go back and find out how I did something in the future. here is and example you gave me:

h1 {
margin:0;} /* h1 is added in order to control the vertcal placement of the header image */

h2 {

I am pretty proficient in html and php, though not an expert. What I really need is a degree in programming WordPress! ?? And I’m getting that right here!

As for the double quote marks? How the hell did that get there! ??

Paul

Ah yes! Thank you! now a question. Will this work for any theme? I’m not an expert by any means but I thought the “h” tags were just used to display different sizes of type on the screen. Is this covered in the codex?
Thanks,
Paul

I’m using WP 2.8.4 there is no h1. I’ve been over it with a fine tooth comb, even used “Find”. nada. ??

nah it’s not that important. of all WordPress features, the forum leaves a lot to be desired. They should try phpBB. I have it on my site and it’s awesome!

Thanks for replying,
Paul

Ah… The sweet smell of success! Thanks to all of you I have now learned how to alter the graphic files and modify and tweek the css and php files. My 12 yea-old grandaughter is going to love it! Her very own blog!

And now…On to bigger things!

Paul

Perfect! well almost! Now to get rid of the search box, rss feed stuff and blog roll. Also I’d like to get rid of the XFN link and the WordPress link since it’s repeated in the footer. I want to give them credit but I think one link is enough.

Thanks, Figero!

figaro,
I followed your video tutorial but didn’t have much luck. I was able to change the color of the rounded header and add a couple of images and I changed the background color. My page was supposed to be a light lilac but it remained white even tho it was lilac in Photoshop. In addition I have a couple of white lines on either side of the header.

here is a link to the website: https://www.3ryd.com/wp/

Since WP-Support doesn’t allow attachments, here is a link to my psd file:

https://www.3ryd.com/pauls-template.zip

Thanks,
Paul

These videos have been a real help. I wish someone would create some on editing the different php files. Even php files that are liberally commentd, showing what to change would be a big help! As I learn, I’m going to just that. Comment the files, showing what to change and how. I’m surprised no one’s ever thought of that. I know how it is though, in the past, commenting the files, has been just too much work!

I will follow your links esmi. Thanks for replying.

Thanks to figaro’s excellent video, I can now change the graphics on the default frontpage.

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I believe this has to be done in header.php but I don’t know how. What’s been happing with me, when I alter or remove something it goes back to a default and I don’t want that either!
Thanks,
Paul

ah, yes thank you! Figaro, I’m about a half-step ahead of you! I found your website by looking at another post. I’m in the process of watching the video now. I use photoshop in developing my own images. What I don’t understand though is that kubrickheader.jpg is a simple rectangle. I don’t see right and left rounded corner images at all.
Thanks,
Paul

Sure, thanks, Like I said, I am just using it for practice it’s got a long way to go yet! Eventually I want to get rid of those rss thingys and the search box, along withe side panels. Here’s the URL:
https://www.3ryd.com/wp/

Thanks for answering!
Paul

Mia Culpa! I’ve got ot all worked out now! No one can post or log in unless they are registered and the only way they can register is by manually registering them. Since the comment still has to be approved, I think this should be safe enough for a 13 year old girl? I say again, many thanks for being so patient with me and walking me through!
Paul