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Ah – it was the color code that didn’t work – it changed when I used black. I’ll try rgb code – barring that, do you know where I can find a list of color names that will dependably work?

Actually, I’ve just realized that it DID work. Sorry about that, feel kind of foolish myself. I’d better figure out exactly which one it was – looks like black is a little too strong.

Ah, a godsend – a real programmer who uses the Deep Silent theme. I love this theme – overall it suits my sites needs better than anything else I’ve found. However, I am having difficulty making what few, small changes I would like to make. If you were able to effectively edit the sidebar, maybe you can tell me what I need to do to change the default font color? No matter which entries I edit to read color black (or #000000 – I’ve tried both), it doesn’t change anything, for existing posts or new posts. Technically I could use the font change in the visual editor – going through the whole site applying it would be a pain but it would be over with in a few days and then it would easy – except I use a fair amount of white space control, and for some reason, once I start inserting <br />&nbsp; tags, the color change stops working! I know this is the reason, I’ve experimented properly. So if you, a proper programmer (I am distinctly not), who also uses this theme, could tell me what I need to do for this particular problem, I’d deeply appreciate it. In the meantime my blog functions fine, so no rush. I just think it would be better if the font color was darker. My site involves quite a bit of prolonged reading, so I want to make as many concessions as is aesthetically and practically possible to eye strain.

Assuming it matters, the site in question is at https://www.thewordpile.com. Thanks for helping.

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Wrong – every single instance of extra white space that you can use in WordPress, including
 , gets stripped when you switch from HTML to Visual editor. This is something that they MUST FIX. It drives me nuts and makes using WordPress to host serious writing in long posts a laborious, tedious, madness making process because every time you want to edit something you have to go through the whole thing again. I saw a thread that claimed it was fixed: it ain’t.

RoseCitySister – can you repost that code so I understand how to use it? Which is to say, the whole sequence as I would need it? I can see how to adjust amount of space – just change the number. Alternatively, where can I find a list of such ‘space control’ tags? I already know the space between paragraphs one, but this sort of thing, I will probably need again.