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I am surrendering to lack of knowledge.
I have gone as far as I know how in customizing my theme and need now to reach out for help.
I do not know how to read or write php and other high level coding.
I will list my desires and am hoping you can and will assist me in achieving my goal.1.) change font color in footer nav. menu.
2.) remove author & category & date in the blog post slider and replace with *View Post*.
3.) assign the bottom slider to pages instead of a repeat of the blog posts above it.
4.) remove underline from all links including menus.
5.) how to create a blog post (A.M. News) to be a daily news update article on the same page instead of having 365 A.M.posts running for a years coverage. A daily post separate from the others but in that post title.
6.) I can’t find where the Featured option is to check it for certain posts.
Is it a category I have to create?
7.) how to remove the border color from the top nav. There is a faint grey outline of each box/section for it.
8.) on the blog posts, the hover shows if you run the cursor over the area of the title but the title is missing from sight. It was black with a blue hover but after I updated it disappeared.
I have my headline for the site set for white but this is a title not a headline.
or is it included code wise, if so how can it be separated and changed?My url: legendoflamarvalley.com
That is the worst of it for now, I am at a standstill and could really use some assistance from you professionals.
I am a novice so please be patient with me.
I will enter my WP log in info in a post under this marked private.
Many blessings to you and thank you.
JannThis reply has been marked as private.Hi Jann,
Thanks for writing in!
1.) change font color in footer nav. menu.
Add this in custom > css in the customizer..x-colophon.bottom .x-nav li a { color:red; } /* hover color */ .x-colophon.bottom .x-nav li a:hover { color:blue; }2.) remove author & category & date in the blog post slider and replace with *View Post*.
Add this in custom > css in the customizer..x-post-slider-entry .featured-meta { display:none; }3.) assign the bottom slider to pages instead of a repeat of the blog posts above it.
You can use the slider shortcode for this, you can add it under your page content.
https://theme.co/x/member/kb/shortcode-walkthrough-slider/
4.) remove underline from all links including menus.
Add this in custom > css in the customizer.body a { text-decoration:none !important; }5.) how to create a blog post (A.M. News) to be a daily news update article on the same page instead of having 365 A.M.posts running for a years coverage. A daily post separate from the others but in that post title.
Not sure about this, can you provide us with a little more clarification on what it is you’re wanting to do.
6.) I can’t find where the Featured option is to check it for certain posts.
Is it a category I have to create?You can find this under Ethos post settings when you add/edit a post.
http://screencast.com/t/4lbOtEPcE
7.) how to remove the border color from the top nav. There is a faint grey outline of each box/section for it.
Add this in custom > css in the customizer..x-logobar { border-bottom:none; } .x-navbar .desktop .x-nav>li>a { border:none; }8.) on the blog posts, the hover shows if you run the cursor over the area of the title but the title is missing from sight. It was black with a blue hover but after I updated it disappeared.
I have my headline for the site set for white but this is a title not a headline.
or is it included code wise, if so how can it be separated and changed?
Add this in custom > css in the customizer..p-meta > span > a { color:#000; } .blog h2 a { color:#000; }Hope that helps.
I just checked in to the forum and my word, you are amazing.
I will apply your code’s and get back to you, I sure hope I do it properly.
I would of never of been able to resolve these on my own.On 5.)
This site is to be a daily from the field report to the public that follow the parks wolf packs.
Therefore, there is a new morning post with photo’s every morning.
I would very much like to keep them together in a string of 1 a-top the other so people can scroll down to read the previous day’s news.
If I have to do it in the frame now the default format, I will end up with 365 A.M. posts and my nav link will be very confused as to which on it is supposed to go to.So I am assuming somehow I need a site section for this. I really do not know how to construct this.
Or if it can be done.
In short, I need a daily news post with access to the previous posts and photo’s with the same title.
I have looked for a basic news plug in to no avail.
Perhaps a post with a different title but tagged to the same category, I am not adept enough to now how to do this.I made a child theme from a one click plugin but it looks horrible and I don’t know how to get rid of it(the child theme)..I am not code/language experienced.
FB made the daily posting easy with you opening a page and posting every morning, however my page is a couple hundred from 14K followers worldwide now and I need a .com site to accommodate this.
I can also with a .com have static information for those that want the history of the wolf packs and their reintroduction in 1995 along with the people behind it.I will get back to you in a few, I am headed to apply your solutions.
Your assistance is very appreciated.
Jann
How wonderful, everything you gave me worked.
What a tremendous feeling of relief you have given me.1.a) The side bar area where Home is there is still a single underline there..is that a link line or a border line ?
I would like it to be gone if possible.(?)
2.a) how can I change my log in name to a more appropriate name for appearing on the posts?
3.a) Side bar area again, Topic and Archive search box, how to change BG color and Font & font color?4.a)I watched the slider video but it did not cover how to change the alt=text or remove the name-date-category-and just have view post inserted in exchange. Or is that option within the slider..I will go in and look again in case i missed it.
5.a) Of an important concern, on the post single page of the article there is no title at all showing.
How do I get that title showing in there?Goodness, I do believe that is it for this phase of setting up.
It is going to be beautiful when completed.
This can be scary stuff for a novice sometimes.Slaint’,
Jann
Greetings,
I went into the slider area you directed me to, and if I am
reading it correct, these shortcodes are for the placement of the
slider, not the contents.
I want it kept on the index page but to slide/pages not posts.In the code when I view the inspect elements it shows <article then the article ID.
How may this be changed to <page then page ID?
Can this be done with just a simple code change?
I sure hope so as a double slider with the same content is an overkill.
1 for pages, 1 or posts would be ideal and at least to me make more designing sense.Blessings,
JannHi Jann,
Thank you for writing in!
1.a) The side bar area where Home is there is still a single underline there..is that a link line or a border line?
`#menu-home-2 .menu-item-63 {
border: 0;
}`2.a) how can I change my log in name to a more appropriate name for appearing on the posts?
Navigate to users panel then follow this setting.
3.a) Side bar area again, Topic and Archive search box, how to change BG color and Font & font color?
You mean the drop down menu below Topic and Archive?
select#cat, div#archives-3 select { background-color: transparent; border: 1px solid #fff; color: #fff; } select#cat option, div#archives-3 select option {color: #000;}to use a custom font you could add a properties
font-family: 'cutom-font-name';4.a)I watched the slider video but it did not cover how to change the alt=text or remove the name-date-category-and just have view post inserted in exchange. Or is that option within the slider.
To edit the carousel (slider on the top) meta-data, please add this to your child theme’s functions.php
if ( ! function_exists( 'x_ethos_entry_cover' ) ) : function x_ethos_entry_cover( $location ) { if ( $location == 'main-content' ) { ?> <article id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>" <?php post_class(); ?>> <a class="entry-cover" href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" style="<?php echo x_ethos_entry_cover_background_image_style(); ?>"> <h2 class="h-entry-cover"><span><?php x_the_alternate_title(); ?></span></h2> </a> </article> <?php } elseif ( $location == 'post-carousel' ) { ?> <?php GLOBAL $post_carousel_entry_id; ?> <article id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>" <?php post_class(); ?>> <a class="entry-cover" href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" style="<?php echo x_ethos_entry_cover_background_image_style(); ?>"> <h2 class="h-entry-cover"><span><?php ( $post_carousel_entry_id == get_the_ID() ) ? the_title() : x_the_alternate_title(); ?></span></h2> <div class="x-post-carousel-meta"> <span class="entry-cover-date">view post</span> </div> </a> </article> <?php } } endif; ?>5.a) Of an important concern, on the post single page of the article there is no title at all showing.
How do I get that title showing in there?The title is there but it was on white color. To change font color on the title please add this on custom CSS.
h1.entry-title {color: #000;}Lets know if you have any other questions.
Cheers!
Oh dear, I am in shock….
Everything was going so well, the site was looking beautiful, I put everything of the CSS in and they worked
instantly. I then went into the child theme, placed the given code in, saved and the entire site sdisappeared. All the work, everything is gone.
I can not even log in..that page is gone as well..
Dear heavens what can I do????
What has happened?it all reads now:
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected $end in /home/legendoflamar/www/www/wp-content/themes/x_packagex-child/functions.php on line 29
Please tell me this can be rectified.
I am in tears.Jann
This reply has been marked as private.Hi Jann,
You have pasted an incomplete code in your functions.php file.
I was able to fix this.
Thanks
I am so grateful you have assisted with this and my incompetence.
Thank you so much.All that is showing when going to the site (the .com) is the background, everything else is gone.
What can be done if anything to restore the site?
What do I do next/how do I do it?
I am afraid of myself now.
Slainte’
JannThis reply has been marked as private.I got it back!!!!
What an emotional roller-coaster for me.Back to help issue before my crisis.
3.a) Side bar area again, Topic and Archive search box, how to change BG color and Font & font color?
Your code solved 1/2 of my desire to alter.
The other 1/2 is in the drop down listing area and I am wanting to change the bg from white to a light silver just to cut the harsh white background.Question)
The top slider for blog posts is great.
My desire is to have the slider under it to show pages not posts.
How can this be coded to target pages?Question)
The social buttons in the footer nav.
How can the grey bg or button color coloring be changes to another color?Question)
Last question for this phase.The side menu Home link still has a white line above and below it,
how can these (I am assuming border lines) be removed?Bless you for being able to cope with the daily overwhelm here in support.
I feel guilty being a part of it.
Your support is not taken for granted ..it is a major blessing and much appreciated.Slainte’.
Jann
Hi Jann,
Thank you for the kind words
About the dropdown options, unfortunately you may not be able to do this using pure CSS. But, a little javascript can do it nicely, add this under Custom > javascript in the Customizer.
jQuery("#archives-3 select option, select#cat option").css("background-color","silver");Would you mind providing us with ftp login so we can take a closer look to your slider code?
Don’t forget to select Set as private reply. This ensures your information is only visible to our staff.To change the color of social icon on the footer add this under Custom > CSS in the Customizer.
.x-icon-facebook-square, .x-icon-twitter-square, .x-icon-google-plus-square { color: blue; }I see that the style for home link on the side bar is applied correctly, here. If you still see the border on your end please try to clear your browser cache.
Hope it helps, Cheers!
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