Are there SPECIFIC CSS limitations?
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This has nothing to do with the upgrade.
I’ve spent quite a number of hours in the FAQ’s and forums reading about CSS, the CSS upgrade, Javascript not being allowed, wordpress.com vs. wordpress.org…and I still don’t have black and white answers to my questions; maybe I just need them “dummied down.” Will someone mind attempting them here? I am on the free wordpress.com (no CSS upgrade)…
1. WITHOUT the CSS upgrade, are there any limitations to CSS code/functionality in posts, pages and/or TEXT widgets? There are some things I’ve been able to do just fine (i.e., using absolute, relative and fixed positions) and others that I can’t get to work no matter what I try (i.e., opacity). IF SO, is there some place out here that specifies EXACTLY what is allowed and what’s not? IF NOT, are these potentially bugs in the system?
2. Is there a forum that lists known issues?
3. What exactly does the CSS upgrade get me? All I’ve been able to glean from everything I’ve read is that it will allow you to create and upload your own style sheet…I have no interest at this time in doing that, so does the upgrade allow me functionality in posts, pages and text widgets in say Andrea09 that I currently don’t have (i.e., opacity)?
4. In trying to understand the different options I have, I’m still a little confused about the difference between using the free blog at wordpress.com and downloading the wordpress software…is WordPress 2.5 the “same thing” as like a Microsoft Front Page or Dreamweaver?? Is the difference between the free blog and the software/hosting the difference between having a blog and a webSITE?
Thanks!
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Let me try to answer these for you…but out of order.
First, the free software from wordpress.org, currently version 2.5, is what powers the blog. It’s the dashboard and everything in it. It’s quite similar to the interface introduced here yesterday. Also free are most themes and there are many, many more from which to choose. All blogs are websites. Not all websites are blogs.
A self-hosted blog using that free software (and hosted somewhere else for pay) enables you to use the things stripped out here because the only risk is to your blog if it’s hacked or goes kablooey. Here, it’s a multi-user platform. None of this has anything to do with CSS.
CSS will enable you to change how your blog looks, not how it functions. Functions are part of the underlying themes which we have no access to. Here’s where you can get specifics, and note that the upgrade would not exampt you from the prohibition on adsense and other ads:
To see what issues self-hosted bloggers are discussing, visit:
Hope that helps!
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The only forum that deals with CSS issues for WordPress.com is the CSS forum here at WordPress.com. As you can see, you’re pretty much on your own there:
https://en.forums.wordpress.com/forum.php?id=3
If you want to find out what you can change vs what you can’t, you can find that out for free by tinkering with the Preview, which is free. That will tell you whether or not it’s worth it to you.
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WOW – thanks you two, that really helps clarify the differences and nuances for me! The Preview function is incredibly helpful as well in determining what can and can’t be changed; I just purchased the upgrade because I saw that everything I wanted to change can be done with the upgrade.
Again – thank you for your help with this, and taking the time to put all my questions together in one response!
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