Can I change my own blog?

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  4realinf · Member · Dec 15, 2011 at 6:50 pm

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  Hi there,
  I am new here and I wish to know if anybody know if my theme “iNove” can be modified using one CSS style sheet I have build.

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  timethief · Member · Dec 15, 2011 at 6:53 pm

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  You cannot build or use your own custom theme built from scratch at WordPress.com.

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/ftp-access/

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/adding-new-themes/

  The only themes we can use are those found here > Appearance > Themes
  This is a multiuser blogging platform. All blogs wearing the same theme are using the same underlying template and we cannot access the underlying files and edit templates or themes. http://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/editing-themes/

  There are two free themes, Sandbox and Toolbox designed to allow maximum flexibility for CSS editing and creating new “skins”. Toolbox is more modern and includes a lot of support for CSS3 and HTML5, so it is really only limited by your skills and knowledge.

  As you have CSS editing experience the upgrade will allow you to stylize the appearance of themes you find here > Appearance > Themes, but will not allow you to change the functionality, by editing the underlying template. It does not allow you to remove footer links to the theme designer or to WordPress.com. Also note that CSS is theme specific, so you cannot use the CSS stylesheets from other themes with the themes at WordPress.COM. Please read this support entry very carefully. http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/custom-css/

  See also > WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org: The Differences > http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

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  thesacredpath · Member · Dec 15, 2011 at 7:42 pm

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  CSS is theme specific. You have to start from the CSS for the theme you are using.

  As Timethief says, if you are wanting to start from scratch, Sandbox or Toolbox might be better, but again you have to work with the markup for that theme and identify the selectors and IDs assigned to the various divs and elements of the pages.

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  4realinf · Member · Dec 16, 2011 at 5:26 pm

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  Thank you guys, very clear explanation.

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  timethief · Member · Dec 16, 2011 at 9:14 pm

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  You’re welcome.

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  andrewilliams0601 · Member · Dec 17, 2011 at 8:25 pm

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  I just purchased a custom theme from Elegant Themes.com and they have provided me with a video to upload and activate the theme on WordPress but there video seems to be outdated because I did not locate the button under my theme/dashboard. So you are telling me Im out $40 huh?

  Here is the link to the video I am speaking of…

  http://www.elegantthemes.com/gallery/myproduct/readme.html

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  airodyssey · Member · Dec 17, 2011 at 8:36 pm

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  @andrewilliams0601: It’s not a question of finding that the video is outdated but rather understanding the difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org. Did you read timethief’s answer above?