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  • Unknown's avatar
    rodiy2k · Member ·

    Hello

    I use the 2012 theme; I’m wondering if it’s possible to use CSS to display my category archives differently?

    I was thinking of either an image list, image grid, or something akin to the “visually striking layout” option I use on related posts from my dashboard/reader settings?

    I find it way too annoying to scroll down with no idea of what’s there even using excerpts or more tags.

    Thanks to all

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

  • Unknown's avatar
    hallluke · Member ·

    Unfortunately your theme doesn’t make use of the excerpts box on the archives page and if you use the more tag it will split the post content on the home page too, which I gather is not what you want.

    You could try removing everything but the featured image, header and comment link. I’ve included some example CSS although because your posts end up different sizes the float:left; bit to get them into two columns can look a bit messy:

    .archive.category .post.format-standard .entry-content,
.archive.category .post.format-standard .entry-meta {
  display:none;
}

.archive.category .post {
  width:45%;
  float:left;
  margin-right:5%;
  margin-bottom:1.71429rem;
  padding-bottom:0;
}

    Here’s an alternative using CSS3 columns although not all browsers support it:

    .archive.category .post.format-standard .entry-content,
.archive.category .post.format-standard .entry-meta {
  display:none;
}

.archive.category .post {
  margin-bottom:1.71429rem;
  padding-bottom:0;
}

#content {
  -webkit-column-count:2;
  -moz-column-count:2;
  column-count:2;
  -webkit-column-gap:30px;
  -moz-column-gap:30px;
  column-gap:30px;
}
  • Unknown's avatar
    rodiy2k · Member ·

    Hi Halluke

    Thanks for the suggestions; I think this too much effort for me; it’s easier to switch themes; As a newbie, is that a horrible idea? I guess the CSS starts from scratch?

    Is there a way to test what it looks like as in a child theme for self-hosting blogs?

    I’m very frustrated because the WP team tells you to focus on content and continuous posting but if the navigation is not what you want, people have short attention spans and tune out fast.

    I’ve found two other themes that I like but was hoping to get more followers before attempting to switch.

    Do you have any advice?

  • Unknown's avatar
    hallluke · Member ·

    CSS is highly dependent on the theme so if you do make any changes then I’d recommend removing all your custom CSS just in case it has any unintended consequences on the themes you’re previewing. It will also mean you have to start from the beginning if there are any changes you want to make to your new them – but don’t let that put you off, the forum is here for you to search and ask any questions that haven’t yet cropped up.

    I have a secondary blog which I use for testing purposes. I’ve made it private and imported some test content (you could export content from your actual blog). That way I can try out new features and themes without my (very few) site visitors getting annoyed that my blog changes every 5 minutes. It might be an idea worth considering – although the customizer provides many of the same benefits without the hassle.

    I think the navigation set up you have currently is great. Your main navigation menu makes it easy to find posts in particular categories, you’re now using the more tag which means there’s no endless scrolling to find the next post and your sidebar contains useful widgets without being over-stuffed. I don’t think you’re doing a lot wrong to be honest. Do you have an specific concerns?

  • Unknown's avatar
    rodiy2k · Member ·

    Hi Halluke:

    wow; thanks for the words of encouragement !! I’ve spent way too much time trying to get this going.

    To be honest, I’m happy with the readability of the content and people seem to like the nice clear pictures. I’ve adjusted the widgets to the font from a the Coraline theme so that’s good too (I just need your help on the comments which is detailed in the other thread) and then I’d be done with CSS. I also feel widget overkill ruins blogs; I use just enough to send readers to other places if they want

    I actually prefer magazine theme but not with as much detail as Oxygen; I like Expound and Morning After, for example; I think new readers get a better feel for a blog when they can see visuals such as thumbnails or several featured posts the first time they visit.

    I was thinking of the secondary blog; Can I import one or two posts from a few categories to see what it looks like ? I know you have to re-insert the custom header but if you ditch all the CSS, will it simply look like the theme shows on the demo page out of the box?

    To test, would I have to temporarily get rid of the CSS to import a few posts?

    Thanks for all your support !!

  • Unknown's avatar
    hallluke · Member ·

    If you’re testing out CSS then grabbing the WordPress.org version of your theme and working offline might be a better option depending on how many changes you think you’ll end up making and how comfortable you are with the more technical aspects that a self-install requires.

    Otherwise you can make good use of the WordPress.com live customizer, your browser inspector or an extension like Stylish for Firefox if you want the option to experiment with CSS on a test blog.

    If you export content from your current blog you have a few options so you don’t have to wait for absolutely everything to export, details here.

    If you point me to your current comment issues I’ll take another look (I thought we’d got that sorted here, I must have missed another post somewhere, sorry!)

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    leometelys2014 · Member ·

    Guys,

    I put Google Search in my wordpress, but the button close in pop-up not working.

    How can I fix it??

    regards,

    Leonardo

  • Unknown's avatar
    thesacredpath · Member ·

    Hi Leonardo, I don’t think the Google search code will work here at WordPress.com.

    Can I ask you to create a new thread in the CSS Forum and I’ll watch for it and help you out, and please include a link to the site you are wanting help with. The site linked to your username does not have any content or any sign of code in a search. Many thanks in advance.

  • Unknown's avatar
    rodiy2k · Member ·

    If you point me to your current comment issues I’ll take another look (I thought we’d got that sorted here, I must have missed another post somewhere, sorry!)

    Hi
    Apologies; I hadn’t yet seen your reply on the other thread; I will take a look and try to fix according to your instructions

    I’m not familiar with the WP.com live customizer; what is that?

    I wouldn’t yet be ready to self-host; I’m happy I got this far having zero experience with blogs, HTML or CSS; After reading the first review on Stylish I am already scared away from it plus my Firefox browser is not functioning well.

    It seems I’d be better off trying to import some content to a private test blog as you’ve said above. Perhaps I can start another thread if I decide to do that down the road. I assume almost all pictures in all my posts would have to resized any new style unless the content size was almost exactly the same as the current? What do other people do if they already have thousands of pictures on existing posts?

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    designsimply · Member ·

    I’m not familiar with the WP.com live customizer; what is that?

    That is available by going to Appearance > Customize in your blog dashboard. It will show a live preview on the left for any changes you make using the menu on the right.

    There’s a little more detail at http://en.support.wordpress.com/customizer/ if you’re interested.

    I assume almost all pictures in all my posts would have to resized any new style unless the content size was almost exactly the same as the current?

    You would not have to resize your pictures because WordPress.com has some awesome image servers and most images are resized on the fly after a theme is changed. The only exceptions would be if you edited the HTML for images to adjust them manually or if you uploaded images smaller than needed for the content width on another theme (this is probably unlikely).

    What do other people do if they already have thousands of pictures on existing posts?

    Switching themes in that case should just work. We’ve put some work into trying to make switching themes a good experience.

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