CSS customization options

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  hannasgarden · Member · Nov 10, 2011 at 8:51 pm

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  Hello – I would like to customize my blog as follows (see below) and would like to know if I can do all these things through custom CSS. Thankful for a response!

  -change post font to Times New Roman
  -change header and sidebar fonts to Arial
  -turn all text black, including posts and sidebars
  -change font sizes for posts and sidebar

  -clickable custom header (no other title)

  -background color for featured post
  -background color for blockquotes

  -remove post dates (going for more of a website than blog)
  -remove post comments and also the “comments off” note (ditto)

  -remove assorted decorative lines
  -remove the background color for pages

  -adjust width, both entire width and sidebar width

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

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  timethief · Member · Nov 10, 2011 at 8:55 pm

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  Are you referring to the blog linked to your username which is wearing the Twenty Eleven theme or not? If not, then we need an active link starting with http:// to the blog in question.

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  timethief · Member · Nov 10, 2011 at 9:00 pm

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  Here’s some general information on the custom design upgrade and CSS editing. All CSS editing is theme specific at WordPress.com. When you alter a theme’s stylesheet, you only need to put in the Editor the modification/additions to the CSS, not the entire thing. Read this for more info:
  http://csswiz.wordpress.com/2009/10/15/if-you-have-the-wp-com-css-upgrade/ The tool you need is:
  Firefox, install Firebug.
  Internet Explorer, install the Developer Toolbar.

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  hannasgarden · Member · Nov 10, 2011 at 9:01 pm

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  Yes! – I have been switching between the Twenty Ten and Twenty Eleven themes as I don’t know which theme would be the best starting point for my changes! Thank you for stopping by so superfast!!

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  hannasgarden · Member · Nov 10, 2011 at 9:04 pm

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  My question is if the above changes can be done via CSS or if I should consider another option. Is there anything that is not covered via CSS?

  Also, if anyone has any recommendations as for which theme to start out with, I would be happy to hear that. I have tried several themes, but it takes some time to figure out just how they are composed…

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  timethief · Member · Nov 10, 2011 at 9:05 pm

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  Hello again,
  thesacredpath is the Volunteer who helps with CSS editing and he will be able to answer your questions when he logs in. Please be patient while waiting. :)

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  thesacredpath · Member · Nov 10, 2011 at 9:48 pm

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  All those changes can be made via CSS.