Custom Design purchase issue
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Hello,
I thought that by purchasing the custom design I would be able to have access to the Theme Editor option but it’s not giving me that option and I’m not really sure how to create my own CSS from scratch or how that works.
I was wondering if I could cancel the Custom Editor purchase that I just made and if someone could explain to me how I can get Editor option in Appearance?
Thank you very much for your help!
Valeriehttp://www.toilettagefeebeaute.com/
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Have you read this section of the support documentation? http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/#frequently-asked-questions
You cannot build or use your own custom theme built from scratch at WordPress.com. 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. http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/custom-css/
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Thank you for the response, but I’ve already edited themes before directly from their .php files, but the sites had already been set up so I don’t know how they got that option in the first place.
I was able to make changes to the Themes such as: how big the side margins were, if there was the comments at the bottom of the screen, etc…
I would do this by going to Appearance > Themes > Editor – Editor would give me the .php files and I was able to edit the theme so that it functioned with the purpose of my site.
I thought Custom Design was how to get that option but it wasn’t. Does anyone know how I can get that option?
Thank you again for your response.
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Thank you for the response, but I’ve already edited themes before directly from their .php files, but the sites had already been set up so I don’t know how they got that option in the first place.
You have not ever edited a free hosted WordPress.com theme. I know that for a fact because this is a multuser blogging platform and only Staff can access those files and edit themes and templates on free hosted WordPress.com blogs.
I would do this by going to Appearance > Themes > Editor – Editor would give me the .php files and I was able to edit the theme so that it functioned with the purpose of my site.
I thought Custom Design was how to get that option but it wasn’t. Does anyone know how I can get that option?
You cannot “get that option” on a free hosted WordPress.com blog. All blogs wearing the same theme are using the same underlying template and we blogger cannot access the underlying files and edit templates or themes. http://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/editing-themes/
Please read this section of the support documentation:
Does the Custom Design upgrade let me edit HTML?
No. The Custom Design upgrade allows you to edit fonts and CSS only. You can change the appearance of a theme, but not its HTML markup, PHP code, or content. You can choose to apply your custom fonts or custom stylesheet to any of the themes available on WordPress.com http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/#frequently-asked-questions
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