Highway Theme – Changing header size and sidebar colour

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  theprettybooks · Member · Jun 25, 2016 at 4:52 pm

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  Hello,

  I’m using the Highway theme and would 1) Like to make the header shorter and 2) Change the colour of the sidebar (I can’t seem to do this in Customize > Colours). Any tips?

  Thank you!

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  theprettybooks · Member · Jun 25, 2016 at 4:54 pm

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  Sorry, that’s Highwind, not Highway!

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  timethief · Member · Jun 25, 2016 at 5:00 pm

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  Hello there,

  Every theme has a detailed theme description page with set up instructions like this one https://wordpress.com/themes/highwind/ and a live demo site like this one https://highwinddemo.wordpress.com/

  We bloggers do not have access to the template files underlying our themes on wordpress.COM hosted blogs and cannot edit them. This is a multiuser blogging platform. All blogs wearing the same theme use the same underlying template found on the live demo site for each theme.

  Does Customize let me edit HTML?
  No. Customize allows you to edit fonts, colors, and CSS only. You can change the appearance of a theme, but not its HTML markup or PHP code. If you require this functionality, please consider moving your blog to a web host that supports theme code modifications. You can read more about why here http://support.wordpress.com/code/, and find a suitable host here http://get.wp.com/hosting/.
  Custom design – Frequently Asked Questions http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/#frequently-asked-questions

  See here for details on purchasing the annually renewable Premium bundle http://store.wordpress.com/plans/premium/ that contains a custom design upgrade required for CSS editing:
  Custom design – Frequently Asked Questions such as: I’m not sure if Customize is right for me. Can I try before I buy?
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/#frequently-asked-questions
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/editing-css/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/custom-fonts/

  Note 1: Once you have the required upgrade you can use this link https://en.forums.wordpress.com/forum/css-customization#postform so you can create a thread that will appear in the CSS Forum where you will get the help you need with CSS editing.

  Note 2: You can also post there prior to purchasing an upgrade to get an answer to whether or not what you want to do can be accomplished via CSS editing.

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  theprettybooks · Member · Jun 25, 2016 at 8:35 pm

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  Thank you. I’ll try that forum!

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  kathrynwp · Staff · Jun 27, 2016 at 4:13 pm

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  Closing this thread, you’ll get a reply here:

  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/highwind-theme-changing-header-size-and-sidebar-colour