I want to change the color of my side columns on my blog

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  shelbymhill · Member · Jul 30, 2009 at 4:25 pm

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  I have the css upgrade. I am using the pressbox theme. I have uploaded a custom header. I simply want to change the color of the side columns so that they match my header. The body of the blog can remain white. I’ve looked at the example given by WordPress to prevent the Header from disappearing when I change something but this isn’t working for me.

  Any suggestions?

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

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  devblog · Member · Jul 30, 2009 at 4:44 pm

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  link to blog, please

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  schenkelstegman · Member · Jul 30, 2009 at 4:56 pm

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  I am actually trying to do the same thing. I have the CSS upgrade, and all I am trying to do is change the background color, the two side parts behind the main white body column in the center should stay exactly the way it is, as well as the custom header.

  http://schenkelstegman.wordpress.com/

  Is it possible to change the color?

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  schenkelstegman · Member · Jul 30, 2009 at 5:14 pm

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  Oh, wait. I’m not sure if it was the same issue after all.

  For mine, I copied and pasted the “body” css from the original Kubrick style sheet into my new one. Then I just adjusted the colors in it to the colors that I wanted. The new stylesheet overrides the original Kubrick one.

  I hope you figure yours out!!

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  sensuouscurmudgeon · Member · Jul 30, 2009 at 5:38 pm

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  You don’t need to use CSS to change the background color within a text widget. This code won’t change the color of the entire sidebar, but it should work for individual text widgets:

  <div style="background-color:#F2F2F2;"><p><p>WIDGET TEXT</div>

  Consult any HTML color chart to pick the color code you want. What I’ve got above is light gray.

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  sensuouscurmudgeon · Member · Jul 30, 2009 at 5:39 pm

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  Oh, you probably don’t need those two page-break codes I’ve included just before “widget text.”

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  devblog · Member · Jul 30, 2009 at 5:44 pm

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  You don’t need to use CSS to change the background color within a text widget.

  To say what you’re using in your example is not CSS (at least that’s how I perceive it) is incorrect. It is still CSS. Inline CSS.

  Also, that could be a tedious job for someone who has the CSS upgrade:

  I have the css upgrade… I simply want to change the color of the side columns so that they match my header.