Looking for WordPress Personal Help

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    dbarry111 · Member ·

    I’d like some personal help on revising my blog so that it has more white space and is clearer and bolder, like other blogs I see of people in my industry I follow. I initially started with one theme but I find the type size is too small — I think it hinders people reading it. I’d also like to modify the right side of the blog with other info like a blog roll.

    Is there somebody that can work with me or can you recommend a WordPress pro that could help me. Constant Contact offers personal help online through chat and it made a world of difference.

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

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    lausaccessories · Member ·

    A staff member may come across this thread and help. Until then, you can change the theme. I do not think the themes are editable on WordPress.com, but I can check.

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    lausaccessories · Member ·

    Yes, themes are editable! In this link, you can edit the theme style sheet by clicking on ‘Theme CSS.’

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    dbarry111 · Member ·

    Thankyou Markethea. I checked the link and it does appear I can make changes using CSS style sheets. I’m not familiar with this and it looks like there is a learning curve. (I always worry how many hours will I sink into a technology this time and will I get to the point that I can then use it to do what I want — only so many hours in the day :-)

    It does have a link to an overview video of CSS so maybe that can speed things up.

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    justpi · Member ·

    1) You can’t change the styling of the theme without the Custom Design upgrade. As makethea said, you can simply switch to a different theme. You can see all themes in action here:
    http://theme.wordpress.com/

    2) The main font size varies from theme to theme. If you’d like to use a theme with a bigger font size, see this post of mine:
    http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2010/12/07/main-text-font-size-compared/
    But note that the newest themes aren’t included in the list (see the red note in my sidebar).

    3) To add a blogroll, you create the links in Links > Add New, then you add a Links widget in Appearance > Widget.

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    dbarry111 · Member ·

    Thanks Justpi, I came across this theme from your list that is much closer to what I’m looking for: http://theme.wordpress.com/themes/hustle-express/. It seems much more open with white space and I can add elements to break up the copy, too. And the right sidebar seems more open, too.

    Will I be able to transition my older blogs over to this theme simply or will I have to re-input them? I’ve only done 2 blogs so far so that wouldn’t be the worst thing.

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    1tess · Moderator Emeritus ·

    It’s easy to change themes:
    dashboard—>appearance—>themes—>select your theme—>you can preview, then if you like what you see activate

    You may have to move widgets from the inactive module back into your sidebar, but maybe not.

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    dbarry111 · Member ·

    Hi,
    Thanks everybody for your great comments and help. I am now trying the new theme from Able, which is a big improvement over the earlier theme. However, there are 2 things i’d like:

    1. Add social media buttons in my sidebar or at the top that allow people to follow me on Twitter

    2. Create a home page that only shows the first paragraph of each blog and requires a person to click on the title to go to the entire blog. Currently the home page lists ALL of every blog

    Thankyou, David

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    justpi · Member ·

    You’re welcome.

    1) You add these yourself, using image widgets or code in a Text widget.
    2) Some themes do this automatically, but in most themes you have to use the read-more tag:
    http://en.support.wordpress.com/splitting-content/more-tag/

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