text style in Links Widget

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  amyd3972 · Member · Jun 14, 2013 at 2:33 pm

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  I am using the twenty-eleven template. I would like the text in my sidebars (links widgets) to NOT be bold text. Is there a CSS to change that?

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  dcoleonline · Staff · Jun 14, 2013 at 11:49 pm

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  Hi there, you can use this code to accomplish that:

  /*Unbold Links in the Links Widget*/
  .blogroll a {font-weight:normal;}

  Just enter it in the CSS area of the customize tool.

  We have a guide to getting started with CSS here:

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/css-basics/

  We also have a great forum where you can get help with further CSS related questions here:

  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/forum/css-customization

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  amyd3972 · Member · Jun 15, 2013 at 12:50 am

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  thanks. I just can’t get the hang of CSS, I haven’t used it enough. That code isn’t working. It isn’t the same formatting as other CSS I have used. Do I need to add brackets and similar format?

  eg:
  }

  .a:hover {
  color: #ffffff;
  text-decoration: none;
  }

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  dcoleonline · Staff · Jun 15, 2013 at 1:01 am

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  Hi there,

  I can see that you entered it correctly.

  Screenshot http://grab.by/nyAy

  Notice how the links under “Useful Links” (using the Links widget) appear without the bold formatting, while the links in the “Recent Posts” (using the Recent Posts widget) include the bold formatting:

  The code was only for the links widget.

  Did you want all links in all widgets to have the bold formatting removed?

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  amyd3972 · Member · Jun 15, 2013 at 1:36 am

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  I take that back! It did work. Sorry about that.

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  amyd3972 · Member · Jun 15, 2013 at 1:42 am

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  so, how can I apply that same code to the recent posts widget? I tried this but it didn’t work:

  /*Unbold Links in the Recent Posts Widget*/
  .recent posts a {
  font-weight: normal;

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  dcoleonline · Staff · Jun 15, 2013 at 1:53 am

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  Hi there,

  I’m glad the first code worked for you!

  Try this for the Recent Posts instead:

  /*Unbold Links in the Recent Posts Widget*/
  
  .widget_recent_entries a {font-weight: normal;}