question about customizing a wordpress - GoFuckYourself.com

JesseQuinn · 03-07-2013, 11:40 AM

hey y'all,

I've been wrestling with my wordpress and I'm hoping to get a bit of advice before deciding how to proceed...

my issue is I love my current wordpress theme (Dusk to Dawn) except for two features. The first is the white page/post page background that I can't seem to change with plugins (I've tried two) and the size of the font (too small in <p>)

I've looked through the wordpress support forums and it appears that people can change css themselves but I'm terrified to do it myself because I don't fully understand how to read/write css.

I'm a firm believer in paying people to do things I can't do myself but my question to those of you who work with wordpress is this: is it a huge job to alter the css to change the color of page backgrounds and font sizes or should I just try to find a new theme? I've scoured wordpress themes but I can't find anything simlilar to my current theme that offers the extra features I'm looking for so I'm really hoping that what I seek isn't unrealistic.

I'm not sure if I'm setting myself up for a huge headache in trying to alter my existing theme, or if it's a simple task that anyone who understands css could perform.

tl;dr Basically, I want the entire white background of each page to be a color of my choosing, with no white borders (I'm using a plugin for page/post background but I can't seem to make the whole page one color, I keep ending up with ugly white borders) and I want the font size of <p> to be larger. Is this easy to change or should I just try to find a theme similar to my current theme that offers these features?

the site I'm referring to is here: http://quinn69.com

thanks in advance for any perspective y'all can provide. I understand this isn't the wordpress support forum, I'm just trying to find out if what I want to do is realistic or more trouble than it's worth.

Itchy · 03-07-2013, 01:08 PM

Save a copy of the css to your computer and then change things on the server copy, then if it gets too fucked up reload the saved copy to put it all back the way it is

JesseQuinn · 03-07-2013, 01:32 PM

^^^thanks Itchy, I will def keep that in mind as I become more adventurous and want to try different things myself

just an update since I can't edit my OP, problem solved perfectly by an amazing gfy'er who transformed my site into exactly what I wanted in moments

not sure if he'd object to being called out but thank you Sam, hugely appreciated

Itchy · 03-07-2013, 01:38 PM

Great news !! There still a few good guys hanging out here

JesseQuinn · 03-07-2013, 01:46 PM

^^true say

03-07-2013, 11:40 AM	#1
JesseQuinn feeding the wolves Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: between sand and stars in Jamaica Posts: 6,230	question about customizing a wordpress hey y'all, I've been wrestling with my wordpress and I'm hoping to get a bit of advice before deciding how to proceed... my issue is I love my current wordpress theme (Dusk to Dawn) except for two features. The first is the white page/post page background that I can't seem to change with plugins (I've tried two) and the size of the font (too small in <p>) I've looked through the wordpress support forums and it appears that people can change css themselves but I'm terrified to do it myself because I don't fully understand how to read/write css. I'm a firm believer in paying people to do things I can't do myself but my question to those of you who work with wordpress is this: is it a huge job to alter the css to change the color of page backgrounds and font sizes or should I just try to find a new theme? I've scoured wordpress themes but I can't find anything simlilar to my current theme that offers the extra features I'm looking for so I'm really hoping that what I seek isn't unrealistic. I'm not sure if I'm setting myself up for a huge headache in trying to alter my existing theme, or if it's a simple task that anyone who understands css could perform. tl;dr Basically, I want the entire white background of each page to be a color of my choosing, with no white borders (I'm using a plugin for page/post background but I can't seem to make the whole page one color, I keep ending up with ugly white borders) and I want the font size of <p> to be larger. Is this easy to change or should I just try to find a theme similar to my current theme that offers these features? the site I'm referring to is here: http://quinn69.com thanks in advance for any perspective y'all can provide. I understand this isn't the wordpress support forum, I'm just trying to find out if what I want to do is realistic or more trouble than it's worth. __________________ throwing molotav cocktails at the precinct

03-07-2013, 01:08 PM	#2
Itchy Datetronix.com Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Chill-A-Wack BC Posts: 6,524	Save a copy of the css to your computer and then change things on the server copy, then if it gets too fucked up reload the saved copy to put it all back the way it is __________________ ICQ: 2588560 Skype: Pornocop

03-07-2013, 01:32 PM	#3
JesseQuinn feeding the wolves Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: between sand and stars in Jamaica Posts: 6,230	^^^thanks Itchy, I will def keep that in mind as I become more adventurous and want to try different things myself just an update since I can't edit my OP, problem solved perfectly by an amazing gfy'er who transformed my site into exactly what I wanted in moments not sure if he'd object to being called out but thank you Sam, hugely appreciated __________________ throwing molotav cocktails at the precinct

03-07-2013, 01:38 PM	#4
Itchy Datetronix.com Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Chill-A-Wack BC Posts: 6,524	Great news !! There still a few good guys hanging out here __________________ ICQ: 2588560 Skype: Pornocop

03-07-2013, 01:46 PM	#5
JesseQuinn feeding the wolves Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: between sand and stars in Jamaica Posts: 6,230	^^true say __________________ throwing molotav cocktails at the precinct