Can’t change CSS

  • meryle

    (@meryle)


    16 years, 7 months ago

    Hi. This is my first experience of WordPress. I’m using the French version of 2.8.4 supplied by my host (OVH).

    I’ve experimented successfully with making a few changes in the different files (e.g. correcting dates style, footer). Now I want to change the background and font colors, have found appropriate code in CSS file, made changes, click update and it SAYS the changes have been made. But on the page nothing happens. I’ve tried Ctrl+F5 and accessing from another computer but no luck.

    I see a few similar queries on the forums but no solution yet. Or have I missed something obvious?

    The blog-to-be is at http://aspiringvegan.com/WordPress/

    Thanks to anyone who can help.

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  • esmi

    (@esmi)

    16 years, 7 months ago

    have found appropriate code in CSS file

    Which CSS file? And how do you know it’s the appropriate code?

    Thread Starter meryle

    (@meryle)

    16 years, 7 months ago

    The style.css file in what I hope is called in English the Control Panel. I can edit the files in the list above it.

    The code is given in the French version of “WordPress for Dummies”. E.g here:

    #page {
    background-color: white;
    border: 1px solid #959596;
    text-align: left;

    I replaced the word “white” with the hexadecimal code f5cba5

    esmi

    (@esmi)

    16 years, 7 months ago

    What is it on the page that you’re trying to change?

    Thread Starter meryle

    (@meryle)

    16 years, 7 months ago

    Thanks esmi. I want to change the page background and font colours, as stated in original post.

    My point is that on the other pages I’ve made changes and they appear on the refreshed blog page.

    When I make changes to the CSS, NOTHING HAPPENS, although the admin software says the changes have been successful.

    Thread Starter meryle

    (@meryle)

    16 years, 7 months ago

    Update: well, everything works fine on my other blog which will be the French-language version. I had thought I’d get the .com (English) blog working first…

    So I suspect the .com prob is a security issue. I’ll get on to my host about it.

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