Hi Ian,
I presume you’re referring to the main navigation menu? Unfortunately, I can’t see your site. I simply get your Coming Soon page.
There are two functions within Ephemeris that display the Logo container and the Nav Menu container. These functions are called ephemeris_logo_grid() and ephemeris_nav_grid(), respectively.
The Logo container is 40% width and the Nav container is 60%. If you want to increase the size of the nav container, you have a couple of options.
– Start by copying the ephemeris_logo_grid() and ephemeris_nav_grid() functions from functions.php in Ephemris, into the functions.php in your child theme. (don’t include the “if ( ! function_exists(…” line. Just copy the function itself. i.e. “function ephemeris_nav_grid() {…..}”)
You can either:
– Decrease the size of the Logo container by changing the class names in ephemeris_logo_grid(). e.g. change the classes from grid-40 tablet-grid-40 to grid-20 tablet-grid-20
– Increase the size of the Nav Container by changing the class names in ephemeris_nav_grid(). e.g. change the classes from grid-60 tablet-grid-60 to grid-80 tablet-grid-80
This would give you 20% container for the Logo and 80% container for the Nav.
Or, you could increase both containers to 100%:
– Increase the size of the Logo container by changing the class names in ephemeris_logo_grid(). e.g. change the classes from grid-40 tablet-grid-40 to grid-100 tablet-grid-100
– Increase the size of the Nav Container by changing the class names in ephemeris_nav_grid(). e.g. change the classes from grid-60 tablet-grid-60 to grid-100 tablet-grid-100
When you copy those two functions (ephemeris_logo_grid() and ephemeris_nav_grid()) into your child theme, they will override the functions within Ephemeris.
Thanks for the detailed response Anthony. Yes we are pre-launch now so the site has been put into ‘Coming Soon’ mode.
I’ll have a look at the functions.php. I’m not sure I will be allowed to amend the file directly, even in a child theme, as this is a managed wordpress hosting package. Hopefully I’ll be allowed to do so in a child theme.
Ian
Hi Ian,
“Managed WordPress hosting” usually just means that they look after your site updates and backups for you. You should be able to still edit your own child theme files.
Of course, when you’re making changes like this though, it’s always best to test them on a development or staging domain first, rather than making them directly on the live website.
Thanks Anthony, that has worked perfectly.
Thanks again for your prompt assistance.
Ian
One more question, sorry. The menu seems to be right justified now, how do I make it align to the left of the page?
Thanks
Ian
Ignore that, I’ve resolved it thanks.
Ian
