Do you mean there’s no solid color background on the posts? You could try playing around in the CSS to define that background with the post, entry, widecolumn, or narrowcolumn classes — backup the CSS file first. One way to discover what you want to change is to assign a different background color to each of those classes — that will show you where they each are.
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ajit_a
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hi thanks for the reply.
I am not sure about classes. But pretty much if I move the rap down with padding then, the header banner also moves down. Right now what i have done is given the rap a background image but have added some transparency to the top which then allows the banner to have transparency (so it falls on the purple and grey background). But the problem with that method is that every so often, when you scroll down, there is a blank transparent area with the text in the body falling in the purple and grey background.
If that makes any sense.
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ajit_a
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By the way, I have turned on the rap. But i am cheating as i left a hole of transparency on top.
I guess my question is: How can I add the banner image so it is not associated with the rap.
Thanks
Okay so I viewed your source to see what you’re talking about when you say “rap.” It’s a class. You have different <div> elements dividing the page up, and one of them is called “rap.” Instead of associating your white background color with “rap,” I suggest associating it with “main,” “content,” or “post.”
You’ll need to edit the theme — make the changes in the CSS file. I still think by assigning a different color to each element — “rap,” “main,” etc, you’ll be able to see how they are nested and related, and then you can choose which one makes the most sense to make white.
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ajit_a
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Hi Marcy,
Thank you for the answer. I don’t know what you mean, only because I have no idea about html or css. But I am going to figure out what you said. And hopefull make it work. Thanks again.
Question: If I associate the white background color with “main,” “content,” or “post,” does that mean the entire main will be white. Because I would like to preserve the transparency in the banner.
Ajit,
You know where your dashboard is, right? That’s where you go to write posts, etc.
At the top are several menu items. Pick “presentation.”
There will be two tabs, one for “theme” and one for “theme editor.” Pick “Theme editor.”
There will be a window that says you’re editing “style.css” for your theme.
Before you change anything, highlight and copy everything in that window and save it as a text file, in case you don’t like the changes you make.
Now, find those classes I mentioned.
For example, I’ve got one called “content,” and its code looks like this:
#content
{
background: none #dca;
border: 1px solid #a97;
text-align: left;
width: 440px;
padding: 1em 0;
float: left;
}
The line that says “background” is where you can assign a different color to this class. My content area is a color identified as “#dca.”
Search online for “color picker” or “html colors” or something like that to find help with identifying colors this way.
For each class, assign a different background color. Then, when you view your site, you’ll be able to see what exactly each class does, and then you can decide which one you want to be white.
Good luck!
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ajit_a
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Thanks Marcy,
I realized I had to change the order of stuff in Main index. But thank you.
