Styling a Header Bar

  • tdammon

    (@tdammon)


    2 years, 7 months ago

    Hi all,

    I am coming to WordPress with a background in software engineering. I am finding it shockingly difficult to make simple UI changes. For example I want to increase the spacing between links in my header or change the size or location of certain divs in the header and finding it very challenging (if not impossible).

    Is there a simple way to make updates like this or do you just get what the template provides?

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  • Alan Fuller

    (@alanfuller)

    2 years, 7 months ago

    You get what your theme provides initially.

    Not all themes are equal in terms of ‘easy’ customization, some have tons of features and some have not many.

    What you dont say is whether you are using the newer ‘Full site editing’ themes or one of the much more abundant ‘legacy themes’.

    ALL themes are ultimately customizable by ‘software’ – most notably CSS.

    Although the technical approach will vary between legacy theme and fullsite editor theme.

    • This reply was modified 2 years, 7 months ago by Alan Fuller.
    Thread Starter tdammon

    (@tdammon)

    2 years, 7 months ago

    Hey Alan,

    Thanks for the response. I am looking at a few different themes right now. How would I know if it is a new theme or a legacy theme?

    Moderator bcworkz

    (@bcworkz)

    2 years, 7 months ago

    Discerning the difference sadly isn’t that obvious. Typically block based themes will mention blocks or full site editing in their description or tags. The sure way to know is to browse the theme’s code from links at the bottom of the right sidebar of each theme’s info page (for WP repository listings only). Look at its template files. Block theme templates are all .html type. Classic/legacy theme templates are all .php type.

    Customizing a theme is best done through the tools offered, but if your need goes beyond that, custom CSS is the easiest next step. All themes have an Additional CSS section where you can add custom CSS. It’s in the theme’s style book for block themes and in the customizer for classic themes.

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