Simple formatting question (Wordpress)

RedTen · 31 Jul 2011 at 17:56

I've created some new category pages so that I can have text display above the list of posts in each category.

I need to format the text but I'm wondering if theres a simple way to just pick up the site default?

Currently the text is just sat between <p></p> without any formatting. Stupidly simple but googling wordpress text formatting just seems to refer to the posts themselves.

Thanks

pieplough · 31 Jul 2011 at 18:35

B3AU said:
I've created some new category pages so that I can have text display above the list of posts in each category.

I need to format the text but I'm wondering if theres a simple way to just pick up the site default?

Currently the text is just sat between <p></p> without any formatting. Stupidly simple but googling wordpress text formatting just seems to refer to the posts themselves.

Thanks

The sites default styles will be in the themes stylesheet. So there will most likely be something like .elementname p { styles}.

Easiest way to find it without reading the entire stylesheet would be to check the sites text with firebug (right click > inspect element), then you can see the class/id that the style has been applied to.

Then style your new text accordingly.

RedTen · 31 Jul 2011 at 20:24

pieplough said:
The sites default styles will be in the themes stylesheet. So there will most likely be something like .elementname p { styles}.

Easiest way to find it without reading the entire stylesheet would be to check the sites text with firebug (right click > inspect element), then you can see the class/id that the style has been applied to.

Then style your new text accordingly.

I can't find a style that matches properly. I've tried post and page but they align the text incorrectly.

Could I just format the text using HTML?

body {font-family:Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 62.5%; text-align:center; background: #333; color: #444; }
a {text-decoration:none; color: #27629c; }
a:hover {text-decoration:underline; color: #cb0e3d; }
h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6 {font-weight: normal; margin:0; padding:0; color: #222; }
h3 a:hover {text-decoration: none; }
p {margin: 0 0 16px; }

I essentially just need that in code?

Learning curve.

pieplough · 1 Aug 2011 at 16:39

Are you working with a local host or is it online? If its online send me an email (in trust) and I can take a look if you want.

gord · 1 Aug 2011 at 16:57

B3AU said:
I essentially just need that in code?

Is it not applying those styles? From what you've told us it should be picking up the paragraph and body styles.