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Mark M

Mark M

Mark M

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Once I get this cracked I promise Im going to leave you all in peace :p

After my last attempt apparently resembled something a 5 year old could code I had another go on a fresh install.

Im sort of nearly there (I think/hope) but the side bar isn't moving far enough over to the right?

The only thing in the style file that I can see is under the 2 column layout and secondary?? I assume its this as its float:right?

Code: 
/*
LAYOUT: Two columns
DESCRIPTION: Two-column fixed layout with one sidebar right of content
*/

#container {
	float: left;
	margin: 0 -240px 0 0;
	width: 100%;
}
#content {
	margin: 0 280px 0 20px;
}
#primary,
#secondary {
	float: right;
	overflow: hidden;
	width: 220px;
}
#secondary {
	clear: right;
}
#footer {
	clear: both;
	width: 100%;
}

Any ideas?

Link to site here

Thanks
 
I thought that looked odd but when I change it, the sidebar actually moves down??

PS how did the remainder of your teching go?
 
Oh that went fine - just struggling through editing the recordings now, both audio and video!

As the template seems to pull the content left 240 px, I'm actually lost...what theme is it?
Ohh and I believe you'd be better off making a child theme of twentyten!
 
Not sure what a child theme is but that one is based on twentyten, I copied the whole folder in the themes directory and renamed it and activated it.

Have you got a twentyten site handy anywhere you can check at your end to make sure I havent messed something up?
 
replied...and you sent the html file!!!
probably easier to zip and send the whole folder
wp-content/themes/nameoftheme/
 
right...well....it seems that you haven't really used the child theme idea at all...just tweaked a complete twentyten theme directory. That really is a waste as if you use the child theme idea the theme pulls the necessary stuff from the twentyten folder, so if twentyten gets updated, so does your theme!

I suggest you read this article and try again...

http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes
 
Ohh and if you use that method, make sure you fill out the descriptive bits at the top correctly BEFORE you upload it to the server else it can cos a ton of grief as you will have two twentyten themes to play with...
 
Ah, right. Some more learning haha

Will work through the link you provided and report back with any issues :p

Thanks for the help.
 
no worries...do you want me to send you a vanilla style.css file so you can start modifying it? It will have the required stuff in it, and you can go from there...

???

Then just remove EVERYTHING from your new theme folder, drop in the style.css file I give you..and voila, a new base to begin learning from?

Or even a zip file you can upload to the server via wordpress....either is do-able
 
IF you could send me over a zip file with it in that would be great! Least then I know Im starting off on the correct foot haha
 
Hi I'm new to this forum. Hello to everyone.
I guess you need to play around with the sidebar size and content size. If the sidebar go down reduce the size of your content. Play around with margin too.

Sorry if it doesn't help you. Thanks.
 
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