Hi,

Firstly, thanks for the template (Revision), it's just what I needed.

I have to customise it though, and I'm struggling to see where I should be making changes to the CSS (Colours and font styling only at this stage).

I have the template.css file, and custom.css file, but the changes I make don't have any affect. I think I've identified the correct parts of the css to change (I can change them directly in Chrome, and that also indicates the css file to edit), but no changes come through on my site (working off my computer rather than a server).

Any beginner's clues?

Thanks,

Simon.

Hi Simon,

You need to add the changes you want to make to the custom.css file .This will ensure they are protected from an update to the core template files


Not applying -

This can mean the styles you are adding have a syntax error or are not specific enough

Can you see the custom css file in the source code view in the header area

Thanks
Paul

Hi Paul - that was quick!

Yes, I can see the link to the custom css:

And I have the following css style in custom.css (and those same changes in template.css, if that makes a difference):
but the style doesn't appear on the page.

A clue might be that some other changes in the custom.css file do appear, but not this font styling.

There are other changes I need to make but, on the foothills of the learning slope, I need to understand workflow etc.

Cheers,

Simon.

Hi Simon,

Do have any syntax errors above this bit of css as these styles should work

body #logowrap #tagline span {
font-size: 100%;
color: #05c5ff;
font-weight: bold;

}

For us its always easier to see a live site when dealing with these issues

Cheers
Paul

Hi Paul,

Well, in my custom.css I have only put the overrides. So in the case above, custom.css doesn't any other reference for #logotag, #tagline etc.

Getting the site online might be an issue. I'm more than happy to do so, just need a free way of doing so. Can I put it on Joomla.org's servers?

Cheers,

Simon.

Hi Simon,

I'm afraid that isn't possible unfortunately regarding joomla.org

With the css

as a test try replacing your styling with

body #logowrap #tagline span {
font-size: 100% !important;
color: #05c5ff !important;
font-weight: bold !important;

}

This should overide every other style and take specificy out of the picture

and then if that doesn't work

paste the style above right at the top of the css file - that should remove the affect of any syntax errors

Cheers
Paul

Hi Paul,

Sorry, sorted now. It was basic HTML/CSS rather than anything related to the template. I realised I needed to declare the font style as normal rather than just omitting the italic tag in my custom.css file, otherwise it wouldn't overwrite the italic tag in the temnpalte.css.

Little steps, little steps

Thanks for your help.

Simon.

No problem

Good luck with the site

Cheers
Paul