[Zed]

Customizing the theme’s functionality can be done in multiple ways, depending on what bit of code you’re actually looking to extend/replace.

WordPress has a long list of files that are automatically recognized and get used with priority if they are present in the child theme’s folder. Beside the templates listed there, it will automatically used any files preset in the content/ subfolder if they have the same name as those also found in the parent theme.

Beyond these, you wouldn’t be able to replace other theme files (especially php) by simply duplicating them in the child theme. For the functionality found in the rest of the code you’ll need to apply different approaches, depending on the code in question:
– pluggable functions (those wrapped in if (function_exists('function_name')) calls) can be copied over to the child theme (in the functions.php file or any other file that’s included/loaded by it) and customized there.
– the rest of the function calls are usually hooked in place (using either filters or actions); to customize those functions’ code you’ll have to unhook the original calls, copy and rename the functions to the child theme and hook back the replacement.

Styles and scripts are also enqueued using WordPress’ core calls, so replacing theme would be done de-enqueuing the original and enqueueing the replacement in place.

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[Zed]

The screen width-dependent styling is defined in the theme’s styling.
Search for the media queries applied at 800px to the #nav-toggle and #access display rules.

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[Zed]

@Kasia, to disable the buttons simply leave their label and link fields empty. Use the same workaround I mentioned in my previous answer to access their configuration options.

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[Zed]

You can use simple markup in the option fields, for example:
We are <b>Forester Haynie</b>

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[Zed]

Please temporarily disable all active plugins to rule out interference with WordPress’ options (the stuck “Updating…” message).

The static page you were previously using as a homepage may have vanished at an earlier point time (was unpublished or marked as hidden). Its selection remained valid and had effect in WordPress because WordPress saved its ID until you selected a different page from the list (at that point the invalid/empty option is no longer available to return to).

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[Zed]

All inner content is limited to the theme’s configured site width. If you need to have content span beyond this limit you will need to create a custom page template (or post template if you need it for posts as well). The Plus edition already includes a page template with this functionality.

Applying this behaviour for other sections beyond individual posts and pages is not easy to achieve.

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[Zed]

.sidey .widget-title { text-align: center; } would be more appropriate as it only applies to sidebar widgets.

What do you want to add the background image to? Individual widgets or the entire sidebar?

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[Zed]

I believe we have solved this as soon as you contacted us.

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[lakshadvio]

Bonjour,

J’ ai activé correctement l’ image à la une dans le thème Mantra, j’ ai récupéré une image dans le Media pour la mettre en “image à la une” de mon article, et cela ne fonctionne pas, rien n’apparait. Je suis sous WordPress 4.7.2
Quelqu’un peut il me dire pourquoi ?
Merci

[simpleman]

Greetings, Mr. Zed.

Thank you for taking the time to reply!

I searched the files for strings that contained Search results for, without any extra inputs or special symbols. And I indeed found two very similar strings with these phrases.

The first string (the one with the %s placeholder) I managed to replace the text within my child theme successfully. This was situated within /search.php .

The second string (located within the breadcrumb) is the string that I am trying to change, but I am unable to alter via my child theme, however. This one is situated within /includes/theme-functions.php .

Originally I tried to change it by replicating the filepath within the child-theme, and then trying the change the string that way. This however didn’t work. I can edit the string within the original theme’s files, but I would prefer not to tamper with the original theme.

It is likely that I am missing something, but I am unsure what the best approach is within a child theme. If there is a better way, I’d love to know it 😀

[Rafael]

Hi, Zed!

Kudos for Mr. Kay, then, too! I do appreciate your work, guys.

And thanks for the CSS. It worked like a charm! The owner of the site may prefer to keep the border, though, so if you check the site and it’s still there, it’s not because the CSS didn’t work, but simply because the client wanted to keep it.

Thanks again for your kind and prompt response!

Cheers,

Rafael

• This reply was modified 5 years ago by Rafael. Reason: typo

[Zed]

Unfortunately, the new URL does not appear to work at this time so I cannot check it to answer your first two questions.

Concerning categories, that option is not currently working correctly but is fixed for the next theme update.

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[AlisonLL]

Thanks for looking Zed. Apologies for the link – corrected below.
I changed my homepage to the static version and as you say, the borders are gone. But they are still there on the other pages and I would still like to get rid of them.
Also, why are the posts appearing in one half-width column (laptop view) when I have ticked the 2-column structure under the appearances tab?
If I can ask a third thing – is there a way of removing the white box that says ‘categories’ on category pages? I’ve ticked ‘hide category titles’ but that doesn’t do it.

Website: alisonlloydauthor.com/blogs

[Zed]

If you’re getting different content in the preview than on the actual frontpage of the site, then my first guess would be something caching related.
You may have cleared one cache, but your site may be behind multiple levels of caching (one from a WordPress plugin, one at server level, depending on hosting, and even the browser is capable of caching).

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[Specimen]

Before it loads fully it shows like that every time, then 98% of the time the css loads and it’s good, the other 2% of the time the css just never loads n it stays like that, a refresh always fixes it though.
I believe its caused by the settings I have on in autoptimize.

[Zed]

Categories will follow the general layout configured in the theme (categories can have neither templates nor meta options associated with theme for the theme to use).

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[jkrosas]

@zed please review

[paulandreas]

@Zed
I’ve tried what WordPress now calls the visual editor, but really is the block based visual editor.
Might that be the reason for the problem?

Paul

[jkrosas]

I updated to wordpress version 5.4 and now I don’t have the site header either. (uses h1). I am using the codex theme which is based on rosetta. I see the header tags when I inspect elements for the preview page, but I don’t know how to fix it.

[ethno33]

Probably because I am using a static front page? And I turned off sidebars for the theme, but turned them on for individual pages?

Which leads me to another question. Can I turn on sidebars for Category pages? I would probably have to add some kind of code, because I can’t do it under “Categories” in the dashboard.

Thanks!

Website: hkjacobsen.com

[Specimen]

Hi,
I deactivated all caching and optimising plugins, then tried again, still the same problem.
I also asked some friends to test it and they all reported the same issue.
It mostly only happens with as I said Character creation – Races.
as the list is too long to display on a single screen.

I think that it would be solved for desktop, if I could get the top menu to stay at the top, and not follow as I scroll down. (currently no matter how far I scroll I can see and access the navigation, but I want to leave it at the top, so once I have scrolled down I can no longer see it.) I just cant find the setting to tell it to do that.

However I do not know what could be causing the issue on the phone.

[Zed]

The CSS above only applies to headings inside content.

Titles are targeted by different identifiers:

#content h1.entry-title, #content h2.entry-title {
    padding-bottom: 0.6em;
}

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[Zed]

That may be how the WordPress team intended for the (new) galleries to look.

We’ve long learned to avoid styling core elements too much in the themes as they can change periodically. And that’s been worse since the new block editor.

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[Specimen]

Apologies if this sent twice but I hit post and it doesnt appear to have appeared, so something may of glitched out.

As you can see on desktop, the options stop at “firbolg” however there are a great many options below that, and I am unable to scroll to them, it begins to but then the top menu follows me.

On mobile the additional submenu options do show, but are going straight over the top of other menu items, making it very hard to select anything and making it look quite messy.

Website: aftermidnightgaming.com

[torchwood]

Okay, therefore I was right. I tried all options, but I didn’t find a solution for this issue. Thank you very much for the fast reply and the keep on the good work 🙂

[Zed]

The theme has the option to select which letter that effect applies to (or disable it), but not its appearance.

You can try the following CSS to make the background square round:

#site-title span a span:nth-child(1) {
    border-radius: 100px;
}

If you’ve adjusted the position of the marked letter, you’ll need to edit 1 to the correct number.

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[Zed]

Inline styling usually indicates it is generated at runtime, normally from configurable options. Check if the interface you use to set up the galleries provide you with controls for the margins as well.

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[Zed]

@simone369, I believe you are looking at the wrong documentation.

Nirvana’s documentation (specifically the socials section) is available at:
https://www.cryoutcreations.eu/docs/themes-legacy/settings/social/

The theme’s settings page is in the dashboard, no the Customize interface.

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[Zed]

You can also try using the Google font identifier field to define the font name and append &display=swap to that name.

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[Zed]

Menu items left/right padding:
body #access a { padding-left: 1em; padding-right: 1em; }

The menu height is shared with the logo and the sidebar menu toggler, so these would all need adjusting at once. The menu’s height also applies to the fixed menu.

You can reduce the submenu items height with:
#access ul.sub-menu a { line-height: 2.5; }

Adjust the values as desired.

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