Help how to do some light WP code editing

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Would someone please help with a few WP theme edits I need help with?

1. Is it possible to customize the theme title and desc. that shows up on top of the index page?

2. I would like to remove the links in the meta widget and just leave the login link also remove the wp link at the bottom footer.

3. Last I would like to add some text or banner on top of posting area so it does not change I tried using wp-sticky and another but did not work. I did a sticky post but later added another regular post and the sticky moved down and the regular post took its place on top. Not sure if I set it up correctly but think I did you just install and set post to sticky and thats it but did not work.
 


By theme title i'm just guessing there's a theme you installed with a logo.. switching out the logo should do it.. as for description.. that'd be in your dashboard->settings->general... i think it's the second option down (site description).

If you're talking about the name + title that appears in the browser bar u can do that via code or through any of the seo plugins (i.e. all-in-one-seo is one of them).

2. instead of walking u through where and how to delete the files stored as default for the sidebar i'm just going to tell u the easy way to do it - remove the meta widget all together.. instead replace it with a "text widget".. in that you'll want to put this: <a href="http://whateveryourwebsiteis.com/wp-login">Login</a>. Hit the save and voila.. now it's just the login link. As for the removing the wordpress link at the footer.. go to your theme folder, open up footer.php and remove it. Though If i find out that it's one of my themes and you also removed the link back to me I will break you, your site and anything online associated with you so hard even your mother will think you're into some crazy pedobear shit..... that being said.. it's that simple to remove the "powered by wordpress" link (just find it on the bottom of footer.php and delete it.

3. wp-sticky should do the trick, you may have it set so that all new posts automatically default to being 'sticky' (which would push older ones down), so open up that new one + see if there's a box checked under 'make this post sticky.. if so, uncheck it." If that doesn't work there's a plugin that i can't remember the name of but you can find it by searching for "post order" in the plugin repository. It'll let you dictate which order your posts are shown in, more importantly allowing for certain ones to be pulled out and placed as the permanent first post (if thats what you want).


hope that helps
 
I'm not really sure what you're talking about. I could probably guess, but it would be easier if you posted a link to the site and told us specifically what you're trying to do. Understandable if you don't want to share it here, but that would probably be easiest.
 
brentdev said:
By theme title i'm just guessing there's a theme you installed with a logo.. switching out the logo should do it.. as for description.. that'd be in your dashboard->settings->general... i think it's the second option down (site description).

If you're talking about the name + title that appears in the browser bar u can do that via code or through any of the seo plugins (i.e. all-in-one-seo is one of them).

2. instead of walking u through where and how to delete the files stored as default for the sidebar i'm just going to tell u the easy way to do it - remove the meta widget all together.. instead replace it with a "text widget".. in that you'll want to put this: <a href="http://whateveryourwebsiteis.com/wp-login">Login</a>. Hit the save and voila.. now it's just the login link. As for the removing the wordpress link at the footer.. go to your theme folder, open up footer.php and remove it. Though If i find out that it's one of my themes and you also removed the link back to me I will break you, your site and anything online associated with you so hard even your mother will think you're into some crazy pedobear shit..... that being said.. it's that simple to remove the "powered by wordpress" link (just find it on the bottom of footer.php and delete it.

3. wp-sticky should do the trick, you may have it set so that all new posts automatically default to being 'sticky' (which would push older ones down), so open up that new one + see if there's a box checked under 'make this post sticky.. if so, uncheck it." If that doesn't work there's a plugin that i can't remember the name of but you can find it by searching for "post order" in the plugin repository. It'll let you dictate which order your posts are shown in, more importantly allowing for certain ones to be pulled out and placed as the permanent first post (if thats what you want).


hope that helps
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Great thanks for everything will do. About the title and description that shows on top of the theme header I just wanted to make it look better like a different text type and size & color. So dont think it will work in the settings so will try to find out how to delete it thanks again.
 
Is it an image? Or is it text? Images are often called logo.png. That kind of seems to be the standard w/ a lot of theme developers. If it's text, you can use something like the Web Developer extension in FireFox to quickly find where it's defined in the CSS. Then just edit those ids / classes in style.css (or possible in an ancillary sheet). Like I said, if you post the link I can tell you in about 5 secs what you need to do.
 
Firebug FTW.

@OP: shoot me a pm. I`ll help you free of charge :D

nvanprooyen said:
Is it an image? Or is it text? Images are often called logo.png. That kind of seems to be the standard w/ a lot of theme developers. If it's text, you can use something like the Web Developer extension in FireFox to quickly find where it's defined in the CSS. Then just edit those ids / classes in style.css (or possible in an ancillary sheet).
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I'm using the basic wp theme twentyten I think its the default theme in the latest wp version. I think I got it thanks to you guys I can take it from here thanks again.
 
Try setting the post as an "announcement" with wp-sticky, rather than a "sticky".
 
will try that vcize.

I also found a wp plugin called anyfont but cannot get it working it gives you 1 free license key. What I have read it just might be just what I was looking for if I can get it to work. It lets me change the font and size of any text on the theme like title, post area and much more. I also am looking at timymce advanced and wp super edit they look pretty good.
 
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