HELP! my wordpress layout is a disaster

tchashow · 11-05-2009, 04:17 PM

hey all. im an affiliate and im working with wordpress. i created my theme in artisteer and i was trying my best to make my theme resemble a landing page. i have one sidebar on the left but the problem is that i want my title to stretch completely across the page but my sidebar is preventing that. This really makes my page look horrendous!

Is there any way i can shorten my the sidebar to allow my title and headline to stretch completely across the page?

Gary Mitchell · 11-05-2009, 04:29 PM

tchashow;

Have you tried to search this issue on Google? There are many instructional videos on how to with "Wordpress". Maybe you can try a specific search "How can I shorten my siedbar on wordpress" and see what comes up.

I was amazed to see how many blog and website videos came up that were helpful.

tchashow · 11-05-2009, 04:51 PM

yes, of course i have. i've searched and searched and i cant find it anywhere. searched on google and yahoo no luck.

SusanneUK · 11-06-2009, 03:21 AM

Pretty sure but I thought you could create a theme with Artisteer that had no sidebars at all, wouldn't that do it for a landing page kind of thing, if so, why not just create the theme again with no sidebars?

Going to go check now in case I am wrong.

Sue

LATER EDIT - Yes it does, go into COLUMNS and select ONE COLUMN.

tchashow · 11-06-2009, 11:19 AM

yes it does. but i wanted to have a sidebar because it gives it less of a sales effect.

rlpruitt · 11-06-2009, 05:05 PM

If I'm understanding you question correctly... the answer is pretty much no - at least not with Artisteer.

I assume by..

Quote:

... i want my title to stretch completely across the page ...

you mean the title of your WP post or page.

The problem is that the basic WordPress page template combines the title with the content, then wraps them both with the sidebar within the same CSS div.

I have only limited experience with Artisteer and I think it's a great product but I'd be willing to bet it's not flexible enough to override that basic layout.

You'll need to do some serious CSS coding to make your page do what I think you're describing. Specifically, you'll need to pull the title out into it's own div that's outside of the div that holds the sidebar and content.

If you're into CSS, it could be fun. But I'm pretty sure you're hosed if you want to stick with Artisteer.

Ralph

fajar78 · 11-06-2009, 06:12 PM

btw what is artister... ?

tchashow · 11-07-2009, 11:04 AM

artisteer is a software that creates templates for wordpress, joomla, and drupal. pretty decent software. you should try it.

tejas · 11-07-2009, 11:28 PM

Well, you need to organize things differently in the template. I am not sure how to do with Artisteer, but of course it is possible to do so in WordPress

VisualWebEffects · 11-07-2009, 11:53 PM

in order to do this with an artisteer generated theme you have to export it out to folder from artisteer. Then using your fav editor (IE: Dreamweaver, notepade, w/e) you will need to go into the template files and re-organize the elements placement.

11-05-2009, 04:17 PM	#1
tchashow Newbie Affiliate Marketer Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: southern U.S.A. Posts: 94 Thanks: 13 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts	HELP! my wordpress layout is a disaster hey all. im an affiliate and im working with wordpress. i created my theme in artisteer and i was trying my best to make my theme resemble a landing page. i have one sidebar on the left but the problem is that i want my title to stretch completely across the page but my sidebar is preventing that. This really makes my page look horrendous! Is there any way i can shorten my the sidebar to allow my title and headline to stretch completely across the page?

11-05-2009, 04:29 PM	#2
Gary Mitchell Warrior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: I live in Los Gatos, California Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: HELP! my wordpress layout is a disaster tchashow; Have you tried to search this issue on Google? There are many instructional videos on how to with "Wordpress". Maybe you can try a specific search "How can I shorten my siedbar on wordpress" and see what comes up. I was amazed to see how many blog and website videos came up that were helpful.
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tchashow Newbie Affiliate Marketer Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: southern U.S.A. Posts: 94 Thanks: 13 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts	Re: HELP! my wordpress layout is a disaster yes, of course i have. i've searched and searched and i cant find it anywhere. searched on google and yahoo no luck.

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SusanneUK Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Swansea, South Wales, UK Posts: 796 Thanks: 389 Thanked 136 Times in 92 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: HELP! my wordpress layout is a disaster Pretty sure but I thought you could create a theme with Artisteer that had no sidebars at all, wouldn't that do it for a landing page kind of thing, if so, why not just create the theme again with no sidebars? Going to go check now in case I am wrong. Sue LATER EDIT - Yes it does, go into COLUMNS and select ONE COLUMN.
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tchashow Newbie Affiliate Marketer Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: southern U.S.A. Posts: 94 Thanks: 13 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts	Re: HELP! my wordpress layout is a disaster yes it does. but i wanted to have a sidebar because it gives it less of a sales effect.

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tchashow Newbie Affiliate Marketer Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: southern U.S.A. Posts: 94 Thanks: 13 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts	Re: HELP! my wordpress layout is a disaster artisteer is a software that creates templates for wordpress, joomla, and drupal. pretty decent software. you should try it.

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tejas Warrior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: HELP! my wordpress layout is a disaster Well, you need to organize things differently in the template. I am not sure how to do with Artisteer, but of course it is possible to do so in WordPress
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VisualWebEffects Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 84 Thanks: 3 Thanked 20 Times in 7 Posts Contact Info	Re: HELP! my wordpress layout is a disaster in order to do this with an artisteer generated theme you have to export it out to folder from artisteer. Then using your fav editor (IE: Dreamweaver, notepade, w/e) you will need to go into the template files and re-organize the elements placement.
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