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Need Help: Making Changes To Image Files of A Theme!

by bbradford71
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I am setting up some adsense sites for testing of the ProSense Theme. I find that I really like the clean and simple look of the theme however I would like to make one simple change to the overall look of the theme. I have been told that I need to make a change in the image file to accomplish my goal but I have no clue how to do that.

Objective: On the theme there are two rite side sidebars, the one on the far right is a darker blue and the one on the left is a lighter shade of blue. I have seen other sites with this exact same theme and noticed that background color of the left sidebar has been changed from a light shade of blue to a white background. How do I accomplish this for my sites? I have attached a screenshot for reference.


Thanks



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  • Profile picture of the author lukedidit
    Those are rendered by adsense.

    For the image advert - the second one, you can't change that. That image is sent to your site from Googles adserver.

    For the upper one (text based) you can custom the background and font colors in your adsense account. After selecting the colors you want, you get the new code and paste it into your theme.
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    • Profile picture of the author bbradford71
      Originally Posted by lukedidit View Post

      Those are rendered by adsense.

      For the image advert - the second one, you can't change that. That image is sent to your site from Googles adserver.

      For the upper one (text based) you can custom the background and font colors in your adsense account. After selecting the colors you want, you get the new code and paste it into your theme.

      I am not referring to the advertising, I am referring to the background color of the sidebar itself. The default color of the sidebar is a light shade of blue and I want to change to white.
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      • Profile picture of the author lukedidit
        Originally Posted by bbradford71 View Post

        I am not referring to the advertising, I am referring to the background color of the sidebar itself. The default color of the sidebar is a light shade of blue and I want to change to white.
        If you can send me the URL or even the theme name, I will find the CSS for you.

        Just one thing, I am going out with the family in shortly, so my wife may 'give me that look' if I say 'give me five minutes', so I may not be able to get back to you until later (about 8-9 hours).

        You can reach me here if you can't PM:

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  • Profile picture of the author bbradford71
    @Shaun OReilly: Thank you, exactly what I was looking for! I would send you a thank you IM but I do not have enough posts to send IM's.


    Thanks
    Brent
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  • Profile picture of the author lukedidit
    Hi Brent,

    Had a quick look:

    You could try this - open appearance > editor under wordpress as admin

    Select theme to edit: ProSense.

    It should default to Stylesheet (style.css)

    Copy and Paste all of the code out into a notepad txt file (so its backed up!)

    Look for the following:

    element.style {
    background-color:
    transparent;
    }

    Change it to:

    element.style {
    background-color:
    white;
    }

    If you can't see the above in there, it may be in some widget code (in which case I will check later).

    When testing it remember to go into private mode / incognito with firefox / chrome (or flush internet history in internet explorer) or the cache may show an old version without the changes.
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    • Profile picture of the author Shaun OReilly
      It looks like the style sheet for your theme doesn't
      control the background color of that sidebar.

      The following image needs to be edited for your theme:

      page_background.jpg

      That file is within the image folder of your theme:

      ProSense-Blue/images/page_background.jpg

      Just use an image editor to change the light blue sidebar
      portion to the color you want.

      Good luck.

      Dedicated to mutual success,

      Shaun
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  • Profile picture of the author bbradford71
    Thanks everyone, Shaun the image was the right direction, very easy to change and it worked like a charm.

    Thanks
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