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Community Forums › Forums › Archived Forums › Design Tips and Tricks › Education – Change background color to white in widgets and content hole

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Tagged: content, css, education, widget

  • This topic has 6 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 12 years, 3 months ago by wmwebdes.
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  • April 7, 2013 at 10:37 am #33725
    taradactyl
    Member

    In the Education theme, how would I change the background color of the widgets and content hole to white instead of that kind of screened back grey? Thanks! Tara

    April 7, 2013 at 10:47 am #33726
    wmwebdes
    Member

    Tara could you please post a link to your site so that I can take a look.

    April 7, 2013 at 10:54 am #33727
    taradactyl
    Member

    here you go! http://rcscommercialservices.com/

    April 7, 2013 at 10:59 am #33728
    wmwebdes
    Member

    Hi Tara

    The background colour is controlled by this piece of CSS:

    sidebar .widget {
    background-color: #f8f8f8;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #d6d6d6;
    border-top: 3px solid #a5a5a5;
    margin: 0 0 10px;
    padding: 25px;
    }

    Change background-color from #f8f8f8;

    to white, which is #FFFFFF

    Make the change in your stylesheet.

    Let me know that it works OK.

    April 7, 2013 at 11:09 am #33729
    taradactyl
    Member

    first off, THANKS wmwebdes!!!! got those changes in and ACK...still grey background (and I even changed the border top and bottom to ffffff and still there)

    April 7, 2013 at 11:11 am #33730
    taradactyl
    Member

    ooops!!! got it....THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!

    April 7, 2013 at 11:19 am #33731
    wmwebdes
    Member

    Glad that's sorted.

    If you want to inspect your CSS check out this short vid from Carrie Dils...

    http://www.carriedils.com/firebug-demo-troubleshoot-css/

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