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Want to style the sidebar of your WordPress Thesis Theme and learn a little CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) in the process?

Copy this little snippet of CSS code and paste it into  the custom.css file of your Thesis themes installation (wp-content/themes/thesis_16/custom/custom.css)

.custom li.widget ul li{
background:#F0F0F0;
border: 0.1em solid #C7C7C7;
-moz-border-radius:4px;
padding:0.5em;
font-weight: bold;
margin:0.5em;
}

.sidebar h3 {font-weight: bold;}

This little snippet will make the sidebar links in the Thesis Theme look like this:

 

OK.  Suppose you wanted the links to have a different background color... Change the color hex code in this line  background:#F0F0F0;

For example, change that line to read background:#FF00FF;

That will give the sidebar links a hot pink background, like this

 

Lime green, anyone?  Change that line to read:  background:#ADFF2F;

 
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8 Comments on WordPress Thesis Theme: A Little Sidebar Styling

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03
2010
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Cheryl,
Hey how it works for you the Thesis theme? I'm planing to buy it, but I'm still have not decided, still much better overall than every othere theme? any good experiences?  please advise :) keep the good work !

 
8:41pm • #1
FEB
04
2010
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Ray,

I originally bought the Thesis developer license over a year ago.  Originally didn't like it and didn't use it.  I just recently reconsidered and moved several of our single property sites to Thesis. 

(Example:  Here's a web site for a property we sold last year, I changed it to Thesis and I've been playing to see how close I can get it to look to its original design).

Customizing does require a little knowledge of HTML and CSS, but that is true of customizing any theme.  And once you get used to working with the custom_functions.php and custom.css files, it all begins to make sense.

That said, you might also want to check out Woo Themes  I particularly like their free theme named "Mainstream".  :-)
6:04am • #2
FEB
09
2010

Cheryl,

 

I like the site. I am sure you can put more pics via slide show. I have thesis too. The only thing is I am not interested in learning all the CSS HTML stuff. I bought it last year as well.
1:11pm • #3
FEB
10
2010
152,058 Points Outside Blog Attended Rain Camp

Hi Cheryl, Ok I'm new to this wordpress blog. I just recently purchased web hosting for WP. So I'll paying attention to your blog. I have yet to decide on a theme. 
12:28am • #4
447,089 Points 28 Featured Posts Outside Blog Hit Router Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

Eva,  If you have time, read back thru some of my old posts on WordPress ... the screen view has changed, but the basic steps still apply.... and read through posts in the WordPress Group

As I said, you might also want to check out some of the free themes at Woo Themes 
6:58am • #5
FEB
12
2010
186,349 Points 2 Featured Posts Called Shot Master

Thanks for the coding. I have a new Wordpress wesite that I am still working on. I also made it "do follow". Stop by and tell mewhat you think. www.tigardorhomes.com Thanks.
10:51pm • #6
FEB
13
2010
447,089 Points 28 Featured Posts Outside Blog Hit Router Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

Wayne,  tigardorhomes.com looks good.  Very professional. 
5:38am • #7
SEP
30
2010
896,322 Points 43 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

Thesis is neat as support documentation, forums unlike a Joomla site with Open Realty, CMS Realty bridge where not much forum support when you get a code error. Projects to slowly turn wrenches on for different uses. I find it fascinating but not afraid to outsource a little. The bids that come in are pretty feisty and determined from overseas.
6:02pm • #8

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