However also in those template files is nice static HTML, and that is where you can get to tinkering with CSS quite easily.
Replacing Existing Template Images
Replacing or personalising existing images, particularly header images is the easiest first step.
In the Kubrick based default template which I used the images relating to the design are kept in a separate folder within the theme directory. So finding and opening them up to edit them is a simple matter. All you have to remeber is that by keeping them dimensioned the same as they are already will ensure they still fit in with the existing CSS.
Step by Step
I opened up kubrickheader.jpg:
I changed it (ever so slightly due a lack of imagination!) for this demo, and saved it as myheader.png in the My Theme/images directory, and uploaded to the same directory on the site:
Then in the WP Theme Editor Pane, I went into change to the CSS call to that image ~ Note: The Kubrick default is slightly different in that it has the CSS for the images embedded in the head of the document, so you need to open the Header Template file to access the required bit of t
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
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