I can't seem to work this one out, I've tried a bunch of different things! I'd like to either change the background color of my sidebar (which is long) or change it to an image of a light color. I understand I need to add the line "background-color: #0099CC" somewhere into the following section (when changing the color): /* Sidebars */ #leftside {clear:left; float:left; line-height:2em; margin:0 0 5px; padding:0; width:190px;} #extras {float:right; line-height:1.4em; margin:0 0 5px; padding:0; width:190px;} #leftside p, #leftside ul, #leftside div.textwidget, #extras p, #extras ul, #extras div.textwidget {font-size:1.1em; margin:0 0 18px;} #leftside li, #extras li {line-height:2em; list-style:none; margin:0 0 6px;} #leftside ul ul, #extras ul ul {margin:6px 0 0 10px;} #leftside ul ul li, #extras ul ul li {margin:0 0 4px;} #leftside ul ul li a, #extras ul ul li a {font-weight:normal;} #leftside ul.linklist, #extras ul.linklist {font-size:1.1em;} #leftside ul.linklist ul, #extras ul.linklist ul {margin:0 0 20px;} #leftside ul.linklist ul li a, #extras ul.linklist ul li a {font-weight:bold;} #leftside h2, #leftside ul.linklist li h2, #leftside h3, #extras h2, #extras ul.linklist li h2, #extras h3, table#wp-calendar caption {background-color:inherit; color:#505050; font-size:1.3em; font-weight:normal; text-align:left; margin:0 0 6px;} #leftside label, #extras label {display:none;} I tried a few variations around the "background-color:inherit" but couldn't seem to get it to work. Can anyone see what I'm missing? Many thanks, Sam
I am assuming #leftside is the side bar id? Simply add the background-color property to this element in the CSS, have you tried this already or not yet? Basically, #leftside {clear:left; float:left; line-height:2em; margin:0 0 5px; padding:0; width:190px; background-color:#333;} Code (markup): Let me know how it goes, Jeremy
Hi Jeremy, That worked a treat! My positioning was not quite accurate! Many thanks ! I am now looking to repeat a sidebar image, please see my post at: http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=2100533#post15821417 Sam