/* Centers menu bar */<br /> .main-navigation {<br /> text-align: center;<br /> width: 100%;<br /> }</p> <p>.main-navigation ul {<br /> display: inline-block;<br /> }</p> <p>/* Removes left side bar from all but home page */<br /> .page-id-2 </p> <p>#tertiary,</p> <p>.page-id-5</p> <p>#tertiary,</p> <p>.page-id-8</p> <p>#tertiary,</p> <p>.page-id-[...and so on]

#tertiary {
display: none;
}

#content {
margin-right: 0;
}

I've been trying to read up on CSS and HTML and do this myself but I'm unable to--
(I have customised Oxygen theme a little bit through a lot of trial and error). I want to customise it further, but need help :(

I have removed the "recent articles" and "more articles" section on the homepage, and that messes with the alignment of the secondary sidebar area on the homepage, so I haven't put any widgets over there. So now, unless I use the "full page width" for my pages, there is always a gap on the right side to make space for the secondary sidebar that's supposed to show up there.

I was hoping someone can help me edit the CSS in such a way that I can use "default template" --with the Primary sidebar intact, but without the space for the secondary sidebar showing up and cutting the width off the page.
I hope this is making sense.

I would really, really appreciate any help - I'm really unable to wrap my head around the CSS-writing. :(

Thanks in advance!

You could increase the amount of posts to show on the Settings -> Reading page to the amount that is necessary.

.page #primary {
	display: none;
}

.page #content {
	width: 790px;
}

To hide the right column:

.page #secondary {
	display: none;
}

.page #content {
	width: 790px;
}

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Kind of confusing because that was not registering as "background" to me. I thought I had inadvertently messed up some other BG field and didn't realize that the "page" was also the BG. Hence, didn't think to go to BG in the appearance menu. Thought this might confuse others too...or not :-)

Thanks for your help!

To clear a background image:
If you set a background image, click "Remove Background Image".
If you set a background color, delete the numbers in the "Background Color" field or click "Clear" next to it, then click "Save Changes". http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/how-to-restore-the-default-background-in-modularity-light?replies=3

The custom color for the secondary sidebar seems to be buggy (for my site anyway). Every time you change the color the background turns gray.

Thanks to WP support I learned it is a simple fix that doesn't require CSS tinkering. Just go to your dashboard>appearance>background and reset the color. You have to do this EVERY time you change the color of the secondary sidebar, so if you are experimenting with different colors it's kind of a pain, but good to know how to fix and good to not have to frantically search the style sheets thinking that you've royally messed it up somehow.

I tried playing with the CSS and couldn't change the page color, then I tried restoring to an earlier version, then tried deleting all the CSS and saving it and then tried pasting the original CSS in and saving it and I stillcan't get rid of the the gray page color. Any help would be greatly appreciated. The URL is: http://mendocinosprouts.wordpress.com/ Thanks!

I try to fix a problem using the The Morning After theme and could not find a solution after researching the web and this forum:

I would like to keep the appearance of my homepage, that is, an excerpt with a picture of each post on the main page and a secondary sidebar with the categories.

So far, I used sticky posts to get the excerpt on the homepage. As came out, too many posts being sticky messes everything up and not all of them are showing up anymore. So, I need to find another way.

What I excluded so far is using a static front page since it does not allow a secondary sidebar. I like to have two sidebars though, since it gives more options and keeps the post section compact.

Any suggestions?

thanks a lot!

So the key question is: How can I keep my layout with a secondary sidebar and having excerpts of all posts on the homepage?

2) No matter what the theme, making all your posts stickies is a sure way to mess things up. The sticky/featured post option in TMA is meant for showcasing a few posts, not all of them.

Maybe someone in the forum knows...

it seems creating a static homepage does not support a secondary sidebar.
Any other ideas how I can keep excerpts with pictures on the homepage and a secondary sidebar?

So far I have an excerpt incl. one pic of all my posts on the main page by making them all sticky.
As came out, this is not a good idea since now there are too many post sticky, obviously confusing something - not all of them show up any more.
So, I was told to make my homepage static and link to each of the posts.
The problem is, when I do that, I lose my secondary sidebar (the one that reads now "recent posts" and below "categories").
Any ideas how I can get the secondary sidebar back (I already checked the widget area on the dashboard - the secondary sidebar shows up there, but not on the homepage)?

thanks a lot!

P.S.: The blog appears now in the old way, i.e., with sticky posts.