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1. wildrose965
   Member
   May 2, 2012, 3:17 PM

   I'm using the Comet theme on http://cherrytart.wordpress.com. I'm pleased with it overall, but would like to make a few changes to the sidebar. Are these possible?

   1. Get rid of the theme-loaded sidebar image. (I want to have a white background.)
   2. Add a line between the sidebar and posts to differentiate. Would prefer one solid line
   3. Change bullet style in sidebar to a disc.

   Thanks for your help in advance!

   The blog I need help with is cherrytart.wordpress.com.

2. designsimply
   Staff
   May 7, 2012, 11:57 PM

   1. Get rid of the theme-loaded sidebar image. (I want to have a white background.)

   I see that you were able to remove the background color for the sidebar in the Comet theme with this CSS:

   .widget {
   	margin:0;
   	padding:20px 10px;
   	background:transparent;
   	border-bottom:2px solid #eaeaea;
   	font-size:.9em;
   }

   Nice work!

3. designsimply
   Staff
   May 7, 2012, 11:59 PM

   2. Add a line between the sidebar and posts to differentiate. Would prefer one solid line

   I found that you added this to make a border to the left of the sidebar show up:

   .widgets {
   	border-left:2px solid #eaeaea;
   }

   Or if you'd like to move the line a little to the left and make the color and thickness match the lines above the content and sidebar, you could try something like this:

   #c3 {
   	overflow: visible;
   }
   .widgets {
   	margin-left: -6px;
   	border-left: solid 4px #D2D2D2;
   }

4. designsimply
   Staff
   May 8, 2012, 12:05 AM

   3. Change bullet style in sidebar to a disc.

   Looks like you've got this one covered too. I found this CSS which changed the bullets in the sidebar to a disc:

   .widget ul,.widget ol {
   	list-style:disc;
   	margin:0 10px 0 15px;
   }

5. wildrose965
   Member
   May 8, 2012, 12:42 AM

   Brilliant, design simply. Thank you so much for your reply.

   I did get some of it done, though it took me forever to figure out. *not a code genius*

   I like your sidebar border idea. Will tinker when I have time.

   Appreciate it!

6. wildrose965
   Member
   May 8, 2012, 3:43 AM

   @designsimply, I tried your approach, but my eye preferred what I already had. Thank you, though. The principle might come in handy another time.

   Best,

   Jan

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