Changing background color for dummies! ;^)

you need to go into your CSS style sheet and look for which DIV is in control of your background… in many cases its usualyl the first div’s on the style sheet and almost always called “body”

Yes, I can do that…but it’s not “writable” on the WordPress page…and when I edit it on my desktop, I don’t know what to do with the .txt file…??
Like I said, I’m an idiot!
..or rather, I am ignorant of what to do next???

By default it is not *writeable* from the inline editor. If it were it would be a security breach. If you want to use the editor it is necessary to change the permissions of the file (chmod) temporarily. That can be done in your CPanel or via ftp.

If you have already edited your CSS (note it should have an ext of .css not .txt) it needs to be sent by ftp back to your web host.

In short get upto speed on ftp basics.

I did try to upload the .css file (yes, it was a .css file, sorry I misspoke there) via my cpanel and it gave me all sorts of My SQL syntax errors…maybe I am uploading in the wrong place? I was in AdminMyPHP and clicked “import” and tried to import the file there. Is there someplace else to import the file?
Also-I did upload the file with FileZilla but nothing changed. **SIGH**
Believe me, I love learning this stuff, but when you say “get up to speed” a little help would be much appreciated! I have done massive google searches and looked at other blogs and spent hours and hours trying different things. I appreciate anyone’s advice!

ftp does not go anyway near phpmyadmin. Believe me. Or it shouldnt do. ??

Ok..so I used File Manager to import style.css and it is there. So where do I copy it??
I can’t find a suitable folder???
:^(

your style.css goes into your current theme’s directory. You need to navigate around your folders until you find it.

**SIGH** I was afraid you would say that. I have looked and looked and cannot find it.
I will figure something out. Thanks, everybody!
Regina :^}

Its in wp-content/themes

Thanks, Root..but I can’t find that folder. Am I just ignorant…or…?????

Start at the root of your install on your server. Its probably something like public_html or maybe www. Then go to the blog directory. But I do not think you are on the right lines. The bg in Kubrick is an image. Right click / View image.

OMG! I found it! Root, you so rock! Ok, so I uploaded style.css to public_html/wp-content/themes/default and changed permission, making it executable and writable. I edited the file within cpanel (background color and “outer” background color) and saved the file. But nothing changed.
What did I do wrong?

I deleted any references to the Kubrick background images and still nothing changed. I edited every instance of background color I could find and nothing changed.
What do I have to do to make it change?
The file is executable and writable, I am editing within cpanel.
I am ignorant, I know…but do I have to republish somehow? How? I just don’t get it! Once I do it once, I will “have it.” I just don’t see how to do it!
AUUGH!

God alone knows what they were thinking of but in this case the CSS you want is not in the CSS at all. It is in header.php. Isn’t that cool. ?:(

Reeeeealllly?????
Hmmm…OK!
I’ll give it a try!
I guess that’s why they call it “Kubrick;” hard man to figure out, hard code to figure out…
Root-you ROCK!
RC