My posts/photos are smaller than demo

Hi Robin,

Thanks for using Tracks!

I just checked your site and I’m seeing the posts at the same width as on the demo (your site vs demo site). Have you figured this out or do you still need assistance?

Hi Ben,

I mistyped. I meant height. Do you see that my posts are skinnier than yours in the demo? I see the difference in the two screen grabs you shared. Let me know if you see the difference and if it’s an easy fix. So yes, I do still need assistance. Thank you so much!

Okay I see. The height of the posts is dependent on the content, so without the excerpts they become short.

The following CSS will set a minimum height on the posts to keep them from becoming so short:

.excerpt-container {
  min-height: 400px;
  padding-top: 48px;
  padding-bottom: 48px;
}

You can copy and paste that code into the “Custom CSS” section in the Customizer (Appearance > Customize). Once added there, it should take affect right away.

Feel free to change the “400” value around until it looks good to you. Also, the padding can be adjusted and is there to help keep the content centered.

Awesome, Ben! Fixed. Thank you so much.

Besides the look and functionality of your theme, the other reason I selected it is because of the terrific support forum you’ve got going. Makes for a solid business model and why I’d consider upgrading.

Have a good one!

Robin

Robin,

Glad it’s working, and thanks for the feedback! I strive to run the kind of business I would want to be a customer of ??

I installed the tracks theme but i wish to install the child version but i cant find it. my url is https://www.retroliaison.com and if you take a look, nothing really looks like the demo. i’m new to web design so i really need some guidance installing the child theme before i can continue customizing further. thank you.

If you’d like to use a child theme to customize Tracks, you can find an empty starter child theme and instructions for uploading it to your site here: https://www.competethemes.com/help/child-theme-tracks/

Thank you for your help. However the page you sent does not contain the zip file for the theme.

1. /Users/Oyinda/Desktop/Screen Shot 2015-07-10 at 5.09.50 PM.png

2. /Users/Oyinda/Desktop/Screen Shot 2015-07-10 at 5.10.22 PM.png

3. /Users/Oyinda/Desktop/Screen Shot 2015-07-10 at 5.10.30 PM.png
Also, the first screen shot is of what the bottom of my post looks like. The other two are of another users post. The difference is that mine has an awkward demarcation after the post and between comments and the “leave a reply section. Plus in the second and third ones, the post and the comments are all centered in the container. Is a there something i am doing wrong?

That page has a button to download the child version as you asked for.

Please try switching back to Tracks from the Tracks Child theme to see if this corrects the issue. If it does not help, temporarily deactivate your plugins and check if this corrects the layout issues.

Nothing changed. I really not sure where the difference is layout is coming from but thanks for your help anyway.

Okay sorry neither of those solutions worked. I noticed there is an additional stylesheet being loaded: https://retroliaison.com/?sccss=1&ver=4.2.2. I’m not sure where that is coming from, but it may be the source of the layout issues.

Thats fine. the space betwwen the comments and the post is still there but i’ve found a way to make it look oaky. I also wanted to know if i could customize the color of my site title. I saw someone who had only a portion of her title in a different color, how do i achieve that?

Sure, you can change the color of the site title like this:

.site-title a {
  color: #43b3c4 !important;
}

That will make the whole site title one color. If you want to make it multi-colored, you could upload a logo image for this. Or, it can be done with a child theme by customizing the logo.php file.

Thank you so much, that worked perfectly. I came accross a custom css yesterday that allows the menu colors change when you hover over them but i cant seem to find it anymore.