John O.

Thanks Chip. I actually did include the @import URL in my child theme. However, i replaced “parent” with my parent theme’s name. Will any CSS i enter in the Child theme’s style.css automatically override the parent theme. For example if I just wanted to add borders or change a color. The reason I ask is I was thinking it would be easier if i could see the parent theme’s css in order to quickly just change a value or two…

Thanks Chip. You helped a lot.

Thanks Chip, i’ll try that. One last question. Will that remove the page thats already defined. In other words… the Duster theme essentially has two backgrounds… the background you can set via admin.. and the page that posts sit on. I’d like to keep both the background and the page and add the text box on top. Will defining the text box like you’ve said override the page? Hope that makes sense.

So essentially just create a child theme out of my current Duster installation and add the necessary CSS to create the changes?

Do you know of any plug ins to accomplish changing the main menu?

I’ve had an extremely difficult time trying to figure out how to add a text box. I essentially want the posts on my homepage (and maybe sidebar items too) to be wrapped in a box like this-https://www.ads-software.com/extend/themes/suffusion

I dont want to have to add it via HTML when editing posts. I’d rather have it in the CSS so it happens automatically, just as a part of the site’s design. What do you think would be the best approach?

Thanks for your answer chip,

I essentially just want to change the main menu (not its functionality, just how it looks.. perhaps this can be done just with an image).. also i want to add containers or text boxes around the posts on the homepage. I’ve seen these features in other themes.. is there general best practice for incorporating elements of other themes. Can I use a child theme to accomplish this?

Thanks.. it was the WP Super Cache.. i guess it cant be used when updating your site live? Thanks.

WP Super Cache is enabled by default. Should i disable it? I will be running a blog updates several times a day.