Question Template color CSS help please

Can someone please provide me the CSS code to match the colors of this kunena template, www.easternshoreman.com ? This is my live site running k1.5.11. I havent upgraded because I don't know how to keep the colors the same. I would like to add the code to my joomla template.css so every time I upgrade I won't have to worry about this. Thanks so Much!

Hello,
If you upgrade to 1.6.1 you can set "Forum Header Background" to #006e37 in the template manager. Or you can set "Blend with Joomla Template" to yes

Regards
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I still can't get the link colors the way I want. I want to keep the category links white, but all the other links green. Like here: www.EasternShoreman.com
Seems many people are having the same question...

bigmike0601 wrote

I still can't get the link colors the way I want

Getting colours exactly the way that you want them is tricky especially if you lack the know-how to do it yourself. These issues are not insurmountable but they do require a bit of effort.

In a perfect world, there would be a GUI-driven interface that would allow you to set any one of the 500 (or so) individual elements used by Kunena but can you imagine the effort involved in writing such an interface? This is where CSS comes in. CSS is a computer language (if you like to think of it in those terms) but it's obviously not for everyone and it's especially not for anyone who only wants to get on with the job of using a website. For those people who are not interested in unravelling the mysteries of CSS there are experts who derive a living from helping others. Getting an expert to help you gets the job done fast.

For those who are prepared to invest a small amount of time, we're here to help. The Wiki contains a lot of useful information (as do many of the forum topics that you see here). So, while I could probably tell you that "green" = #00FF00 this may not be the green that you are looking for and then you'll probably tell me that this isn't the colour you want.

To get the colours you want you really need to use a webdesign tool like Firebug for Firefox. It takes 2 minutes to install and about two mouse-clicks to find exactly the element that needs to be changed. If you understand how CSS works for Kunena 1.6 it should not be too difficult, either. But if these things are not your cup of tea, and time is of the essence, then you could contract a specialist web designer to work with you to tackle these problems.

I don't know if my advice helps you because I don't know what level of understanding you have about CSS, how to write it or how to change it. We're willing to help, where we can. Two things that would particularly assist in this matter are:

(1) What is the URL of the site that you would like to modify; and

(2) Include a picture that shows exactly what element you want to change the colour of (we'll do our best to match the colour as close as we can to your needs).

Just writing "I want my new site to look like my old site" is a little vague and it's a bit like hunting for a needle in a haystack.

Sozzled,
I certainly agree with everything you say and I may have to seek a professional. A professional helped me with the template orginally, but now I can't upgrade on my own due to the template changes that will take place. I would prefer not to seek a professional help every time I have to upgrade, that's why im here. Believe it or not, I've come a long way with the help of this forum. I installed firebug and did some reading, but I just can't figure out what to change. I belive I have everything figured out except how to change the link color. However, I don't want all the links changed. You will see in the examples below. I like the idea of just adding code to my Joomla template so It's done just once.

This is my live site which I need to duplicate as close as possible when upgrading:
www.easternshoreman.com

This is my test site where I am trying to duplicate the template. You see links need changing, but not the category links. They need to remain white due to the green background.
www.marguglio.com

Severdia gave me this code to change link colors, but it also changed catergory links which I need to remain white:

#Kunena a:link,
#Kunena a:visited,
#Kunena a:active{color: #000000 !important; }
#Kunena a:focus{color: #000000 !important;}
#Kunena a:hover{color: #000000 !important;}


Thanks so much!

Thank you for finally informing us (in this topic) of the URL of the site that you are working on. Using Firebug for Firefox, I found the issue and have the answer for you ... with two mouse-clicks and within 15 seconds!

You need to edit your site template file, ../templates/rt_versatility_iii_j15/css/style7.css (at around line 10) from:

a {
color:#006E37;
}

to

a {
color:#006E37 !important;
}

Simple! Now there is nothing stopping you from upgrading to K 1.6.1, right?