Comments on: Tamarind Orange Glazed Tofu

By: The Brit

The Brit — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:01:08 +0000

I just viewed the styles.css directly and it doesn’t include the line I gave you.

Jump over to http://www.ultimate-design.com/portfolio.html and click on the Live Chat icon on the left. If you don’t see a Live Chat icon, I’m not online. Typically online 8:00-17:00.

By: cardiogirl

cardiogirl — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:47:19 +0000

Hi, riding the short bus here.

I did go into my dashboard at WordPress went under Appearance/Editor/Stylesheet (style.css) when that file was open I added the code you gave me at the bottom

img.avatar {padding: 0px; border: 0px; width: 48px; height: 48px;}

Then I hit save. It saved successfully and nothing changed on my comments.

Now I wonder if I do have to go to my cPanel at blue host to get to

Open /wp-content/themes/simplicity/style.css

Is that where I should be?

By: The Brit

The Brit — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:25:39 +0000

http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/b839342266eb44a1eacc5e9a164d503c?s=32&d=identicon&r=G

See where it says s=32 ?

Change that to s=64 or s=128. It will output a graphic with that as the dimension, up to 512px.

By: The Brit

The Brit — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:24:01 +0000

Well, I suppose you weren’t given completely inaccurate advice. Editing the PHP would be necessary to force WP to use a larger image file. The images are pulled from gravatar.com You can select, via the url of the image file, exactly how big you want it to be. I suggest doing it via the stylesheet as I suggest, and then if the degraded image is not satisfactory, we can edit how WP includes the image.

By: The Brit

The Brit — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:17:26 +0000

You were given inaccurate advice. All layout can be controlled by the stylesheet. You may have read about CSS (Cascading Style Sheet) That’s some weird voodoo simply meaning a separate file that can position, color, add borders, size etc – do things formatting wise to any element within the page.

So here’s what you’ll need to do:

Open /wp-content/themes/simplicity/style.css

Add the following line at the bottom of the file:

img.avatar {padding: 0px; border: 0px; width: 48px; height: 48px;}

What that line means is that you are saying “On all img tags that have the class avatar, I would like to set padding to none, the border to none, and apply a fixed width and height, as specified in pixels.” There is already a style that sets padding and a border on your avatars, so an override here is necessary to reset. It’s currently displaying at 32×32 (actual size of graphic) with 19 pixels padding and a 1px grey border.

Just adjust the size as you see fit. Things will look pixelated if you make them too big, because the original image is 32px.

By: cardiogirl

cardiogirl — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:26:54 +0000

Okay then. A man of your word and that is to be commended.

Now watch yourself on the bartering gig. Now that I know you are an web designing guru you might very well be in trouble.

And since I’m going there — how the h*ll do I make my avatars larger in my own comment section? I did talk to the theme designer and he said I had to edit my .php file on my bluehost account.

He admitted it was a junky workaround but that was his suggestion. I did dip a toe into the FTP section at blue host, found the file, opened it and then freaked out. Brain shut down.

I want to just go into my WordPress dashboard and make all of this technical nonsense go away.

Now having said all of that. Um, I’m not sure I have more than a chicken or a goat to barter with.

By: Cyn

Cyn — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:35:07 +0000

That tofu looks freaking amazing! I might make that for dinner tonight. And your site is gorgeous.

By: Chelsea

Chelsea — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:35:57 +0000

Love this!!!

By: Kiersten

Kiersten — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:09:51 +0000

I like the new site layout and I like the look of that tofu even more!

By: poopiebitch

poopiebitch — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:08:10 +0000

EXACTLY.

By: poopiebitch

poopiebitch — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:07:51 +0000

Thank you

By: poopiebitch

poopiebitch — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:07:43 +0000

Thanks Macie!

By: poopiebitch

poopiebitch — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:07:12 +0000

Let’s just call it a tie, shall we?

By: poopiebitch

poopiebitch — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:06:40 +0000

Thank you! Yeah, I actually thought about you when I activated the threaded comments! Now I have a VIP section all my own – lol

By: poopiebitch

poopiebitch — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:05:36 +0000

Thanks! Yeah, I don’t know why it took me so long to enroll his assistance.

I got the tamarind concentrate ages ago at Whole Foods, so it cost me an arm and a leg, but I know I’ve seen it way cheaper at the big Asian market.

By: Bianca- Vegan Crunk

Bianca- Vegan Crunk — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:17:04 +0000

OMG! This new site looks awesome. I’m surprised you didn’t do that sooner seeing as how you’re man is in the internet business and all. And I’m so gonna make that tofu. Did you get your tamarind concentrate at the giant Asian market?

By: cloudy

cloudy — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:16:39 +0000

SWEET.

By: The Brit

The Brit — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:02:17 +0000

Well, head on over. Thanks for the comments. This is just something we threw together last night. It really didn’t take long at all. Anyone wanna barter?

By: Tami (Vegan Appetite)

Tami (Vegan Appetite) — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:40:15 +0000

Happy New Site!

By: Macie

Macie — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:16:39 +0000

Love the new site! Very fancy

By: Shellyfish

Shellyfish — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:46:41 +0000

Wow – it’s so fancy over here! What’s more beautiful…the tofu or the new digs? Humm…

By: cardiogirl

cardiogirl — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 08:52:45 +0000

One last little thing and this is for The Brit.

Way to go for heading vegan.

BUT! Where is this web design on your site. Yeah, I was over there, I like your work and you need to post THIS site as one of your designing coups.

Now the next time I head over to your pad, I expect to see this one front and center. That is all.

By: cardiogirl

cardiogirl — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 08:49:48 +0000

Poopie, I absolutely love this! It’s so white and airy, there’s so much space and the threaded comments. I think you know how much I love threaded comments.

This is heaven on a stick. Wonderful! This really is very exciting! Congratulations and I’ve added you to the reader, let the stalking commence.

Oh yeah, the Tamarind Orange Glazed Tofu. Looks tasty.

By: The Brit

The Brit — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 04:08:40 +0000

Just sometimes?

By: poopiebitch

poopiebitch — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 03:50:45 +0000

Thank you! The Brit put the design together for me – it pays to have a technologically gifted husband sometimes!

If you make the recipe, do let me know how it turns out