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Re: Theme Appearance Design

2010-05-22T04:24:22-05:00

commented out the offending lines.

My suggestions:
1 - remove the '!important' declarations from the CSS - they limit user flexibility
2 - remove styling from the 'html' tags for the same reason

Whereas these tags may add some amount of "simplicity" for styling for new users - it causes some amount of angst for non-new designers who have modified their theme's CSS

Statistics: Posted by Guest — May 22nd, 2010, 4:24 am

Re: Theme Appearance Design

2010-05-21T23:07:13-05:00

I have a login form in my footer. Is there anyway short of removing the login option from my footer to reclaim the ability to style the background of my page?

It seems that currently S2Member takes control of a series of things once a login/meta plugin is found to appear - one such is the background of the page:

Code:: html, body { border: 0 !important; background: none !important; } html { background-color: #FFFFFF !important; } html { background-image: url(http://www.collabtocompete.com/wp-content/plugins/s2member/images/bg.png) !important; }

the removal of the "!important" declaration would work allow sufficient stlying and flexibility. I'm considering going in and removing this myself but would prefer alternatives.

Statistics: Posted by Guest — May 21st, 2010, 11:07 pm

Re: Theme Appearance Design

2010-05-19T10:56:09-05:00

Thanks, Jason. I guess my memory of theme restriction was erroneous. Good news.

Statistics: Posted by dshafer — May 19th, 2010, 10:56 am

Re: Theme Appearance Design

2010-05-19T04:19:38-05:00

grmbusiness wrote:
I can't answer this question with specifics, but I can tell you I have used a LOT of the free themes. I encountered quite a few recent problems with WP versions 2.0 and above. I just started using a Primo free theme and it like driving a Mercedes versus a 1969 VW! Seriously - they're that good.

Knowing how many things can go wrong using other themes, I wouldn't even try this plugin unless it was another premium theme. The protection this plugin provides is just too good to mess with!

Thanks for the Kudos!

Statistics: Posted by Jason Caldwell — May 19th, 2010, 4:19 am

Re: Theme Appearance Design

2010-05-19T04:18:56-05:00

dshafer wrote:
I've just begun setting up my s2Member site and I seem to recall from the extensive research I did before choosing this incredible plugin that using themes that aren't s2Member based or compatible could cause some problems. But I can't seem to find any specifics on what the issues or limitations might be.

Any pointers?

s2Member will work with any theme. Free or premium. That being said, as "grmbusiness" mentioned, if you're going to run a "Premium" ( paid ) membership site, it makes sense to use a theme with a very professional appearance; which is usually a premium theme.

It's a personal preference I think.

Statistics: Posted by Jason Caldwell — May 19th, 2010, 4:18 am

Re: Theme Appearance Design

2010-05-18T01:09:42-05:00

I can't answer this question with specifics, but I can tell you I have used a LOT of the free themes. I encountered quite a few recent problems with WP versions 2.0 and above. I just started using a Primo free theme and it like driving a Mercedes versus a 1969 VW! Seriously - they're that good.

Knowing how many things can go wrong using other themes, I wouldn't even try this plugin unless it was another premium theme. The protection this plugin provides is just too good to mess with!

Statistics: Posted by grmbusiness — May 18th, 2010, 1:09 am

Theme Appearance Design

2010-05-17T23:42:43-05:00

I've just begun setting up my s2Member site and I seem to recall from the extensive research I did before choosing this incredible plugin that using themes that aren't s2Member based or compatible could cause some problems. But I can't seem to find any specifics on what the issues or limitations might be.

Any pointers?

Statistics: Posted by dshafer — May 17th, 2010, 11:42 pm