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Hi Daniel.
I love your themes.. I have been stuck between Esplanade and pinboard as both have great features that I like. I couldn’t choose between them so I decided to create a sort of hybrid using Esplanade as the starting point.
I am new to coding but am understanding basic html and CSS and now working into php. I reverse engineered your social media links from Pinboard onto my Esplanade theme but I have hit a wall. It’s so simple yet I cannot figure out this last piece of the puzzle and would very much appreciate some direction off you..
Here is my site:
http://www.hikersguide.com.auSo far I have managed to do it on my own and I am loving the learning experience but I cannot seem to go any further with out some advise.
1. The search bar that is already in esplanade, how do I get rid of it?!!
I thought it was called #searchform, but I cannot figure out the code that tells this thing to exist and no matter what I do it wont go!
I have played around with.. input#s, #searchform,2. I’ve created another search link that I want to be exactly like your “pinboard theme” but I cannot get the magnifying glass to show up like it does on yours.
I have gone over and over every single thing I can think of and you are my last resort..
I just need to know, where to look, or what I should be looking for.
I should be able to figure out the rest.Thanks Brett
Okay update..
I have found the code <?php get_search_form(); ?> from – “Sidebar-header.php”
I removed this code from the page and refreshed.
It immediately made the search bar that I want, disappear. This is great, I’m on the right track. So this leads me to check in file “header.php” I find and remove the same code “<?php get_search_form(); ?>” from the header file which looks like it would be the original searchform for Esplanade.Then I resubmit the first code that I deleted in “Sidebar Header” and refresh.
The search bar in the Esplanade Menu is still there!!
And what’s worse after replacing the first bit of code from “sidebard header” and re pasting then saving it.. Now it will not show up on my homepage.Ugh, this made no sense, I don’t know if there is a delay in the time I change the code and the time it shows on my site but as far as I’m concerned this should have solved the 1st issue!
Okay, I got it sorted and figured out how to remove the original esplanade search and add the new “pinboard” style. Yay!
Now the only thing I need to figure out is why the background image of my search icon is not showing the magnifying glass icon.
I have checked that I have the “search.png” in my Esplanade Images folder.
What else am I missing.. hmmmm.That’s just a background image positioned to the right. You can find in in the images folder, it’s called search.png.
I have already added the “search.png” into my image folder as mentioned above. It’s still not showing the icon. Is there another command or something to make it show up?
Maybe a php rule or CSS?I have added the “image url” line from your CSS. Even then when I hover over the url link with firebug it doesn’t display the icon either.
Thanks
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