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Formatting text pt. 5: color, size, and font
https://wpbtips.wordpress.com/ Note 1: All the following are used in the so-called Text (=code) post or page editor (as well as in text widgets). Note 2: In all the following cases, “span” is for characters, words or phrases inside a paragraph; for a complete paragraph, you write “p” instead of “span”; for sections comprising more than … Continue reading
Formatting text pt. 4: transformations
https://wpbtips.wordpress.com/ Notes • All the following in the html post or page editor, of course (as well as in text widgets). • “Span” tags are for words or phrases within a paragraph; for sections comprising one or more complete paragraphs, you use “div” instead. • Multiple tags applied to the same text must be nested, … Continue reading
Formatting text pt. 3: space between lines, characters, and words
https://wpbtips.wordpress.com/ Space between lines (“leading”) <div style="line-height:1.4em;"> TEXT HERE </div> This code may also be needed in conjunction with some other codes, to restore normal line-spacing in case those other codes happen to disrupt it; see “Note on coding” here. Space between characters (“tracking”) <span style="letter-spacing:1.2em;">TEXT HERE</span> Space between words <span style="word-spacing:2.1em;">TEXT HERE</span> In all … Continue reading
Formatting text pt. 2: indents and blockquotes
https://wpbtips.wordpress.com/ Multiple spaces Pressing the space bar repeatedly won’t do; you need the html code for a space (in the html post or page editor, of course): This can be used several times in a row, with or without a regular space after each repetition. But watch out: in the post or page editor … Continue reading
Formatting text pt. 1: blank lines, alignment, wrap-around, two columns
https://wpbtips.wordpress.com/ Paragraph breaks and blank lines Pressing return in the visual editor gives a line break plus a blank line. If you want a line break only, you press shift-return. In the html editor, pressing return once gives a line break, pressing it twice gives a line break plus a blank line. If you want … Continue reading
Changing the formatting of image captions
Users sometimes ask if and how you can change the formatting of the caption in a captioned image.
If you confine yourself to the initial result you’ll get in the Visual or the HTML editor, you cannot. But you can, if you replace the image shortcode with its actual sourcecode. Continue reading
Codes useful for text widgets
https://wpbtips.wordpress.com/ Line breaks and blank lines Plain text typed or pasted in a text widget flows in one continuous paragraph. For line breaks you need this: <br /> For blank lines you can use this (you can adjust it by changing the number): <div style="height:14px;"></div> This code can also be used alone in a nameless … Continue reading
Table coding for wordpress.com users
Tables are used to display content in rows and columns; that is, to display content as a grid of cells, with or without visible borders. This article is a detailed and up-to-date tutorial, designed specifically for wordpress.com users. Continue reading
Introduction to HTML for wordpress.com users
Image captions with no dash in Twenty Eleven
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https://wpbtips.wordpress.com/ 1. THEME SURVEYS General • WordPress.com themes – from oldest to newest • WordPress.com themes – from most to least popular Various features • Archives and Links page templates • Blockquote style • Category/archive pages: full posts or not • Category descriptions • Child pages: links displayed on parent or as dropdowns • Color … Continue reading
Default theme fonts
https://wpbtips.wordpress.com/ Themes [A-C] Blog title Post titles Widget titles Regular text Adventure Journal Vollkorn Vollkorn Vollkorn Arial Albeo Trebuchet MS Trebuchet MS Trebuchet MS Verdana Almost Spring Lucida Grande (bold) Lucida Grande (bold) Lucida Grande (bold) Lucida Grande Ambiru Sylfaen Sylfaen Sylfaen Tahoma Andrea Lucida Grande Lucida Grande (bold) Lucida Grande (bold) Verdana Andreas 04 … Continue reading
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