Hi all...I'm trying to teach myself html. I'm doing pretty well. It's like learning a new language.

My problem is trying to fit this code into a wordpress theme. If I enter the code I've written into Mac's Text Edit, and then view it on Safari, it turns out exactly as I want it to appear. But when I put the exact same code into the Word Press theme, it doesn't seem to respond to the code.

The shop that developed this particular theme is located in Eastern Europe. I've noticed they're a bit sketchy with their online tech support. Sometimes you get support. Sometimes you don't.

What I'm wondering is, are there any consultant types out there, who for a small fee, provide instant phone support for small individual case scenarios like this? It's kind of exasperating to want to proceed on a project, and between the time difference and sketchy support, you're stuck and going nowhere.

Try posting the code here and im sure one of us will be able to help you out.

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Hi, and thank you. I used the following code:

<p style="font-size: 18px;">greatgreenag.com thanks its sponsor<br />
<b>SPONSOR AD HERE</b></p>

Works fine when I enter it in Text Edit and view in Safari. But when I enter it into the Banner Management area on the Settings page in the WordPress theme I'm using, the font size of the top line doesn't get any smaller. I'm perplexed.

I'm thinking you need to go into your theme editor, look for the right php. file for the banner and stick it there. Or maybe in the css. style sheet. (I'm learning too)

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You have a high amount of posts now. Try and add your blog to your signature. It will be easier for us to help you

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I suspect its the CSS style that is controlling the text and sees it as a single para. So, you should be able to make adjustments using the editor. (but only if you want to affect all pages linked to that style sheet the same way). Or, you could find from within the theme, what code works to make the font what you want it to be. Then, you may need to break up the post so that each line has it's own coding instead of a single para. HTH

Thanks for everyone's input.

Sequence: I can't add my blog to my signature because it is still in development.

YWPDiva: It seems to read the line break part of the code fine. What it doesn't do, is recognize the reduction in font size of the first line. I am trying to put the first line in a very small font, compared to the second. I tried breaking up the text into two separate paragraphs, to see if it would accept a reduced font. That didn't work either.

I'm afraid I don't have enough experience to understand how to make adjustments using the editor. The theme editor has a few general, forms and plugins fixes...I don't recognize anything that applies.

Nor do I see how to find the code from within the theme to make the font I want...not sure where to look for this.

Well, I've got a PM into the WP theme site administrator, and I guess I'll see if he can walk me through this. Man, I sure wouldn't want to be in a hurry with this project, because at this rate, it's moving at a snail's pace. That's why it would be great if someone operated a WordPress hotline for us newbies. We'd learn much quicker.

That is the problem with Wordpress. It uses PHP and it is pretty hard to understand.

Is the text your talking part of a post? Have you tried highlighting the text inside Wordpress and reducing the font that way?

If do not get a reply PM me your blog URL and I will be happy to help you out

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OMG...THAT WAS EASY!!! All this struggling with the code...me writing my own...the WP theme administrator sending me his version...none of it worked. But your suggestion sure did! All I needed to do was, as you said, highlight the dang line and reduce it. Duh! Sometimes simplicity is just beyond those of us with muddled brains.

What I am wondering is, why didn't the WP theme administrator offer up this rather obvious solution in the first place??

Thank you Sequence, and thank you Website Babble! This problem, at any rate, is resolved.

No problem at all

I could have a good guess if I knew:

Is the "WP Theme Administrator" the person who made the theme?

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There are two guys that run the support forums, and they both refer to themselves as "site admininstrators." They're also the designers. The guy who does forum support on the theme I bought is a LAMP developer with 4+ years experience in xhtml (ahem, I suppose that's why he couldn't correct the problem with his code that you were able to with your simple explanation), css coding, and seo. Their site is WPZoom, which claims to have "wp themes that work...as well as excellent support for all customers" (ahem).