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Originally Posted by Kateedyd
I feel if I could just get started I may be O.K. with time. I thought I may could at least go in and change the colors, but I don't know the color numbers and the site in the tutorial doesn't come up.
Also, I am using the default, but if I wanted to change to the blue or green, how do I do that?
Where can I find the control panel? What about FTP? I have the Usernames and passwords but can't find the page.
I am feeling really DUMB about this, because everyone talks about how easy it is. I have been wanting and trying to get this classified site built for nearly three years, and I really want this to work. Can somebody PLEASE help me by giving me some instructions for a first grader to get me started?
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I am probably a second grader!! so I can really understand what its like to be confused
The site that Larry gave a link to is very good, helped me a lot.
I would not think about the tutorial for now, as its best if you get used to the files and the program first, the tutorial is fantastic, but not something you would want to be starting with as you do need to be confident with the software first.
I knew nothing about css or php until I came on here, and with a lot of help from everyone on here I have managed to get 2 sites running using this software, and am ploughing slowly through a third (the really hard one!!). When I did the first one I needed a lot of 'hand holding' but now I am quite happy playing with the files and trying things not always successful, but the program has not broken yet!!
FTP, is File Transfer Protocol - how the files are transferred onto the server, and on the server you have a control panel where you can do all sorts, like set up email addresses and see site visitors statistics.
You can access the css file from the admin panel in v.3.1 which is where you change the colours. I use
THIS SITE to get the colour code - you want the 6 digit hex (after the # on the left of the screen) just put it into the css file and save, and the colour will change on the site. On that site the Studio (link on the right of the screen gives you ideas for colours that go well together.
A good tip the guys on here gave me was to use Firefox as it will show your css file to the left of the screen, and you can see the effect of changing things immediately. Then you copy the css and paste it into your own file.
If you want to change the template, log into your admin area, and look for the Main Settings, then about half way down the screen there is a box called Site Template, click on the one you want to use.