New and need CSS help please

ASJ · 07-24-2005, 05:46 PM

Hello, I am new and wondering if I can find out how to fix css that isn't correct? Someone made a css template for me and I have been told that the css coding is 'gimmicky' whatever that means LOL and that there is extra coding, etc....I don't know anything about CSS so I am not sure how to go about fixing it?? This is my business website I am talking about, so I need to find out how to fix the code to improve SEO, etc....

Here is the site for you to look.... http://www.animalspiritjewelry.com

Thanks,
Lisa

v-six · 07-24-2005, 07:52 PM

Lisa, someone with a better css background will be able to give you more info, but here's a start:
http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/v...itjewelry.com/
That will tell you where the problems are with the code.
-Six

ASJ · 07-24-2005, 08:49 PM

Thanks..I know where most of them are as I did check it already, but I don't know how to actually fix them LOL that's the big problem..it doesn't tell you HOW to fix them, only where they are :(

v-six · 07-25-2005, 09:48 PM

...still hoping for one of the web gurus... *bump*

**Grove** · 07-26-2005, 03:23 AM

Ok Sorry about the delay, I seem to have missed this post.

Your site looks good but it could do with a bit more arranging and spacing between the text.

If you want to improve your site look at the following links for some code snippets and examples:

Menu Tutorial

CSS Tutorials

Look through the sites mentioned above. If those don't help you please explain what exactly is your problem and what exactly do you want to have fixed ?

~~CyberSorcerer~~ · 08-13-2005, 11:46 PM

Hello ASJ

Well your site looks good as it is. Not sure exactly what kind of look you are going for though. Just a word of note, the Scrollbar colors in your CSS only work with Internet Explorer browser. Since this is a very popular browser then it might work ok for you. Some of us the keep browser stats on our visitors that particular CSS might not be worth putting in our code.

I hope this gives you something to think about as far as your visitors and who you are mainly addressing or marketing to.

CyberSorcerer

ASJ · 08-16-2005, 06:01 AM

I didn't put the scrollbar colors in, my site designer did that. I am not even sure what you mean by the scrollbar. Do you mean the bar on the right hand side of the website?

Lisa
Animal Spirit Jewelry
http://www.animalspiritjewelry.com

ASJ · 08-16-2005, 06:04 AM

Most of what I was trying to fix wasn't exactly the 'look', but the code underneath it, although the look played into it a bit as well. I have had some luck using NVU editor and have fixed some things myself. I am lucky to have found it because as a total novice I find it easy to use. I really know nothing about hard coding, I normally use drop and drag or WYSIWYG editors. CSS has me a bit baffled, but my site designer used css for the template and it really throws me off, especially where the tables are concerned.
I will try to add something on a page and it ends up throwing the whole page out of whack. This has been most of the problem but since finding NVU it's been quite a bit easier.

E-Liam · 08-19-2005, 01:34 PM

Hi ASJ,

this link will show you the errors in your css..

http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/v...usermedium=all

See if you can get that cleared up a line at a time.

Cheers

Liam

07-24-2005, 05:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
ASJ Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 4 OS: XP	New and need CSS help please Hello, I am new and wondering if I can find out how to fix css that isn't correct? Someone made a css template for me and I have been told that the css coding is 'gimmicky' whatever that means LOL and that there is extra coding, etc....I don't know anything about CSS so I am not sure how to go about fixing it?? This is my business website I am talking about, so I need to find out how to fix the code to improve SEO, etc.... Here is the site for you to look.... http://www.animalspiritjewelry.com Thanks, Lisa

07-24-2005, 07:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
v-six Manager Emeritus Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Gardiner, NY Posts: 2,076 OS: OS X for mac, XP Pro for PC	Lisa, someone with a better css background will be able to give you more info, but here's a start: http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/v...itjewelry.com/ That will tell you where the problems are with the code. -Six __________________ mysql> --i-am-a-dummy

07-25-2005, 09:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
v-six Manager Emeritus Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Gardiner, NY Posts: 2,076 OS: OS X for mac, XP Pro for PC	...still hoping for one of the web gurus... bump __________________ mysql> --i-am-a-dummy

07-26-2005, 03:23 AM	#5 (permalink)
Grove Professor/Moderator, TSF Design School Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 2,383 OS: Windows Vista SP2 32bit	I'm Here Ok Sorry about the delay, I seem to have missed this post. Your site looks good but it could do with a bit more arranging and spacing between the text. If you want to improve your site look at the following links for some code snippets and examples: Menu Tutorial CSS Tutorials Look through the sites mentioned above. If those don't help you please explain what exactly is your problem and what exactly do you want to have fixed ? __________________ ========================================== Get Help: TSF Security Forum \| HijackThis \| MB's 5 Step Process Get Clean: AdAware SE \| Spybot S&D \| CWShredder \| Ewido \| CleanUp! Get Protected: SpywareBlaster \| SpywareGuard \| Windows Updates \| IE-SpyAd If TSF has helped you, please consider making a donation to help keep the board running.

08-19-2005, 01:34 PM	#9 (permalink)
E-Liam Manager, On the Web Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Bracknell, UK Posts: 929 OS: XP	How your code looks in a css validator Hi ASJ, this link will show you the errors in your css.. http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/v...usermedium=all See if you can get that cleared up a line at a time. Cheers Liam __________________ My Mother suggested a family outing... so I told her Uncle Bob was gay. (Trevor D.) Never argue with an idiot! They'll bring you down to their level and beat you with experience. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A member of the Alliance of Security Analysis Professionals since 2004.

07-24-2005, 08:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
ASJ Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 4 OS: XP	Thanks..I know where most of them are as I did check it already, but I don't know how to actually fix them LOL that's the big problem..it doesn't tell you HOW to fix them, only where they are :(

08-13-2005, 11:46 PM	#6 (permalink)
~~CyberSorcerer~~ Register user Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 55 OS: Win XP / Slackware 10.0	Hello ASJ Well your site looks good as it is. Not sure exactly what kind of look you are going for though. Just a word of note, the Scrollbar colors in your CSS only work with Internet Explorer browser. Since this is a very popular browser then it might work ok for you. Some of us the keep browser stats on our visitors that particular CSS might not be worth putting in our code. I hope this gives you something to think about as far as your visitors and who you are mainly addressing or marketing to. CyberSorcerer

08-16-2005, 06:01 AM	#7 (permalink)
ASJ Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 4 OS: XP	I didn't put the scrollbar colors in, my site designer did that. I am not even sure what you mean by the scrollbar. Do you mean the bar on the right hand side of the website? Lisa Animal Spirit Jewelry http://www.animalspiritjewelry.com

08-16-2005, 06:04 AM	#8 (permalink)
ASJ Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 4 OS: XP	Most of what I was trying to fix wasn't exactly the 'look', but the code underneath it, although the look played into it a bit as well. I have had some luck using NVU editor and have fixed some things myself. I am lucky to have found it because as a total novice I find it easy to use. I really know nothing about hard coding, I normally use drop and drag or WYSIWYG editors. CSS has me a bit baffled, but my site designer used css for the template and it really throws me off, especially where the tables are concerned. I will try to add something on a page and it ends up throwing the whole page out of whack. This has been most of the problem but since finding NVU it's been quite a bit easier.