Weaver Xtreme 5 and Child Themes

[scrambler]

@weaver is the only one who may be able to help with that…

[Weaver]

The file organization for a child theme is not different from V4 to V5. The parent theme is Weaver Xtreme as defined in the /themes/weaver-xtreme directory. The child’s functions.php is run first, then the theme’s.

I did notice the code you posted for the V5 version is missing the final } in the code.

[hkp]

@Weaver

Thanks for looking.  Much appreciated!

I added back the final } and then reinstalled the old version totally, but still none of the Comment Box phps work.  Perhaps the core WP has changed too in the meantime.

Looks like its now time to abandon the Child and seek plugins, as it is far beyond my ability to fix.

Regards and thanks,
Angus

 

 

 

[kdawson]

@scrambler, I just want to use my own branding in the footer. Without a child theme I suppose I could just edit the theme’s footer.php and redo the edits after every update. But that scenario is exactly what child themes are intended to avoid, no?

[scrambler]

@kdawson

What do you mean by “your own branding”?

Is it about the Site info at the very bottom like “Site designed, developed, and hosted by the Technology Front“

If so, you can do that using the theme Site copyright box found in Main options /  Customize-Where> Footer > Site Copyright Box at the bottom.

If you need help formatting the HTML to put in that box, we can help with that.

[kdawson]

OK, sounds promising, but I see no option there called Site Copyright Box. There is only Global Footer Area Replacement at the bottom, and that wants a page or post ID.

[scrambler]

Where are you looking?

In the Legacy Admin, it is in Appearance > Xtreme Admin > Main options > Footer > Site copyright box at the end of the page

In the Customizer, with the Customizer in WHERE mode, it is in Footer > Site Copyright

 

[kdawson]

Thanks, got it. Was looking at the bottom of Footer Area, not Footer HTML.

What I want to replace is not the copyright, but the (flush-right) Weaver branding. Looks like I should be adding custom HTML to Footer HTML, not Copyright. When I do this the Weaver Xtreme branding still appears, below the custom content. How do I suppress that?

[scrambler]

NO, given they area on the same line, you want to use the Site Copyright info box, with two container, one left aligned to redo the Copyright, and one right aligned for the Site branding.

You do need to check the  box to Hide the proudly powered by…

[kdawson]

That was actually the first thing I tried. Result: my flush-right content was flush-left (replacing the copyright statement), and the Weaver Xtreme branding was flush-right.

Now, with my desired content in the Footer HTML box, I have “ ” only in the Copyright box; but the “WordPress-icon-Weaver-Xtreme Theme” remains flush-right.

[scrambler]

For example, you would put in the Copyright box

<span>©2022 - <a href="https://www.siteurl" title="Site name">SiteName</a></span>
<span style="float:right;">Other text</span>

Then add the custom CSS below in the site Custom CSS Rule box, to format that box
#site-info {width:100%;}

[kdawson]

Did exactly the above. Result: see https://dawson.nu/misc/bad-footer.png .

[scrambler]

The link is invalid, but what I need is a link to the Site with the HTML  and the CSS I gave you in place so I can see if there is something wrong.

[kdawson]

Sorry, fixed that link. Main site is https://suddenlyathome.net .

[scrambler]

It looks perfect, you just need to check the Option to “Hide the proudly powered by…” that is below the Copyright box in order to hide the Weaver Xtreme Theme link

[kdawson]

Great, thanks much, the footer is sorted now.

There remains one change caused by WX 5 that I haven’t been able to remediate. The search box is tiny and I can’t find the classes / ids to affect its formatting. Comparison here. Using the web inspector I found the classes / ids shown below, but they don’t control how the search box is displayed.

#search-3.widget, #search-form-1, .search-field {
background-color: #e7e8e8; line-height: 1.2em !important;

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