By Waven on

never rly themed anything before. So 1stly do i needed to create a new file in my theme folder or can i just add to my original css. and secondly how do i find the id of the block im trying to theme.
Thanks

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mr.baileys
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You can theme blocks both with CSS as well as with an individual template file. CSS is well suited for small cosmetic changes, while custom template overrides are used in case of more elaborate changes. Your question is a bit vague, so you'll have to provide more details to get a more in-depth answer, but here are some general pointers:

  • Make sure to at least skim the Drupal 6 theme guide, as it explains the basics of theme development.
  • The Devel theme developer is really handy when you're working on a theme.
  • If you're using Firefox, there is an excellent tool, Firebug that lets you inspect elements of your pages, allowing you to easily view the id's & classes for a certain block. Safari has a similar tool, which is called Web Inspector. Of course, you can also just view your page's source and get the ID's that way.

Hope this helps to get you started.