[meadwench]

Thanks for the info, Bill, it makes sense. This is how I do the main site in WP, running a child theme off the main theme, so I can modify that, and leave the main alone. I would love to do that here as well.

So where does the addition.css file get stored, is that in the db too? I exported the default xml, and re-imported it as a separate theme called GM Theme (no parent). It shows up as a theme in the back end, but not as a choice in the front end for me to go in and see results when I change things. I don't want anything fancy, just to get the colors to more or less match the main site, and have the layout not overlap.

Looking at my stylevar, the only items changed besides colors are the logo image, favicon, sidebar width and logo padding. This is why I'm stumped on the overlapping areas.

Is there a detailed best practices you would recommend for me to read? I've noticed that most of the VB documentation I've found so far is fairly minimal, and doesn't really help much. Hence my post here.

You'll likely notice I have very few posts, mainly because I can usually google up a solution to most things I need and do it on my own. I only post when I'm at wits end.

Thanks for the input. I'm still at a loss why the tiles are overlapping in the forum list for post count and RSS. I didn't touch anything in that area for sizing or padding, so I'm wondering what the heck is going on.