Theme with adjustable header and banner size, etc.?

vidaboa73

Hi all, please bare with me as I'm rather IT illiterate.

I'm trying to build my own site but am at a loss as to which theme to choose.
I have written down in detail the layout of each page for my site so know what I want.

However, I'm finding it difficult to find a theme that enables me to change header and banner height/size in a flexible manner. I realize this can probably be done with coding, but I'm no where near that stage yet.

I wonder if it's better for me to choose a "blank" theme (rather than try to fit what I want into a semi-predetermined layout) and simply purchase the addons that I require as I proceed such as Blocks, Stacks, etc.

I did purchase one theme, but am finding it a bit inflexible at my level in terms of altering header and banner size/location in particular. RW Multitool does not allow me to crop the image for some reason (I presume this is because the banner image is at a set size that can't be altered?)

I wonder if someone could offer me some advice...

Thanks a million in advance!

Paul Bradforth

Which theme did you buy? If I have it, I may be able to offer some advice. There's a little tutorial on my site telling you how to change the header image for most themes which you might find helpful, even if you don't 'do' code...

vidaboa73

Thanks Paul. I bought the Revolve 2.0 theme by Brandon Lee.
Any help would be most appreciated.

JezzerP

I would have thought that many of the more recent themes by the big developers, that have banner images, will allow you to change the height of the header. I know several of the themes by Nimblehost do (nimblehost.com/index.php), as do some of the ones by WeaverThemes (weaverthemes.com/).

Most theme developers provide a 'live demo' of all their themes, and by hunting round that, you will normally find a list of the the editable styles....very useful before you buy!!

Paul Bradforth

Thanks Paul. I bought the Revolve 2.0 theme by Brandon Lee.
Any help would be most appreciated.

I don't have that theme, so I can't be much more help. Did you try the tip on my site?