Sandbox Guide and Check List

This is continually updated guide and checklist for everyone working with the Sandbox theme.

Default Stylesheet Typo: Open style.css, change
span.req-field
to
span.required
.
Drop-down Links: By default, the style sheet makes the child-page links, for the horizontal menu, display as drop-down links. That does not work in all browsers. Fix it or don’t display child-page links at all. To not display them at all, add
depth=1
to
wp_list_pages()
within functions.php or use
display:none;
in style.css for the subsequent list items.
Comment on Pages: Allow commenting on certain Pages by adding a custom field. Key =
comments
. Value = (any text you want).
Dynamic Classes: On the front, archive, and search pages, post listing uses
div.post
. On Page pages, it uses
div.page
.
Page Heading Selector:
h2.page-title
replaces
h2.entry-title
Archive Headings: Archive pages use
H3
instead of
H2
for entry titles.
Comments Template: Comments [
div#comments-list
] and Trackbacks [
div#trackbacks-list
] are separated. If you want to style for both, use
div#comments
.
Custom CSS: If you aren’t using any of the default Sandbox layouts then remember to remove the CSS import in the default style.css file. For example:
@import url(‘sandbox-layouts/2c-l.css’);
.
Containging Floats for Background Image: If you want a background image behind #content, #primary, and #secondary, apply
clear: both;
to #footer and use the background image on #wrapper instead of #container. Then, give #wrapper
overflow: auto;
.

If you find any mistake in this guide, please post your correction in the comments.