Styling the header in WP

CMS & WordPress
1

Hey Guys,

First time poster. I can’t style a WordPress header to save my life. I do a lot of local businesses, and it’s imperative the CTA be bold, and in the header. Every theme I’ve ever come across sneaks a tiny CTA in the very top. To me, it’s poor design.

So, that leads me to here! Here’s what I have(used twenty seventeen child theme).

I’ve been bouncing between HTML, CSS, and JavaScript since February and I’m pulling my hair out…

<?php
/**
 * The header for our theme
 *
 * This is the template that displays all of the <head> section and everything up until <div id="content">
 *
 * @link https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/basics/template-files/#template-partials
 *
 * @package WordPress
 * @subpackage Twenty_Seventeen
 * @since 1.0
 * @version 1.0
 */

?><!DOCTYPE html>
<html <?php language_attributes(); ?> class="no-js no-svg">
<head>
<meta charset="<?php bloginfo( 'charset' ); ?>">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<link rel="profile" href="http://gmpg.org/xfn/11">

<?php wp_head(); ?>
</head>

<body <?php body_class(); ?>>
<div id="page" class="site">
	<a class="skip-link screen-reader-text" href="#content"><?php _e( 'Skip to content', 'twentyseventeen' ); ?></a>

	<header id="masthead" class="site-header" role="banner">

		<?php get_template_part( 'template-parts/header/header', 'image' ); ?>

		<?php if ( has_nav_menu( 'top' ) ) : ?>
			<div class="navigation-top">
				<div class="wrap">
					<?php get_template_part( 'template-parts/navigation/navigation', 'top' ); ?>
				</div><!-- .wrap -->
			</div><!-- .navigation-top -->
		<?php endif; ?>

	</header><!-- #masthead -->

	<?php

	/*
	 * If a regular post or page, and not the front page, show the featured image.
	 * Using get_queried_object_id() here since the $post global may not be set before a call to the_post().
	 */
	if ( ( is_single() || ( is_page() && ! twentyseventeen_is_frontpage() ) ) && has_post_thumbnail( get_queried_object_id() ) ) :
		echo '<div class="single-featured-image-header">';
		echo get_the_post_thumbnail( get_queried_object_id(), 'twentyseventeen-featured-image' );
		echo '</div><!-- .single-featured-image-header -->';
	endif;
	?>

	<div class="site-content-contain">
		<div id="content" class="site-content">

/*
 Theme Name:     Twenty Seventeen Child Theme
 Theme URI:      http://prizmsocial.com/
 Description:    A contractor theme for WordPress
 Author:         Tom Beckerle
 Author URI:     http://prizmsocial.com/
 Template:       twentyseventeen
 Version:        1.0.0
*/
 
/* Add Custom CSS after this line */

/* Header info */

@media screen and (min-width: 48em) {
	.custom-logo-link img {
		max-width: 700px;
	}
}

.custom-logo-link img {
    /* display: inline-block; */
    max-height: 160px;
    /* width: auto; */
}

.site-branding {
	padding: 1em 0;
	position: relative;
	-webkit-transition: margin-bottom 10px;
	transition: margin-bottom 10px;
	z-index: 3;
    margin-bottom: -15px !important;
}

.main-navigation {
	clear: both;
	display: block;
	position:relative;
	margin:0;
	-webkit-transform:translateZ(0);
    height: 25px;
}

.navigation-top {
    background: linear-gradient(#842122, #BD3535);
    bottom: 0;
    font-size: 24px;
    font-size: 1.5rem;
    left: 0;
    position: absolute;
    right: 0;
    width: 100%;
    z-index: 3;
}
2

Welcome to the forums, @tombeckerle. Which part of the header are you referring to as the CTA?

3

I’m just trying to attempt a simliar CTA on the right-hand side like this site:

2048×486 372 KB

So, here’s where I am, in layman’s code.

<div> logo, etc</div>

<div> phone number</div>

<div> navbar</div>
4

We will need a bit more than “layman’s code”.

5

Agreed. My fault.

I can’t get themt to line up next to each other as opposed to on top of each other, and it won’t collapse into the navbar on mobile. I always give up after the header because I can’t seem to style that right.

If I can practice getting this thing right I’m sure the other stuff will come easier. CSS has always been tricky for me.

Header:

    <!-- ******* Header ******* -->
    <div class="wrapper-fluid">
    <header>
    
    <!-- Your site title as branding in the menu -->
        <div class="container">
					<?php if ( ! has_custom_logo() ) { ?>

						<?php if ( is_front_page() && is_home() ) : ?>

							<h1 class="navbar-brand mb-0"><a rel="home" href="<?php echo esc_url( home_url( '/' ) ); ?>" title="<?php echo esc_attr( get_bloginfo( 'name', 'display' ) ); ?>"><?php bloginfo( 'name' ); ?></a></h1>
							
						<?php else : ?>

							<a class="navbar-brand" rel="home" href="<?php echo esc_url( home_url( '/' ) ); ?>" title="<?php echo esc_attr( get_bloginfo( 'name', 'display' ) ); ?>"><?php bloginfo( 'name' ); ?></a>
						
						<?php endif; ?>
						
					
					<?php } else {
						the_custom_logo();
					} ?>
        </div>
    <!-- end custom logo -->
        
        <div class="container">
            <p class="text-right">Call Now</br>
                <a href="tel:636-244-9045">636-244-9045</a></p>
        </div>

	<!-- ******************* The Navbar Area ******************* -->
	<div class="wrapper-fluid wrapper-navbar" id="wrapper-navbar">

		<a class="skip-link screen-reader-text sr-only" href="#content"><?php esc_html_e( 'Skip to content',
		'understrap' ); ?></a>

		<nav class="navbar navbar-expand-md navbar-dark bg-dark">

		<?php if ( 'container' == $container ) : ?>
			<div class="container">
		<?php endif; ?>

				<button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#navbarNavDropdown" aria-controls="navbarNavDropdown" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation">
					<span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span>
				</button>

				<!-- The WordPress Menu goes here -->
				<?php wp_nav_menu(
					array(
						'theme_location'  => 'primary',
						'container_class' => 'collapse navbar-collapse',
						'container_id'    => 'navbarNavDropdown',
						'menu_class'      => 'navbar-nav',
						'fallback_cb'     => '',
						'menu_id'         => 'main-menu',
						'walker'          => new WP_Bootstrap_Navwalker(),
					)
				); ?>
			<?php if ( 'container' == $container ) : ?>
			</div><!-- .container -->
			<?php endif; ?>

		</nav><!-- .site-navigation -->

	</div><!-- .wrapper-navbar end -->
    
    </header>
    </div>


body {
    background: rgb(255, 255, 255);
}

@media screen and (max-width: 480px) {
    a[href^="tel:"] {
  color: black;
  text-decoration: none;
  float: none;
}
    
// ------------- Telephone Styling ------------ //
a[href^="tel:"] {
  color: black;
  text-decoration: none;
}
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