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jefferis
Inspiring
Nov 30, 2020 5:47 PM UTC
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CSS won't let me add a:link... says css is invalid?

I've created a new class for the footer and want to change the link colors but when I try, it says my a:link etc are invalid CSS.  What am I missing?  Is this a bug?  It seems to me that adding, editing css is not as easy as it was. 

I have selected hyperlinked text in the footer area to try and modify the colors. 

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    Jon Fritz
    Jon FritzCorrect answer
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    Nov 30, 2020 6:36 PM UTC

    You would create the a:link under Selectors, not Properties.

    If you only want to select links in your footer, the Selector would be something like...

    .yourfooterclass a:link

    ...you would then add Properties like color, margin, text-decoration, etc after creating the Selector.

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    Nancy OShea
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    Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    Nov 30, 2020 6:41 PM UTC

    Maybe because a:link is a CSS pseudo -class that will effect ALL anchors on your page regardless of where they appear.  If you want to style just the footer links, try footer a instead.  Or do what I do and manually edit code in your stylesheet thus avoiding panel hassles entirely.

     

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    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
      jefferisAuthor
      Inspiring
      Nov 30, 2020 9:52 PM UTC

      Thanks all. I ended up doing it manually, but there is a big change from DW CS 6 to 2021 in how the panels work. 

       

      I see the selector does what I want though. 

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      Jon Fritz
      Community Expert
      Jon FritzCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
      Community Expert
      Nov 30, 2020 6:36 PM UTC

      You would create the a:link under Selectors, not Properties.

      If you only want to select links in your footer, the Selector would be something like...

      .yourfooterclass a:link

      ...you would then add Properties like color, margin, text-decoration, etc after creating the Selector.

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