Built-in CSS Editor

  • Hi there,

    I”m enjoying the live-preview using the Built-In CSS editor, but I noticed that when using “additional css” — it’s blank. does this mean that if I were to make changes to the font, as an example, it overrides the stylesheet or does it just add existing code? I don’t want to mess up my stylesheet with EXTRA code.

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  • Moderator Steven Stern (sterndata)

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    Custom CSS is loaded after your style sheet. Don’t put your changes in both. Unless you’re using a child theme, you should put your changes in Custom CSS.

    Thread Starter Thedishmaster

    (@thedishmaster)

    So don’t use the built-in CSS editor because it could mess up my stylesheet? Just use it as a test and then go directly to the stylesheet?

    Moderator Steven Stern (sterndata)

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    Volunteer Forum Moderator

    IF you edit the theme’s style.css and the theme is updated, your edits will vanish. That’s why you use the Custom Css.

    Thread Starter Thedishmaster

    (@thedishmaster)

    Where is the custom CSS? Also, I was talking about the built-in CSS editor overriding the existing data.

    Moderator Steven Stern (sterndata)

    (@sterndata)

    Volunteer Forum Moderator

    The CSS editor under appearance->editor edits files. It doesn’t override; it replaces because it’s an EDITOR. The Custom CSS is stored in the database and output when a page is loaded after all the theme’s other CSS.

    Thread Starter Thedishmaster

    (@thedishmaster)

    Thanks for your help. I know where that particular editor is, but when you’re there, this message pops up:

    Did you know?

    There’s no need to change your CSS here — you can edit and live preview CSS changes in the built-in CSS editor.

    That’s what I’m referring to.

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