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1. lisar915
   Member
   Posted 7 years ago #

   Hey everyone,

   Quick question. What is the difference between styles and themes?

   Thanks.

2. Kafkaesqui
   Moderator
   Posted 7 years ago #

   If style relates css/stylesheet, then you can consider it a component of a theme.

   If style relates to design in general, it can refer to a "flavor" of a theme.

   So it depends on the meaning of "style".

3. idbehold
   Member
   Posted 7 years ago #

   Theme - the (X)HTML and the CSS
   Style - just the CSS

4. electrolund
   Member
   Posted 6 years ago #

   So why would I (the WP newb) prefer installing one over the other? Like, should I pick a theme and then tweak the style?

5. Monika
   Member
   Posted 6 years ago #

   "Like, should I pick a theme and then tweak the style?"

   yes ;)
   lg
   Monika

6. electrolund
   Member
   Posted 6 years ago #

   Oops, here's an even better summation: http://wordpress.org/support/topic/37494

7. James
   Happiness Engineer
   Posted 6 years ago #

   So why would I (the WP newb) prefer installing [a Theme] over [a Style]?

   Because, as of v1.5, WordPress no longer supports Styles. However, some individual Themes do support Styles and an enhancement to what they currently offer. So, choose a Theme.

   http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Themes

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