Title: Built-in CSS Editor
Last modified: October 13, 2018

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# Built-in CSS Editor

 *  [Thedishmaster](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thedishmaster/)
 * (@thedishmaster)
 * [7 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/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.
    -  This topic was modified 7 years, 6 months ago by [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/).

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 *  Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * (@sterndata)
 * Volunteer Forum Moderator
 * [7 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/built-in-css-editor/#post-10776085)
 * 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](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thedishmaster/)
 * (@thedishmaster)
 * [7 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/built-in-css-editor/#post-10776118)
 * 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)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * (@sterndata)
 * Volunteer Forum Moderator
 * [7 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/built-in-css-editor/#post-10776125)
 * 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](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thedishmaster/)
 * (@thedishmaster)
 * [7 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/built-in-css-editor/#post-10776134)
 * Where is the custom CSS? Also, I was talking about the built-in CSS editor overriding
   the existing data.
 *  Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * (@sterndata)
 * Volunteer Forum Moderator
 * [7 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/built-in-css-editor/#post-10776143)
 * 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](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thedishmaster/)
 * (@thedishmaster)
 * [7 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/built-in-css-editor/#post-10776163)
 * 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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 * Last activity: [7 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/built-in-css-editor/#post-10776163)
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