Title: Custom CSS
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Custom CSS

 *  [GangMan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gangman/)
 * (@gangman)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-css/)
 * Hello,
 * I recently stumbled across LightWord and was instantly impressed by its elegant
   look and flexibility. Still, I would like to customize the theme a little, mostly
   only adapting colors and such.
    Therefore I wanted to ask if there’s a possibility
   to add custom CSS code, either via config menu or a separate CSS file which can
   be uploaded to the theme directory and then chosen with a drop down menu. The
   simple reason for this is that I want to avoid working on the theme’s CSS since
   these changes usually get lost when the theme is upgraded and have to be redone.
 * I’d really love this feature since it would make the theme even more robust. 
   If I did simply overlook it, I’d be glad for any hints where the feature is hiding.
   At the moment I’m helping myself by adding a <link> element to LightWord’s header.
   php which is only 1 line to replace when upgrading.
 * Thanks for the great theme!
    GangMan

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 *  [stvwlf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stvwlf/)
 * (@stvwlf)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-css/#post-1212759)
 * hi
 * you can add a few lines of code into your functions.php file that will add your
   custom stylesheet in the wp_head section, without your having to upgrade header.
   php each time.
 * article:
    [http://www.lost-in-code.com/platforms/wordpress/wordpress-enqueue-css-styles/](http://www.lost-in-code.com/platforms/wordpress/wordpress-enqueue-css-styles/)
 *  Thread Starter [GangMan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gangman/)
 * (@gangman)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-css/#post-1212912)
 * Hi stvwlf,
 * thanks for the article. This seems reasonable and is probably more elegant than
   my solution. Still, if functions.php gets replaced during a theme upgrade (which
   it usually would since it contains the theme’s version number) I’d have to enter
   this line again as well. Or am I mistaken?
    I guess the only permanent solution
   would be for the theme author to add an option to the admin menu that enables
   you to add a custom CSS file.
 *  [mattb348](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mattb348/)
 * (@mattb348)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-css/#post-1212943)
 * Gangman, I beleive you are correct as far as a new template adding a new functions.
   php file, which would definitely require you to add the custom CSS code again.
   However, I am pretty sure that I have seen themes that do in fact add the option
   to add custom CSS from within the admin menu. You would think that they would
   all offer that option.
 *  [stvwlf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stvwlf/)
 * (@stvwlf)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-css/#post-1212949)
 * hi
 * In that case you build the code in that article into a simple plugin and execute
   it that way. That way it doesn’t get overwritten when the theme upgrades.

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