Title: How to edit wordpress html
Last modified: July 26, 2020

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# How to edit wordpress html

 *  Resolved [socialwp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/socialwp/)
 * (@socialwp)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-edit-wordpress-html/)
 * Hello,
 * how to edit wordpress html?
 * and what happens if I edit it? would be overrided when wordpress release a new
   version?
 * if so? what should I do in order not to be overrided?
 * and many thanks in advance.

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 *  Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * (@sterndata)
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 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-edit-wordpress-html/#post-13171790)
 * What is it your trying to accomplish?
 *  Thread Starter [socialwp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/socialwp/)
 * (@socialwp)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-edit-wordpress-html/#post-13171797)
 * [@sterndata](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * thanks for your quick reply. I want to add classes to html tag in the blog just
   for example and other things
    -  This reply was modified 5 years, 9 months ago by [socialwp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/socialwp/).
 *  Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * (@sterndata)
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 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-edit-wordpress-html/#post-13171807)
 * Well, as you might expect, “It depends”. For some things, you may be able to 
   take advantage of hooks to modify the output of plugins, themes, and WP core.
   For other things, you may need to create a child theme to override parts of your
   theme.
 * If you modify core, don’t. Ever. **Just don’t.**
 * If you modify a theme the mods will be wiped out with each update, so you’d child
   theme.
 * What’s one concrete example?
 *  Thread Starter [socialwp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/socialwp/)
 * (@socialwp)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-edit-wordpress-html/#post-13171824)
 * [@sterndata](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * thanks so much for information.
    while designing a blog I have tried to make 
   the textarea to the comment form under the name. I already did with a function
   I have found.
 * but I am still thinking what if I want to add html input in the comment form 
   that does not exist such as country drop down menu, so I think I need to edit
   html in the comment form.
 *  Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * (@sterndata)
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 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-edit-wordpress-html/#post-13171831)
 * There are plugins the allow you to customize the comment forms, as well as plugins
   that enable 3rd party comment systems. Or, as comments are typically part of 
   a theme, you could child theme that. However, something like that should ideally
   be theme-independent. If you want to do it yourself, I suggest doing it as a 
   plugin.
 *  Thread Starter [socialwp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/socialwp/)
 * (@socialwp)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-edit-wordpress-html/#post-13171844)
 * [@sterndata](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * thanks for the reply. but I have used many plugins on the theme. what is the 
   maximum number of plugins could I use in landing page with blog? I feel it has
   become slow
 *  Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * (@sterndata)
 * Volunteer Forum Moderator
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-edit-wordpress-html/#post-13171847)
 * There is no maximum.
 *  Thread Starter [socialwp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/socialwp/)
 * (@socialwp)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-edit-wordpress-html/#post-13171850)
 * [@sterndata](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * thanks for replying.
 *  Thread Starter [socialwp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/socialwp/)
 * (@socialwp)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-edit-wordpress-html/#post-13171899)
 * please, also I want to add bootsrap class and id to the textarea on the comment
   form.
 * so please, how to do that?
 * and many thanks in advance.
    -  This reply was modified 5 years, 9 months ago by [socialwp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/socialwp/).
 *  Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * (@sterndata)
 * Volunteer Forum Moderator
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-edit-wordpress-html/#post-13171989)
 * Again, child theme or plugin. It depends.
 *  Thread Starter [socialwp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/socialwp/)
 * (@socialwp)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-edit-wordpress-html/#post-13177384)
 * [@sterndata](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * thanks so much for helpful replies

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