Title: Modifying error messages (alerts)
Last modified: December 1, 2019

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# Modifying error messages (alerts)

 *  Resolved [ericpaquette](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ericpaquette/)
 * (@ericpaquette)
 * [6 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/modifying-error-messages-alerts/)
 * Hello,
 * my alert message tags are white and so is the box that contains the text. How
   can I modify the colour of the tags to be black ? Is there a code via custom 
   CSS?
 * For example, if you leave the First name this is the popup that opens however
   the tags such as Billing First Name is white and so are the other tags.
 * Billing First name is a required field.
    Billing Last name is a required field.
   Billing Street address is a required field. Billing Town / City is a required
   field. Billing Province is a required field. Billing Postal code is a required
   field. Billing Phone is a required field. Billing Email address is a required
   field.
    -  This topic was modified 6 years, 5 months ago by [ericpaquette](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ericpaquette/).
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fmodifying-error-messages-alerts%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  [braehler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/braehler/)
 * (@braehler)
 * [6 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/modifying-error-messages-alerts/#post-12193074)
 * [@ericpaquette](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ericpaquette/)
    the error
   messages can be changed with the tranlsation files. just edit the .po file the
   way you need it
 *  [Luminus Alabi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/luminus/)
 * (@luminus)
 * Automattic Happiness Engineer
 * [6 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/modifying-error-messages-alerts/#post-12201847)
 * Hi [@ericpaquette](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ericpaquette/),
 * These elements are white because of your theme and the Skin that’s applied to
   it.
 * There’s a `skin.css` file that’s applying the white colour `#ffffff` to those
   items.
 * You can fix that by modifying your CSS or switching themes.
 * Here’s a screenshot showing you where the issue is, you’ll see that the text 
   show’s up black when I disable the CSS responsible for the issue:
     Full Size:
   [https://d.pr/i/a1NnwG](https://d.pr/i/a1NnwG)
 *  [Luminus Alabi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/luminus/)
 * (@luminus)
 * Automattic Happiness Engineer
 * [6 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/modifying-error-messages-alerts/#post-12224802)
 * Hi [@ericpaquette](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ericpaquette/),
 * We haven’t heard back from you in a while, so I’m going to mark this as resolved–
   if you have any further questions, you can start a new thread.

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 * Last reply from: [Luminus Alabi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/luminus/)
 * Last activity: [6 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/modifying-error-messages-alerts/#post-12224802)
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