Title: Quick question about editing themes css/html
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Quick question about editing themes css/html

 *  [bobstaman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bobstaman/)
 * (@bobstaman)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/quick-question-about-editing-themes-csshtml/)
 * So I picked up a theme and have created a decent looking website and I’ve been
   trying to make some adjustments that the standard theme customization doesn’t
   provide. I’ve successfully edited many lines of code already but can’t locate
   some others. It has to be in HTML and there are many different files in my cpanel
   I’m not sure where to look. My question is, is there code anywhere else that 
   attains to my site?

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 *  [Nisha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nishasingh/)
 * (@nishasingh)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/quick-question-about-editing-themes-csshtml/#post-7065498)
 * Yes, the theme has many files that attain to the site. If you want to change 
   in style then you can edit style file and for the functional changes you have
   to edit other files.
 *  [Ahir Hemant](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hemant-ahir/)
 * (@hemant-ahir)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/quick-question-about-editing-themes-csshtml/#post-7065537)
 * before making any changes you need to create child theme.
    Why use a Child Theme?
 *  If you modify a theme directly and it is updated, then your modifications may
   be lost. By using a child theme you will ensure that your modifications are preserved.
   
   Using a child theme can speed up development time. Using a child theme is a great
   way to learn about WordPress theme development.
 *  more details: [https://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes](https://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes)

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 * Last reply from: [Ahir Hemant](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hemant-ahir/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/quick-question-about-editing-themes-csshtml/#post-7065537)
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