Title: Using previous css which I’d worked on
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Using previous css which I’d worked on

 *  [sneakerlover](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sneakerlover/)
 * (@sneakerlover)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-previous-css-which-id-worked-on/)
 * Hi, I’m very new to wordpress. I would like to know if I could use the css and
   html which I previously worked on. If I could, it means that I need to create
   the php files as well?

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-previous-css-which-id-worked-on/#post-1297466)
 * Yes – you could re-use your CSS and markup but it’s likely that both would need
   some modification to fit into the WordPress theme framework. You wouldn’t necessarily
   need to create all of the necessary template .php files from scratch. You might
   be able to find a pre-existing theme that is close to your desired end result
   and start by modifying that.
 * In the meantime, if you are going to be creating your own theme, have a look 
   at:
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Development](http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Development)
 *  Thread Starter [sneakerlover](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sneakerlover/)
 * (@sneakerlover)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-previous-css-which-id-worked-on/#post-1297517)
 * Thanks for the info. So I could just download a theme and modify the css and 
   html as well right?
 *  [Rev. Voodoo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rvoodoo/)
 * (@rvoodoo)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-previous-css-which-id-worked-on/#post-1297518)
 * yep…thats how I did my first couple of themes…. butchering someone else’s
 *  Thread Starter [sneakerlover](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sneakerlover/)
 * (@sneakerlover)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-previous-css-which-id-worked-on/#post-1297596)
 * Ok, I’ve download a few themes. So how do I preview it? Or start editing it? 
   I’m using dreamweaver. Sorry I’m a little noob.
 *  [Gerald Yeo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/geraldyeo/)
 * (@geraldyeo)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-previous-css-which-id-worked-on/#post-1297599)
 * Probably you want to set up a local development server and install WordPress 
   on your local machine to test as PHP is required.
 * Alternatively, you can edit the files and upload to your site every time though
   I wouldn’t recommend it.
 * Themes are stored in the wp-content/themes/ folder. You’ll need to unzip the 
   theme file you downloaded there.

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