Title: Where to change CSS
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Where to change CSS

 *  Resolved [msmith00](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrsmith1313/)
 * (@mrsmith1313)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/where-to-change-css/)
 * Hi. newb here…
 * where do I go to change the MC signup form css? do I edit the MC plugin code,
   or just update my wp theme css?
 * thx
 * [http://wordpress.org/plugins/mailchimp/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/mailchimp/)

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 *  [mc_tak](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mc_tak/)
 * (@mc_tak)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/where-to-change-css/#post-4245541)
 * Hey there,
 * Thanks for posting! The decision is ultimately up to you, as adding it in both
   your theme’s stylesheet and the actual plugin code should work. Though, keep 
   in mind that updating either will likely result in those changes being overwritten,
   so you’ll need to remember to add them back on each update.
 * If you decide to add it to your theme’s stylesheet, depending on what CSS you’re
   adding, you may see that the changes aren’t taking effect, in which case what’s
   called the CSS hierarchy may be causing it not to work.
 * If so, you’ll then need to make your css changes to the plugin code, which can
   be done by going to your wp-admin area, then Plugins > editor > mailchimp. Edit
   the mailchimp_widget.php file there, and locate this block of code:
 *     ```
       <style>
       	.widget_mailchimpsf_widget .widget-title {
       		line-height: 1.4em;
       		margin-bottom: 0.75em;
       	}
       ```
   
 * You can add and insert any CSS here as you’d like. 🙂
 * Let us know if you have any questions!
 *  [mayday](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mayday/)
 * (@mayday)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/where-to-change-css/#post-4245542)
 * I had a similar issue in that I wanted to change some margins and padding on 
   the form. You can add css to your custom style.css but you must add the !important
   attribute to make that work.
 *  [mc_tak](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mc_tak/)
 * (@mc_tak)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/where-to-change-css/#post-4245543)
 * Yep yep, adding !important will work, as it’ll override and take priority over
   everything else in terms of CSS. Keep in mind that the !important declaration
   is generally suggested to only be used when absolutely necessary when it comes
   to CSS on a site. If you’re interested, there’s more info at the following link:
   [http://coding.smashingmagazine.com/2010/11/02/the-important-css-declaration-how-and-when-to-use-it/](http://coding.smashingmagazine.com/2010/11/02/the-important-css-declaration-how-and-when-to-use-it/)
 * cheers! 🙂
 * -tk
 *  Thread Starter [msmith00](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrsmith1313/)
 * (@mrsmith1313)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/where-to-change-css/#post-4245550)
 * awesome… thx for the input and guidance.

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 * Last reply from: [msmith00](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrsmith1313/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/where-to-change-css/#post-4245550)
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