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1. limetreefruits
   Member
   Oct 20, 2012, 3:47 PM

   Hello,
   I am planning on moving to wordpress.org and although I will change the design in the future, right now I want to be able use what I have so far.

   I searched and found that WP.org has retro-fitted theme available. Great!

   But then how do I transfer the CSS customization I did?

   If I should post this on .org forum instead of here let me know and I will move it.
   Thanks

   The blog I need help with is limetreefruits.com.

2. foomandoonian
   Member
   Oct 20, 2012, 5:17 PM

   Probably like this:

   1. Copy the custom CSS into a text file and save as mystyles.css (or whatever).
   2. Via FTP, upload this into the theme along with the other CSS files. (wp-content > themes > [your theme] > css)
   3. Now add a link in your header.php file (or whichever file has the HTML head info) to call in that CSS, after all the other links. It should look like this:
      <link href="<?php echo get_stylesheet_directory_uri(); ?>/my_theme/css/mystyles.css" rel="stylesheet">

   Alternatively, the Jetpack plugin from WordPress.com lets you edit CSS in exactly the same way. Just install it and paste your code in over there.

3. designsimply
   Staff
   Oct 26, 2012, 3:36 PM

   I would recommend Jetpack Custom CSS first (the one foomandoonian mentioned).
   http://jetpack.me/support/custom-css/

   Or if you don't use Jetpack Custom CSS, I would recommend creating a child theme:
   http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Theme

4. limetreefruits
   Member
   Oct 29, 2012, 12:16 AM

   HI Thank you both!
   I am using JetPack and kind-of-sort-of is working ok. A few changes still to go but it is all good. Thanks!

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