Adding custom styles with an external style sheet.

[westerdaled]

Hi

If want to add custom styles to my child theme is there a recommended approach?

I guess this is not necessarily the best approach :https://my.studiopress.com/documentation/executive-pro-theme/customize-your-settings/additional-css/ as in a bit lacking in syntax highlighting / version control via GIT.

Alternatively, is the simplest approach to hack styles.css and hope I don't break anything!

[Victor Font]

The Additional CSS feature you are referring to in the post is a WordPress Core feature. Code you add in this area extends across your site regardless of the theme in use. It is added as an inline style and overrides the style sheet.

Executive Pro is a WordPress child theme. Child themes are by nature designed to be modified. If you want to change CSS, edit the Executive Pro style sheet. If you want to use an external, supplemental style sheet, enqueue it in functions.php. The "best practice" here is whatever you choose to make it.

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[westerdaled]

I understand what you are saying. My original thinking was to reduce the impact of updates to the child theme CSS including reapplying my own styles. Not so bad if they were in one place but what if they are scattered around the different sections of styles.css .

I guess to keep it simple then add changes styles.css and not say the enqueue in functions.php e.g.

https://digitalessence.net/add-extra-css-file-genesis-framework/

[Victor Font]

Either way is simple, the choice depends on what the CSS is for. If the CSS is for elements contained within the child theme, then add them to style.css. If you switch theme's later on and reuse custom elements, you'll have to cut and paste from the old theme to the new. If you use an external style sheet, you would only have to enqueue it in the new functions file. How much work do you want later?

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[Andrea Rennick]

"My original thinking was to reduce the impact of updates to the child theme CSS including reapplying my own styles. "

Child themes are not upgraded.

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[westerdaled]

Andrea

Unfortunately, child themes do get updated - just not very often!
In my case I plan to do a fresh install of the child theme, once I can transfer a domain to my new host. Thereafter, I can apply my own styles and changes to functions.php.

Metro Pro
Type: StudioPress Version: 2.2.1 Updated: 1/31/17

[Andrea Rennick]

We may update child themes, but they do not send out upgrade notices. There's a difference.

You are also not expected nor required to update your customized child theme with the latest version.

This is the official position officially coming from support.

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