Welcome to Part 3 of our 3-part series on writing basic CSS in WordPress! In Part 1 we covered the fundamentals of basic CSS and the anatomy of a CSS rule. In Part 2 we showed you how to practise writing your own rules to make temporary changes to a webpage. Now for Part 3 […]
WordPress CSS Part 2: How to Write a Simple CSS Rule
Welcome to Part 2 of our 3-part WP Ninjas series on writing CSS for WordPress! In Part 1 we broke down the basics of WordPress CSS and what a CSS rule looks like. If you’ve not read that and aren’t familiar with the working pieces of a CSS rule, hop through this link and give Part […]
Basic WordPress CSS: Beautiful Results in Minimal Time, Part 1
One of the most beautiful features of WordPress, and the reason it has grown to command a staggering 26+% of the world’s websites, is the freedom it gives its users. We all know the stock face of a fresh WordPress install, from WordPress Classic to Kubrick to Twenty Seventeen, but they’re rarely seen in the […]
How to write the perfect CSS rule – Part 2
Now that we have a handle on CSS specificity, let’s get a tool to make this process super easy. Browsers & Extensions Before we start, you really need to get a browser that is meant for development and troubleshooting. I strongly recommend downloading Chrome. It’s what I will be using for all of the examples […]
How to write the perfect CSS rule – Part 1
Have you ever tried to make a simple CSS change to your website but nothing happened? You’re not going crazy; you’re most likely just missing some context. Another way of saying it is that the rule you added wasn’t the strongest. In this two part series, I share some simple steps to writing the perfect […]