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salcode / bootstrap-genesis

WordPress Genesis Child Theme setup to use Bootstrap, Sass, and Grunt
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Customizing design - best practice? #171

Closed staceyzav closed 6 years ago

staceyzav commented 6 years ago

Hi - First, thanks for the work on this! This isn't an issue, but rather a pretty basic question. Where is the best place to add my custom css without disturbing the bootstrap files or theme in case I wish to update later? I'd prefer to add on a stylesheet than in the dashboard (I know I can add custom css from the theme customizer, but would rather do so on a file in the theme if possible).

Thanks again!

salcode commented 6 years ago

Hi @staceyzav,

Thanks for your kind words. In regards to your question,

Where is the best place to add my custom css without disturbing the bootstrap files or theme in case I wish to update later?

Your question prompted me to add this page How to Make CSS Changes to Bootstrap Genesis to the wiki.

To me, the best practice would be the section on Using Sass.

If you prefer not to use Sass, I think the Modify Existing CSS would be my next preferred way to modify things.

Finally, if you feel it is imperative to be able to update Bootstrap Genesis, I personally would go the Add New CSS with a Custom Plugin route. Note: When I build sites, I use Bootstrap Genesis as a starting point and create a new theme from it (with a new name). I never update Bootstrap Genesis on these sites. Instead, I update the Genesis parent theme each time to get the necessary updates.

I'm happy to hear you're using Bootstrap Genesis, I hope this helps.

staceyzav commented 6 years ago

Thanks for the quick and (thorough) reply and detailed post.

That all sounds great. I wasn't sure how imperative it was to update the bootstrap files.

I've always used Genesis child themes and customized them directly using a similar method, so this sounds great. I love bootstrap and have often added the column classes to my themes, so I'm excited to try out your theme as a starting point for my sites. Thanks again!

salcode commented 6 years ago

My pleasure. If you create any sites you'd like to share, there is a Bootstrap Genesis in the Wild page in the wiki, where I'd love to see more links of sites built using Bootstrap Genesis.