Using CSS to edit theme

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  jsbdevelopment · Member · Jul 17, 2014 at 7:10 pm

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  Apologies if this is explained somewhere on the site, but I am brand new to web development and CSS. How do you use CSS to customize your theme? For instance I want to replace the site title with my company logo but can figure out how to write the CSS for it. I have done independent research and everyone says to update the Header.php file or the .css file…where are these files? All I have seen so far is the CSS editor in the Customize section of my blog. How is someone who is brand new to this skillet suppose to know these things.

  Sorry. Beginner problems.

  Thanks for the help.

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  shawnajroberts · Member · Jul 17, 2014 at 8:47 pm

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  Hi there!

  This is a great place to start learning about how to customize your WordPress.com site:

  Homepage

  Since CSS is new to you, here are some resources for learning more about it:

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/css-basics/

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/editing-css/

  Learning how to target your site’s CSS will help you make certain design and layout changes. Here are some very helpful posts that will help you customize your site with CSS:

  An Intro to CSS: Finding CSS Selectors

  An Intro to CSS, or How to Make Things Look Like You Like

  Intro to CSS: Previewing Changes with the Matched Rule Pane

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/how-to-find-your-themes-css/

  Let me know if you have any more questions!