Title: Block Quote Code
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Block Quote Code

 *  [BrianKGolden](https://wordpress.org/support/users/briankgolden/)
 * (@briankgolden)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/block-quote-code/)
 * I have dug around on multiple help sites to see how to adjust Block Quotes on
   Magazino. I have changed the style.css but something must be over riding the 
   code I am putting in. Can anyone help me figure out how to do this on Magazino?

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 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/block-quote-code/#post-4099894)
 * A link to your site would be relevant/necessary for help with CSS. Make sure 
   you are not modifying the style.css file directly – as those changes will be 
   lost when the theme is updated. Instead use a child theme or custom CSS (plugin
   if the theme does not have the option).
 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/block-quote-code/#post-4099895)
 * You should also get WP updated ASAP – outdated versions are a security risk.
 *  Thread Starter [BrianKGolden](https://wordpress.org/support/users/briankgolden/)
 * (@briankgolden)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/block-quote-code/#post-4099897)
 * [http://www.catharsisproductions.com/blog](http://www.catharsisproductions.com/blog)
 * Thanks.
 * I have no idea how to use a child theme or custom CSS. Any help you can offer
   with that?
 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/block-quote-code/#post-4099902)
 * Sure – [http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes](http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes)
 * IF you’re only changing CSS, a plugin is a great and easy way to go – this is
   a good one: [http://wordpress.org/plugins/custom-css-manager-plugin/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/custom-css-manager-plugin/)
 * What do you want to do to the blockquotes?
 *  Thread Starter [BrianKGolden](https://wordpress.org/support/users/briankgolden/)
 * (@briankgolden)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/block-quote-code/#post-4099904)
 * I want to be able to shade a background behind them and make the text pop. But
   I also just want to explore and see what looks good. I’m not totally sure yet.
   I think I’m savvy enough to control the display once I just know how to make 
   the code stick and not be overridden.
 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/block-quote-code/#post-4099925)
 * The best way to do that is to find the existing styles for blockquote – and then
   copy those CSS selectors to the custom CSS – those should override the existing
   styles –
 * Looks like this may be what you need:
 *     ```
       .commentlist li.comment article[id*=comment-] blockquote,
       			.post_content blockquote {
       				font-style: italic;
       				line-height: 1.6em;
       				margin: 1.5em 2.85em;
       			}
   
       			.commentlist li.comment article[id*=comment-] blockquote:before,
       			.post_content blockquote:before {
       				content: "“";
       				font-size: 5em;
       				text-indent: -.55em;
       				margin-top: .25em;
       				float: left;
       				color: #e5e5e5;
       				font-family: "Passion One", "Arial Black", Gadget, sans-serif;
       				font-weight: 400;
       				font-style: normal;
   
       			} /* this adds the quote before the blockquote */
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [BrianKGolden](https://wordpress.org/support/users/briankgolden/)
 * (@briankgolden)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/block-quote-code/#post-4100172)
 * Dang, I just can’t figure this out. I downloaded the code you suggested and put
   it in the style.css on top of the existing blockquote code. No luck.
 * Then I downloaded the plug in you suggested and put the code in the main box 
   of that, too. No luck again.
 * I’m sorry…I really want to get this now, it’s my White Whale. Can you help? How
   does the Custom CSS Plugin work?

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