Title: Customize 2013 Theme
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Customize 2013 Theme

 *  [jpnicols](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jpnicols/)
 * (@jpnicols)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customize-2013-theme/)
 * I had the 2013 theme on a wordpress.com account, and I made some minor changes
   to the font and colors that worked great. Now that I have moved the site to a
   self-hosted wordpress.org account, those changes are gone and I don’t see any
   way to make those changes again.
 * Normally, you get MORE customization when you move to wordpress.org.
 * Am I missing something?
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 *  [bemdesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bemdesign/)
 * (@bemdesign)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customize-2013-theme/#post-4177882)
 * You’re going to want to create a [child theme](http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes)
   or use a plugin like [Jetpack](http://wordpress.org/plugins/jetpack/) to let 
   you add custom CSS to your theme.
 * Running your own WordPress installation does provide you an unlimited freedom
   to customize but it also means a lot more responsibility and a lot more learning
   how WordPress actually works under the hood.
 *  Thread Starter [jpnicols](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jpnicols/)
 * (@jpnicols)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customize-2013-theme/#post-4177910)
 * Thank you.
 *  [CrouchingBruin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/crouchingbruin/)
 * (@crouchingbruin)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customize-2013-theme/#post-4177911)
 * Going self-hosted definitely gives you more freedom in design. As bemdesign pointed
   out, you can manipulate the CSS quite easily, either through the theme’s Custom
   CSS option (if it has one), or by creating a child theme, or using a CSS plugin.
 * You may also want to explore different themes from the [WordPress Theme Repository](http://wordpress.org/themes/).
   It can be a bit daunting trying to find the theme that is right for the design
   you have in mind, but there are several themes that allow you to easily customize
   the appearance without having to create a child theme or using PHP (although 
   it wouldn’t hurt to learn some).

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 * Last activity: [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customize-2013-theme/#post-4177911)
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