Title: customize controls
Last modified: April 25, 2019

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# customize controls

 *  Resolved [ishinobu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ishinobu/)
 * (@ishinobu)
 * [7 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customize-controls/)
 * Really like the Spoken Word plug-in, but would like to customize the buttons (
   make them a bit smaller) and get a handle on their placement.
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fcustomize-controls%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Author [Weston Ruter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/westonruter/)
 * (@westonruter)
 * [7 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customize-controls/#post-11468131)
 * Have you tried CSS?
 *  Thread Starter [ishinobu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ishinobu/)
 * (@ishinobu)
 * [7 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customize-controls/#post-11468625)
 * I apologize for my ignorance. I thought the buttons were already specified somewhere,
   but I don’t see where. I read code well enough to edit it is all. (I was a software
   developer decades ago, but in C.) Without a bit of guidance I’ll have to hire
   a contractor. Thanks for the help. Sorry to bother you.
 *  Plugin Author [Weston Ruter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/westonruter/)
 * (@westonruter)
 * [7 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customize-controls/#post-11468745)
 * The buttons are added via JavaScript. If you would like to style them, you can
   do so via Additional CSS in the Customizer. You can read about how to do that
   here: [https://www.wpbeginner.com/plugins/how-to-easily-add-custom-css-to-your-wordpress-site/](https://www.wpbeginner.com/plugins/how-to-easily-add-custom-css-to-your-wordpress-site/)
 *  Thread Starter [ishinobu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ishinobu/)
 * (@ishinobu)
 * [7 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customize-controls/#post-11471168)
 * Thanks for the help Weston. My WordPress contractor came up with the following
   to get rid of the forward and backward buttons and downsize the buttons.
 * .spoken-word-playback-controls button:nth-child(3), .spoken-word-playback-controls
   button:nth-child(4) {
    display: none; }
 * button, input[type=”button”], input[type=”reset”], input[type=”submit”] {
    border-
   radius: 22px; padding: 2px 6px; margin-right: 10px; }
 * .spoken-word {
    margin: 0; margin-bottom: 25px; }

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 * Last reply from: [ishinobu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ishinobu/)
 * Last activity: [7 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customize-controls/#post-11471168)
 * Status: resolved