Title: Customize or Replace?
Last modified: October 15, 2016

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# Customize or Replace?

 *  [scorendesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scorendesign/)
 * (@scorendesign)
 * [9 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customize-or-replace/)
 * I’m not new to WP, but I don’t know enough (apparently).
 * In particular, when it comes to the header/main menu area:
 * 1. Is it best to work with what a theme gives you, and try to modify it to suit
   your needs, or
 * 2. Create your own replacement elements?
 * [Dev site](http://gsmile.org/Word-Dev)
 * Thanks.

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