Title: Edit HTML file
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Edit HTML file

 *  [robertblog](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robertblog/)
 * (@robertblog)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-html-file/)
 * When I view my blog home page, I can View -> Source Code and see my HTML source
   code. Where is that located (where and what directory) so that I can edit it?
 * I can’t seem to find it anywhere.

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 *  [Michael](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alchymyth/)
 * (@alchymyth)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-html-file/#post-1455967)
 * part of it (the content of the posts etc.) is located in the database you set
   up with your installation. other parts are from the various php files of your
   theme and of the wordpress core files.
 * what you see in the browser is generated dynamically combining these two sources.
 * unless you are more specific what you want to edit, you could try to edit the
   content (that what is specific to your posts) in the wordpress dashboard editor(
   posts or pages); or edit the structural parts by editing the theme php files 
   in ‘appearance’ ‘editor’ (in the dashbord as well).
 *  Thread Starter [robertblog](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robertblog/)
 * (@robertblog)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-html-file/#post-1456077)
 * For example, in my source code (html) under ‘My Favorite Links’, I would like
   to go in and add a blank line between links or maybe a colored line separating
   the links. I don’t know where the code is to do that. I see it when I am in my
   blog and go to View -> Source Code, but don’t know how to get to that code to
   edit it.
 *  [Jeremy Pry](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jpry/)
 * (@jpry)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-html-file/#post-1456079)
 * The changes that you’re describing sound better suited to a CSS file. Are you
   familiar with editing Cascading Style Sheets?
 *  Thread Starter [robertblog](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robertblog/)
 * (@robertblog)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-html-file/#post-1456082)
 * Yes I am.
 *  [Jeremy Pry](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jpry/)
 * (@jpry)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-html-file/#post-1456101)
 * You can find the style sheet being used by your theme if you click on Themes 
   in the Admin panel, and then click on “Editor” under that. A list of all the 
   files in the theme will be displayed on the right, and one of those files will
   be the style sheet. Use the source code to figure out what page elements to reference,
   and then either add to an existing style definition, or create your own.
 * For example, your list of links are most likely coded as an unordered list, so
   each link is a `<li>` object. You can set a style that adds `padding-top` to 
   add extra space, or a top/bottom border to add lines between the links.
 *  Thread Starter [robertblog](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robertblog/)
 * (@robertblog)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-html-file/#post-1456192)
 * Thank you

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 * Last activity: [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-html-file/#post-1456192)
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