Title: Style using custom CSS
Last modified: May 4, 2026

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# Style using custom CSS

 *  [mrleblanc101](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrleblanc101/)
 * (@mrleblanc101)
 * [3 weeks, 3 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/style-using-custom-css/)
 * As a theme author, is there a way for me to opt-out of the default styling ?
   
   I want a way to write custom CSS, and not deal with the admin-ui.Currently, I
   need to overwrite all values with `!important`.

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