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13 years 6 months ago [\#103001](#103001) by [flashx](/forum/user/8818-flashx "View flashx's Profile")  *[CSS editing? whats best? external file or hikashop](/forum/2-general-talk-about-hikashop/81567-css-editing-whats-best-external-file-or-hikashop#103001 "hi again,  whats the best way to edit the hikashop css? through 'components > hikashop > configuration > css or through an external css file in my template folder?  cheers")* was created by *[flashx](/forum/user/8818-flashx "View flashx's Profile")*

hi again,

whats the best way to edit the hikashop css? through 'components > hikashop > configuration > css or through an external css file in my template folder?

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13 years 6 months ago [\#103023](#103023) by [Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile")  Replied by *[Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile")* on topic *[CSS editing? whats best? external file or hikashop](/forum/2-general-talk-about-hikashop/81567-css-editing-whats-best-external-file-or-hikashop#103023 "hi again,  whats the best way to edit the hikashop css? through 'components > hikashop > configuration > css or through an external css file in my template folder?  cheers")*

Hi,

It depends on what you want to do.

With template CSS, you can only add new css rule. You will override by addition (or replacement).
With hikaShop custom css, you can add, modify and remove some existing rules. You custom css will change change with updates which have the effect to not have the new CSS rules of the default hikashop file.

You can have a sort of mix with css import, if your custom css just contains: Code:

@import url('frontend_default.css');

But it will be the same than template css (you won't be able to remove some existing rules, just add/replace them).

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