[Skip to main content](#vessel-content) # CSS - Best practice for Editing ## - **[budfox](/forum/user/5874-budfox "View budfox's Profile")** - [![budfox's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/5874-budfox "View budfox's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/5874-budfox) Less More - Posts: 9 - Thank you received: 0 - - 13 years 5 months ago [\#105023](#105023) by [budfox](/forum/user/5874-budfox "View budfox's Profile") *[CSS - Best practice for Editing](/forum/4-how-to/82405-css-best-practice-for-editing#105023 "Hello Nicolas I've bought Hika Shop today for another client and I'm struggling to work out best practice for editing the CSS styles. I don't wish to do anything major, but my site has a dark blue background and I'd like to remove most of the white backgrounds that Hika Shop inserts. The shop is at www.aromany.co.uk/shop-online I can see that the white background is coming from a style within the page header, and although I read another thread about this I got a bit confused. It seems to me that even if I define my own styles, the ones generated within the page will take priority. So, if you could offer a simple explanation of how best to change just a few colours I'd be very happy. Thanks Steve")* was created by *[budfox](/forum/user/5874-budfox "View budfox's Profile")* Hello Nicolas I've bought Hika Shop today for another client and I'm struggling to work out best practice for editing the CSS styles. I don't wish to do anything major, but my site has a dark blue background and I'd like to remove most of the white backgrounds that Hika Shop inserts. The shop is at [ www.aromany.co.uk/shop-online](http://www.aromany.co.uk/shop-online) I can see that the white background is coming from a style within the page header, and although I read another thread about this I got a bit confused. It seems to me that even if I define my own styles, the ones generated within the page will take priority. So, if you could offer a simple explanation of how best to change just a few colours I'd be very happy. Thanks Steve Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzQtaG93LXRvLzgyNDA1LWNzcy1iZXN0LXByYWN0aWNlLWZvci1lZGl0aW5nP3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile")** - [![Jerome's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar80.png)](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile") - [ Offline](/forum/user/80-jerome) - HikaShop core developer Less More - Posts: 26394 - Thank you received: 4077 - - [](http://obsi.dev) - 13 years 5 months ago [\#105057](#105057) by [Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile") Replied by *[Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile")* on topic *[CSS - Best practice for Editing](/forum/4-how-to/82405-css-best-practice-for-editing#105057 "Hello Nicolas I've bought Hika Shop today for another client and I'm struggling to work out best practice for editing the CSS styles. I don't wish to do anything major, but my site has a dark blue background and I'd like to remove most of the white backgrounds that Hika Shop inserts. The shop is at www.aromany.co.uk/shop-online I can see that the white background is coming from a style within the page header, and although I read another thread about this I got a bit confused. It seems to me that even if I define my own styles, the ones generated within the page will take priority. So, if you could offer a simple explanation of how best to change just a few colours I'd be very happy. Thanks Steve")* Hi, You can read the documentation about styling: [ www.hikashop.com/en/support/documentatio...ize-the-display.html](http://www.hikashop.com/en/support/documentation/153-customize-the-display.html) The FAQ about the CSS: [ www.hikashop.com/en/support/documentation/faq.html#css](http://www.hikashop.com/en/support/documentation/faq.html#css) And this forum thread about different css solutions: [ www.hikashop.com/en/forum/2-general-talk...hikashop.html#103023](http://www.hikashop.com/en/forum/2-general-talk-about-hikashop/81567-css-editing-whats-best-external-file-or-hikashop.html#103023) Regards, --- Jerome - Obsidev.com HikaMarket & HikaSerial developer / HikaShop core dev team. Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzQtaG93LXRvLzgyNDA1LWNzcy1iZXN0LXByYWN0aWNlLWZvci1lZGl0aW5nP3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. 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