Where are the style sheets located

[Jessicaswain]

I cant figure out where style sheets are located.. I am using host gator as a host .. i also can not find where the text edit spot is
Help please.. I dont know what i am doing..

[schoolboy]

The first thing is this... If you are going to EDIT the core files (which we all have to do to some extent) then you should use FTP to COPY a file from your host server to your LOCAL computer. Then you edit the COPY.

When you have finished editing the COPY, you FTP it back to the server, and (in most cases) into the OVER-RIDES directory.

If you are working with a fresh, standard install, you are using the CLASSIC template and that is the folder set you will put your edited core files into.

For example:

Let's say you want to change the file tpl_account_default.php.

The ORIGINAL is in:-

includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_account_default.php

After you have EDITED a copy on your local computer, you would send this copy to:-

includes/templates/classic/templates/tpl_account_default.php .

(you may have to create a "templates" folder inside the "classic" folder first).

If a file you want to EDIT already sits inside the classic directory (or a sub folder), then it's already in it's over-ride position.

This is the case with the CSS files you are wanting to edit.

Look in: includes/templates/classic/css/

and you will see several css files. The main one is stylesheet.css .

You should use a GOOD text editor (NOT NOTEPAD). I use Crimson Editor, which is a free download off the WWW.