How do I change fonts in Twenty Thirteen?

  • Hello,
    I quite like the new default theme and I would like to use it, but my blog is in Polish and new default fonts do not support some of the letters.

    I thought it would be enough to change the font name in css file, but from what I read online the fonts are somehow installed? And can’t just be changed? This is a new concept for me so I need your help.

    I looked at https://www.google.com/fonts and found another font that I would like to use, but what should I do to change it?

    I am running WordPress 3.6 and I am using a child theme to modify it.

    Thanks in advance!

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  • There are “Source Sans Pro” defined 11 times in the theme stylesheet. So you have to get all that 11 selectors to redeclare your own font family in either child theme stylesheet, or in Custom CSS plugin.

    To get google font into the theme, use plugin, this is plugin territory.
    https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/search.php?q=google+font

    Kapil Patel

    (@kapil_dev)

    Fonts can be change by editing in custom-header.php file which is located in /wp-content/themes/twentythirteen/inc folder.

    Andrew Nevins

    (@anevins)

    WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support

    I don’t think that’s a good approach Kapil, the theme’s files are replaced every time the theme updates – meaning that modification will be erased when the theme is updated.

    Moderator Jan Dembowski

    (@jdembowski)

    Forum Moderator and Brute Squad

    Fonts can be change by editing in custom-header.php file which is located in /wp-content/themes/twentythirteen/inc folder.

    Yes, don’t do that. Twenty Thirteen is an actively developed theme (bug fixes) and you will lose your changes if you follow that advice.

    Instead create a child theme of Twenty Thirteen and make your changes there.

    https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Child_Themes

    It’s just safer that way.

    Hi guys! I made child theme so I could tweak twenty thirteen but I still can’t find which code changes what in css. I mean, what code should I modify to change size/color of header text for example? I’m quite new to wp so forward me to a place where my question has been maybe answered. ?? Thanks!

    @dusanmihailovic: If you require assistance then, as per the Forum Welcome, please post your own topic instead of tagging onto someone else’s topic.

    This topic references an old version of WordPress.

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