How to get rid of italics within blockquote

Add a custom CSS plugin such as :

https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/custom-css-manager-plugin/

Then ADD this CSS to the new custom CSS section of your Dashboard:

blockquote {
    font-style: normal;
}

(Note: moving this thread out of Requests and Feedback – which is not for general support questions)

Can I get rid of the italics without using a custom CSS plugin? I don’t know how to work with what you suggest. Thank you.

If you modify theme files directly, your changes will be erased when the theme is updated so that’s really not a good way to go. In your case, you’re using a default theme, so it’s generally overwritten when WP is updated.

Installing that plugin is very easy –

https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Managing_Plugins#Installing_Plugins

Okay, I’ve installed the one you mention above and “activated” it (custom-css-manager-plugin). What do I do now?

I tried pasting in
blockquote {font-style: normal;}
and it doesn’t work.

Does this plugin affect all blockquotes now so that the text enclosed won’t be italicized?

Thank you!

After activating the plugin, you should have a Custom CSS section under Appearances? Paste the code I posted in that section. And yes, that will change blockquotes everywhere.

https://www.theperegrinemuse.com/PoetsInternational/currently-featuring/

Thank you! I didn’t know where to find this place. Now this how-to problem is solved!

But I tried italicizing one word manually and no italics.

So what do I do to italicize a few words or paragraphs within blockquotes? The “I” menu option doesn’t do it, nor the <i> manually — I’ve tried them both.

I googled this to see if I could find something and found this to add to the CSS:

.entry-content blockquote cite,
.entry-content blockquote em,
.entry-content blockquote i,
.comment-content blockquote cite,
.comment-content blockquote em,
.comment-content blockquote i {
font-style: italic;
}

I added it and it works!!!!!!!!!!! Fantastic!!!!!!!!!! Thank you very much.

Cool, great job on that one!