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CSS Framework Basics Build a Website with Bootstrap Customizing Bootstrap

Kartik Kapoor
Kartik Kapoor
3,016 Points
Posted by Kartik Kapoor
Kartik Kapoor
3,016 Points

Changing a downloaded customized bootstrap file.

Can I modify a customized bootstrap file after I have downloaded it?

1 Answer

kevinheimpel
kevinheimpel
1,235 Points
kevinheimpel
kevinheimpel
1,235 Points

Yes! just create an additional stylesheet and link it underneath the bootstrap file. This way the browser will render bootstrap then will overwrite any styles that you make in your own stylesheet. Its best-practice to not make changes in the bootstrap file

Kartik Kapoor
Kartik Kapoor
3,016 Points
Kartik Kapoor
Kartik Kapoor
3,016 Points

I understand that but that would mean adding an additional CSS file which would create and additional HTTP request. Wouldn't that slow down a the page as compared to just modifying the CSS of the bootstrap file?

Wayne Priestley
Wayne Priestley
19,579 Points
Wayne Priestley
Wayne Priestley
19,579 Points

Hi Kartik,

You really won't see any difference in your page load times with one additional http request. Having the changes in a separate css file will make things much easier when dealing with your code in the future.

Hope this helps.