How can I change the global font size?

[Frankz]

Hi,
It’s seems that no easy way to change the forum global font size. Could discourse team make a new feature to change the global font sizes?
The global font size is too small now.
Have a nice day,
Frank

[Lilly (Lillian)]

as a user you can change your default font size setting in your profile - preferences - interface:

[Frankz]

But I plan to setup a community with thousands of old people above 50 years old. It’s impossible to teach everyone setting their interface preferences to largest font sizes.

It will be much better if there’s a easy way to set whole forum to largest font sizes

[Lilly (Lillian)]

try this:

in common css:

body {
    font-size: 20px;
}

you can set the 20px to whatever size you feel is right. i think default here is about 15px. i fine control our site’s base font size this way in all themes.

[Frankz]

Hi Lilly,
Where can I put the css?
Thank you,
Frank

[Lilly (Lillian)]

settings-customize-themes

then in whatever theme you want to change the default font for, you need to edit CSS and put that code in the common css section.

[Lilly (Lillian)]

if you have never done this sort of thing, i would recommend familarize yourself with the basics of working with themes.

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[Frankz]

Hi,
Where can I put the css if I want to change the entire forum global font sizes?
Thank you,
Frank

[Lilly (Lillian)]

@Frankz i answered your other topic on this

Do you want an easy way to change the global font size?

settings-customize-themes then in whatever theme you want to change the default font for, you need to edit CSS and put that code in the common css section.

[Frankz]

In the picture above, there is an icon Themes in front of Colours, but in my webpage, there is no Themes icon. I am using the basic trial plan $25 per month.

[Lilly (Lillian)]

please read my reply about working with themes in your other post

also it is right here:

[Frankz]

Hi Lilly,
The above is my webpage, there is no Themes icon in front of the Colours icon.
Frank

[JammyDodger]

It looks like you may be on the Basic plan? If so, I’m afraid theme customisations are not available and you would need to upgrade to the Standard plan or higher to access that feature.

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I’ve moved your posts from Change font sizes in your themes over to here to keep the discussion grouped together.

It also seems you’ve asked this question/requested this previously. To change font size for everyone by default you can use the default text size admin setting, which has the added bonus of not needing access to theme customisations.

@Frankz

Hi,
How to change the global font size?
Thank you,
Frank

@chapoi

You can however, choose a predefined size in the admin settings (Admin > settings > user preference > default text size(near the bottom):

[Frankz]

@chapoi

You can however, choose a predefined size in the admin settings (Admin > settings > user preference > default text size(near the bottom):

Your above reply is a perfect solution!

Have a nice evening,

Frank

[JammyDodger]

Excellent. As this ability already exists I’ve flipped this to a support topic.

[Lilly (Lillian)]

grr i thought this setting existed somewhere and went looking for it and didn’t find it because i was searching font and not text