There is no way to save "changes" made with Firebug (or the built-in 
browser "inspector") 

I am guessing that the changes you've made are to CSS (Cascading Styte 
Sheets) settings such as font size, color, etc.

If that is correct and y0u want to find the files containing the settings, 
you are looking for files whose extension is ,css

If you look in the root directory of you WP installation, you will find a 
directory named wp-content and in that directory you will find one named 
themes.

The themes directory contains a directory for each of the themes which are 
included when you install WordPress and those you may have added. You 
should know what theme you are using - if not, go to the WP dashboard, 
click Appearance and then Themes and see which one you are using. 

Once you know the name of the installed, you should be able to find its 
directory because the directory name is usually the name of the theme.

If you look in the theme's directory, you will find a file named styes.css. 
That should be where the things you want to change are located. 

I like to have a copy of the WP installation on my own system - not run it 
locally but to have quick access to the files so I can research them and 
make changes which I then upload to my site. 

I also have a testing WP installation on my sites. I can safely try out 
changers with no impact to my production WP installation. the WP is in a 
directory to which no links exist anywhere. If you don't know the directory 
name, you can't get there and spammers can't either. You should never 
create a link on a page open to the public giving the name of the directory 
or post the name in a message on a forum. You don't want anyone but 
yourself to know the directory name so that only  you can get there.

For example, use a name like thisismytest or youcannotfind it -- of course, 
if you use either of those two, someobne reading this thread might go and 
see if you used one of them. It can be anything, even a random string of 
characters. Right it down. If you lose it, you can always use your FTP 
program to look at the server' directory structure and you'll see it.

So, I recommend unzipping the WP installation file into a directory on your 
system - name it Wordpress.

I recommend you then get  the search program named Agent Ransack - 
https://www.mythicsoft.com/agentransack/download

The name is a bit "cute" it refers to ransacking a place to find something. 
Unlike someone searching your house, Agent Ransack does no damage and 
leaves things as they were but it allows you to search for files, 
directories, and text in files. I when I had to finally give up Windows XP, 
I found the Windows 7 search facility a peice of crap and went looking for 
a replacement and I found Agent Ransack,

I've been using it for years and it is a great tool. If you decide to try 
it out, download it and scan then the install file with your anti-virus 
program before executing it. The chances of anything being there besides 
the program are nil, but it is better to be very safe than very, very sorry 
when it comes to downloaded software.

If you unzip the WP installation file into a directory on your system and 
install Agent Ransack, you can search the them directory for CSS settings

For instance if you know there is CSS setting that sets font-size: 18px you 
can search all css files for that string of characters.Until you understand 
how CSS is coded,k you could simply search for 19px

As you use it more and become more familiar with the how CSS is coded in 
.css files, you will be able to refine your searches.

A copy on your system also lets you easily poke around and see how things 
are done.

This is not the place do discuss all of the considerations and possible 
problems involved when changing WP core modules but you need to know and 
under stand them.

Go to the WP forums and search for update issues and post questions if you 
cannot find what you are looking for.

Bear one thing in mind - WP is targeted at non technical people and as a 
result, much, not all, of the advise, warnings, rules you are told about 
may apply if you know a bit about HTML, CSS, etc. But also bear in mind 
that if you start making changes, you will be on your own if they create 
problems,.

So - Put a copy of WP on your directory, install Agent Ransack and search 
or the setting you are changing as you try different values.

 Be sure to make notes of the changes you make because you run the risk of 
getting it exactly as you want it and then not remember what all you 
changed,

If you have additional questions about this which don't require a great 
deal of space to answer, post them here. I'll monitor this thread.

By the way FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol. It is the way you 
uploaded and download files to and from your site. I'm assuming you already 
know something about it and have an FTP program you are using- right?

Bob

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