Title: Global Styles Mods – WordPress 5.9 fix Author: WebMan Design | Oliver Juhas Published: February 11, 2022 Last modified: December 13, 2025 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/global-styles-mods/assets/icon.svg?rev=2677438) # Global Styles Mods – WordPress 5.9 fix By [WebMan Design | Oliver Juhas](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webmandesign/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/global-styles-mods.1.1.0.zip) * [Details](https://sna.wordpress.org/plugins/global-styles-mods/#description) * [Reviews](https://sna.wordpress.org/plugins/global-styles-mods/#reviews) * [Installation](https://sna.wordpress.org/plugins/global-styles-mods/#installation) * [Development](https://sna.wordpress.org/plugins/global-styles-mods/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/global-styles-mods/) ## Description #### Plugin’s purpose This plugin fixes styling issues introduced in WordPress 5.9. #### 👍 When to use this plugin * ✅ Your WordPress is of version 5.9 or newer * ✅ You are using a theme that supports block editor (Gutenberg) features such as preset font sizes and color palette * ✅ Your theme does not support [full site editing (FSE) feature](https://wordpress.org/news/2022/01/josephine/)( from [conversation about reported issues](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/38252) it seems they affect Gutenberg-ready themes only and FSE themes should be fine) * ✅ You experience font size or color issues on your website after WordPress 5.9 update * ✅ Your theme has not been updated to fix these issues #### ✋ When NOT to use this plugin * You are not using WordPress 5.9 or newer * Your theme was updated and is fixing the issues * Your theme does not support block editor features (such as preset color palette or font sizes) * Your theme is [full site editing (FSE) ready](https://wordpress.org/news/2022/01/josephine/) * You don’t experience any font size or color issues on your website after updating to WordPress 5.9 #### Technical info WordPress 5.9 started applying `!important` rule and is setting up CSS properties( CSS variables) within `body` selector in its global styles code. This rises the global styles specificity and may override styles coming from themes and plugins.( For more info about this change check [“Updates for Settings, Styles, and theme.json” article](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2022/01/08/updates-for-settings-styles-and-theme-json/#changes-to-the-global-stylesheet).) **Global Styles Mods** plugin lowers the specificity of WordPress 5.9 global CSS styles by removing `!important` rules and changing `body` to `:root` selector for setting up WordPress CSS properties (CSS variables). It also enqueues the global styles early enough so your theme or plugin stylesheet have a better chance to override global styles with minimal effort. The fix applied is coming from issue [conversation in Gutenberg GitHub repository](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/38252#issuecomment-1024348024). ## Screenshots * [[ * Issues with font sizes after WordPress 5.9 update. ## Installation 1. Unzip the plugin download file and upload `global-styles-mods` folder into the `/ wp-content/plugins/` directory. 2. Activate the plugin through the _“Plugins”_ menu in WordPress. 3. Plugin has no options and works immediately after activation. The plugin requires WordPress of version 5.9 to run. If you experienced issues with font sizes and/ or colors after updating to WordPress 5.9, this plugin should fix them – that’s how you know the plugin is working. ## FAQ ### It does not work, help! The plugin requires WordPress 5.9 to work. Also, it works quietly behind the scenes and simply modifies WordPress global CSS styles code – check your website page source in the browser for comparison when plugin is active vs. when it’s inactive. If you experienced issues with font sizes and/or colors after updating to WordPress 5.9, this plugin should fix them – that’s how you know the plugin is doing its magic. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/16f83f29fa0e18e6804e389caf30e4b0da19de46ecb570873571191071fa6fa6? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[This plugin does what Gutenberg should do by default](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/this-plugin-does-what-gutenberg-should-do-by-default/)󠁿 [Gyurmey](https://profiles.wordpress.org/gyurmey/) October 3, 2023 I don’t understand the decision to move global variables to the body element. This plugin moves them to the :root element and does it well. Thanks! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2610cabe2687c80407c6fa042210a69a2a2bc9eaeb98b78812a1ec89fbdefd95? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[OMG Bless you for making this!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/omg-bless-you-for-making-this/)󠁿 [wp-sleuth](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wp-sleuth/) June 2, 2023 1 reply I spent the last few hours trying to get my font sizes to change before realizing everything I did would be inevitably overridden. Your code fixed everything. THANK YOU!!!!!!!! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/23c8adf15dc66638561317627ae3da4d27198cf40a2dfbb2a4c612f3e31a72a0? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great plugin, fixes issues in WP 5.9](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-plugin-fixes-issues-in-wp-5-9/)󠁿 [Bill Erickson](https://profiles.wordpress.org/billerickson/) February 22, 2022 1 reply If your theme was built prior to WP 5.9, you might find that updating to WP 5.9+ breaks some styling on your site. This plugin fixes it. [ Read all 3 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/global-styles-mods/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Global Styles Mods – WordPress 5.9 fix” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ WebMan Design | Oliver Juhas ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webmandesign/) “Global Styles Mods – WordPress 5.9 fix” has been translated into 1 locale. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/global-styles-mods/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Global Styles Mods – WordPress 5.9 fix” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/global-styles-mods) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/global-styles-mods/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/global-styles-mods/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/global-styles-mods/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/global-styles-mods/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog Please see the [`changelog.md` file](https://github.com/webmandesign/global-styles-mods/blob/master/changelog.md) for details. ## Meta * Version **1.1.0** * Last updated **4 months ago** * Active installations **90+** * WordPress version ** 5.9 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.9.4** * PHP version ** 7.0 or higher ** * Languages * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/global-styles-mods/) and [Italian](https://it.wordpress.org/plugins/global-styles-mods/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/global-styles-mods) * Tags * [colors](https://sna.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/colors/)[fix](https://sna.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/fix/) [font size](https://sna.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/font-size/)[global styles](https://sna.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/global-styles/) [gutenberg](https://sna.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/gutenberg/) * [Advanced View](https://sna.wordpress.org/plugins/global-styles-mods/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 3 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/global-styles-mods/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/global-styles-mods/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/global-styles-mods/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/global-styles-mods/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/global-styles-mods/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/global-styles-mods/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/global-styles-mods/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ WebMan Design | Oliver Juhas ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webmandesign/) ## Support Got something to say? 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