CSS Changes not Reflected in Site!

  • Resolved novice21

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    17 years, 2 months ago

    I’m not sure why I’ve been singled out to suffer this sort of problem but here goes;

    Every time I make a change to my CSS file, the changes aren’t reflected on the site. I don’t know why this happens when it was working fine before I traveled. I’m really confused as to why its happening.

    The theme is clearly being used, I checked this by adding html code in various pages in the theme files, taking out the CSS file completely makes WordPress change to the default theme, but once I edit the CSS file itself nothing happens.

    I’ve deleted entire chunks and yet it still won’t update. I add something to the header and the text shows, what’s the problem here? How can the theme files update but not the css? I first thought maybe my brower (safari) was using a cashied version, but I emptied that and checked firefox too, same problem, whats going on?

    And how, how, how, HOW do I fix it?

    Edit: When I said entire chunks of the css file, let me clarify that the header WordPress uses was left untouched

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  • Thread Starter novice21

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    Now I’m beyond confused.

    I seriously am baffled by what’s going on, I’ve written up and edited various themes before for WP but this I’ve never seen. bah.

    I was messing around some more with the theme, deleting and reinstalling the theme when WP just flat out crashed and no themes would register.

    luckily, I still managed to export my files and had a fresh working copy of my theme sitting around. I reinstalled wordpress, opened a fresh database and proceeded to get about resetting up the site. Before I tried installing my theme I tried messing around with the default theme’s css file.

    Same problem! I leave the css header and delete chunks of the code expecting to be greeted with the site of a half styled page but it never happens. I continue to see the full css. I tried installing my theme and nothing I do changes the css file. I…don’t get it.

    I wondered if dreamweaver was messing up the save itself but it doesn’t seem to because I cross check via my ftp client, I even edited and saved the files manually to see if any changes would register. Nothing. How can a theme show full css that’s no longer in the theme’s folder? It’s impossible yet its happening.

    This is driving me insane.

    P.S now I’m running the latest stable version of WP: 2.2

    If you use DW in any other way than “code mode” – it will always screw up any WP file!

    Thread Starter novice21

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    I am using code mode >.<

    Never use the design mode at all, its useless.

    Are you running the wp-cache plugin?

    If so, visit Options -> WP-Cache and click the “Disable” button up top when designing/tweaking.

    Thread Starter novice21

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    The only active plugins I have are ContactForm][, Customizable Post Listings, Disable WPAUTOP and Random post link.

    I haven’t had issues with any of these before my blog started acting out and I haven’t added any new plugins since or before.

    I’m going to check again and see if a fresh copy really won’t let me edit the css, I can’t get my head around it, gonna check too and see if I can edit CSS files of other documents outside the WP directory…btw, I’m running WP in its own directory but I’ve set it up to show up in root..I really don’t think this is contributing to the problem but I’m mentioning it just in case.

    Thread Starter novice21

    (@novice21)

    Meh..

    Its not WordPress’s fault. I tried to modify other external css files and nothing happens. I switched off DW and used skEdit and I STILL get the same problem, except this time it updates once I close and reopen the file. skEdit has a log thing that shows you real time when files open and when they’re saved so I know its saving, why do I need to open the file again to force changes in the browser?

    That’s no way to edit css files >.<

    Why I’m getting this problem with css files only and not html or php files is baffling. Any ideas on whats going on?

    Thread Starter novice21

    (@novice21)

    Hold on.

    What file permissions should be set?

    The theme folder (and others most likely) is on 755, hah, is THAT the problem?!

    Edit: wait.. no, it can’t be, 755 lets a user write, read and execute, I don’t want others messing up my files >.<

    Sounds like you’re just not refreshing your browser properly!

    Thread Starter novice21

    (@novice21)

    I swear I am =(

    Deleted the cashe in safari various times, even right before and after a change, nothings happens, same in FireFox, maybe it is the problem but I’m not sure what settings should be changed in either browser.

    Either way I’ve never had to mess with either of the browser’s settings for this before, meh, I’ll look up settings for the refresh rates in both browsers and see if anything gets fixed.

    Thread Starter novice21

    (@novice21)

    I cant fix this =(

    Thread Starter novice21

    (@novice21)

    ISP / Firewall issues

    Well, what’s the trick? Upload by ftp? would that be accepted?

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