custom css changes not applying

[bellacorsa]

hi,
I am using neighbourhood child theme. As suggested by support in this forum, I am making a lot of changes to the style.css only in my custom css box. It has been working well until now. But new changes are not applying. Old ones are working perfectly.
What can i do? I still need to restyle some headings, lines, margins…

[Kyle – SUPPORT]

If you are using a child theme you can save the css in the child theme style.css file.

If you are changing anything that can be changed in the admin backend for e.g. colors of certain things, fonts and sizes, then you will have to add !important to the end of rules.

– Kyle

[bellacorsa]

Thanks,
How can i change the style.css of the child theme? When i access it, i only find a call to the main theme…

[Kyle – SUPPORT]

Do you have the child theme activated?

If you go to Appearance > Editor you will be able to add your styles there.

– Kyle

[bellacorsa]

Ok,
Yes i had child theme activated. When i go to Appearance>Editor there is blank under this:

/* ——————————————–
CHILD THEME CSS
——————————————– */

Do i have to copy here the original style.css of the main theme and then edit?
Or do i have to write my custom css here instead of in the custom css box?
Or do i have to edit the main theme style.css? Woudn’t I lose changes with updates then?
Thanks for your quick replies!

[Kyle – SUPPORT]

Write your custom css underneath

/* ——————————————–
CHILD THEME CSS
——————————————– */

You don’t need to copy the original css as you will see it has been imported at the top.

Make your css changes here and they will not be overwritten when you update the parent theme.

– Kyle

[oOPurple_HazeOo]

Could I reopen this please?

I am placing my custom css into the child theme’s css and it does nothing?
I have tried via FTP and through the editor and neither work.

Though when I do it through the theme options it works. This is not ideal though as I need to make a lot of edits.

Any suggestions?

*Edit – it works now 🙂

[Rui Guerreiro – SUPPORT]

Glad that is sorted.
-Rui

[oOPurple_HazeOo]

Sorry, it only half works..

Some of my styles are working while others not, why would that be?

[Kyle – SUPPORT]

You’ve likely placed invalid css for the one’s not working, or you’ve not closed one of your css rules with a closing brace } somewhere

– Kyle

[oOPurple_HazeOo]

I don’t understand though, if i copy paste the EXACT WORKING css from the theme options into the child themes css half of it doesn’t work…

[Kyle – SUPPORT]

That;s because the order the css is loaded is different, therefore when placed in the child theme so things are overwritten by inline styles, which is not the case in the theme options. You’ll need to add !important to the things that are not working

– Kyle

[oOPurple_HazeOo]

That makes sense, thanks 🙂

[Kyle – SUPPORT]

great 🙂