Title: Active CSS not firing
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Active CSS not firing

 *  [ftahir13](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ftahir13/)
 * (@ftahir13)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/active-css-not-firing/)
 * Hi there,
 * Hopefully someone can help me with this. After installing the latest WordPress
   update, some of my pre-existing and working website CSS is no longer firing. 
   It’s not the case with all CSS but only certain CSS references. Tried removing
   the CSS, saving, then re-implementing but still doesn’t work.
 * Any recommendations?

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 *  [Allison Tarr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/allisonplus/)
 * (@allisonplus)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/active-css-not-firing/#post-6893976)
 * Do you have a link to the live site & where the CSS isn’t being applied?
 * Was the CSS added in the stylesheet or through a child theme or from within the
   dashboard?
 *  Thread Starter [ftahir13](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ftahir13/)
 * (@ftahir13)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/active-css-not-firing/#post-6894000)
 * Because the site I’m working in is under live but under development, it is currently
   IP blocked and redirected to the live site for those not IP permissioned. If 
   you can give you your IP I can share access and specific links.
 * But the CSS I’m referring to was added through a style sheet within my child 
   theme. All of my CSS is within that child theme style sheet, however not all 
   the CSS is impacted.
 * Any recommendations?
 *  [Digico Paris](https://wordpress.org/support/users/digico-paris/)
 * (@digico-paris)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/active-css-not-firing/#post-6894001)
 * @ftahir
 * Sometimes, especially in child themes, the css rules of parent theme can override
   the current rules.
 * To prevent this, add the “!” mark to your child theme most current classes or
   customizations to overrides the parent rules.
 *  Thread Starter [ftahir13](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ftahir13/)
 * (@ftahir13)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/active-css-not-firing/#post-6894028)
 * [@digico](https://wordpress.org/support/users/digico/) Paris –
 * I had the same suspicion and added !important to some of the customizations that
   were no longer firing. Unfortunately it didn’t change anything and the css customization
   still won’t fire. Any other thoughts?
 * Appreciate your help!

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 * Last reply from: [ftahir13](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ftahir13/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/active-css-not-firing/#post-6894028)
 * Status: not resolved

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