Title: CSS changes don't do anything!
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# CSS changes don't do anything!

 *  Resolved [DinoSchachten](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dinoschachten/)
 * (@dinoschachten)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/css-changes-dont-do-anything/)
 * Hi Everyone!
 * I would like to ask something that relates to the whole style thing:
 * I can do with all the css files whatever I want — even delete all the code. It
   does not change anything visibly on my page — no matter how often I “update file”
   or refresh the page I opened in a different tab.
    The only thing that does change
   the appearance of the page is messing with the php files. What is worong about
   the css stuff?
 * I am using the common Twenty Ten theme, nothing fancy – I am wondering why no
   one else seems to have this problem…
 * I would really appreciate any kind of help! I haven’t found anything on this 
   problem on the web.
 * Thanks in advance!
    Dino

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 *  [Digital Raindrops](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adeptris/)
 * (@adeptris)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/css-changes-dont-do-anything/#post-1705133)
 * Files are often cached on servers for quicker deliver, by ISP’s and WordPress
   plugin’s.
 * Also cached in your local temporary internet files, try pressing CTRL+F5 to clear
   the local files, when you have made changes.
 * If you [want to play](http://www.digitalraindrops.net/templates/) with the ‘twenty
   ten’ theme in a constuctive way, try using a child theme as the style.css in 
   the child theme will over-ride the parent.
 * HTH
 * David
 *  Thread Starter [DinoSchachten](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dinoschachten/)
 * (@dinoschachten)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/css-changes-dont-do-anything/#post-1705141)
 * WOOOOOOOW! Magic!
 * Why did that work? And why didn’t it work before (the php changes did make a 
   difference…)? Honestly, I thought that couldn’t fix it, but just gave it a try!
   I’m glad I did!
 * Wow! A thousand times thank you! I was reaaaally frustrated that I could neither
   figure that out nor find anything since yesterday when I installed WordPress!
 * Wow. Thank you so much!
 * Dino
 *  [Digital Raindrops](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adeptris/)
 * (@adeptris)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/css-changes-dont-do-anything/#post-1705152)
 * No Problem, php files on the server, so these will refresh quickly.
 * But the CSS styles are stored in your ‘temporary internet files’, so they are
   not served every time.
 * Mark this as resolved if this has answered your question.
 * David
 *  Thread Starter [DinoSchachten](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dinoschachten/)
 * (@dinoschachten)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/css-changes-dont-do-anything/#post-1705153)
 * Yes, totally! Thanks again!

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 * Last activity: [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/css-changes-dont-do-anything/#post-1705153)
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