Title: Equeue Styles Can't Overwrite
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Equeue Styles Can't Overwrite

 *  [jbrewhaha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jbrewhaha/)
 * (@jbrewhaha)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/equeue-styles-cant-overwrite/)
 * I’m trying to create a child theme. I can’t seem to understand how Enqueue works.
 * I have the child folder created. I have the style.css created and in that folder.
 * I’ve created the functions.php file that looks like this.
 *     ```
       <?php
       //* Code goes here
       add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'enqueue_parent_styles' );
       function enqueue_parent_styles() {
          	wp_enqueue_style( ‘style.blog’, get_template_directory_uri().'/style.blog.css' );
       	wp_enqueue_style( ‘style.comments’, get_template_directory_uri().'/style.comments.css' );
       	wp_enqueue_style( ‘style’, get_template_directory_uri().'/style.css' );
       	wp_enqueue_style( 'parent-style', get_template_directory_uri().'/style.custom.css' );
       	wp_enqueue_style( 'parent-style', get_template_directory_uri().'/style.editor.css' );
       	wp_enqueue_style( 'parent-style', get_template_directory_uri().'/style.footer.css' );
       	wp_enqueue_style( ‘style.respinsive’, get_template_directory_uri().'/style.responsive.css' );
       	wp_enqueue_style( 'parent-style', get_template_directory_uri().'/style.woocommerce.css' );
       	wp_enqueue_style( 'parent-style', get_template_directory_uri().'/style.wpcf7.css' );
       }
       ?>
       ```
   
 * What’s interesting to me is that the parent css styles are being brought over.
   However, I can’t overwrite them?
 * Please help. Thanks

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 *  [Michael](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alchymyth/)
 * (@alchymyth)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/equeue-styles-cant-overwrite/#post-6980806)
 * review [https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_dequeue_style](https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_dequeue_style)
 * what parent theme are you using?
 * first, double-check the single quotation marks in your code – you have some wrong
   ones `‘` and `’` possibly from copy/pasting – correct them all to be `'`
 *  Thread Starter [jbrewhaha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jbrewhaha/)
 * (@jbrewhaha)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/equeue-styles-cant-overwrite/#post-6980809)
 * Thanks for responding
 *     ```
       <?php
       //* Code goes here
       add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'enqueue_parent_styles' );
       function enqueue_parent_styles() {
          	wp_enqueue_style( 'style.blog', get_template_directory_uri().'/style.blog.css' );
       	wp_enqueue_style( 'style.comments', get_template_directory_uri().'/style.comments.css' );
       	wp_enqueue_style( 'style', get_template_directory_uri().'/style.css' );
       	wp_enqueue_style( 'style.custom', get_stylesheet_directory_uri().'/style.custom.css' );
       	wp_enqueue_style( 'style.editor', get_template_directory_uri().'/style.editor.css' );
       	wp_enqueue_style( 'style.footer', get_template_directory_uri().'/style.footer.css' );
       	wp_enqueue_style( 'style.responsive', get_template_directory_uri().'/style.responsive.css' );
   
       }
       ?>
       ```
   
 * Not sure where those quotes came from. Yes. I’m copy and pasting all of this.
   I don’t know PHP. last time I created a child theme was using the @ Import in
   the CSS.
 * I’m using the pulp parent theme.
 * [see here –](http://themeforest.net/item/pulp-responsive-creative-blog-shop-wordpress/6070921)
 *  [Michael](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alchymyth/)
 * (@alchymyth)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/equeue-styles-cant-overwrite/#post-6980811)
 * your section corrected:
 *     ```
       <?php
       //* Code goes here
       add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'enqueue_parent_styles' );
       function enqueue_parent_styles() {
          	wp_enqueue_style( 'style.blog', get_template_directory_uri().'/style.blog.css' );
       	wp_enqueue_style( 'style.comments', get_template_directory_uri().'/style.comments.css' );
       	wp_enqueue_style( 'style', get_template_directory_uri().'/style.css' );
       	wp_enqueue_style( 'style.custom', get_stylesheet_directory_uri().'/style.custom.css' );
       	wp_enqueue_style( 'style.editor', get_template_directory_uri().'/style.editor.css' );
       	wp_enqueue_style( 'style.footer', get_template_directory_uri().'/style.footer.css' );
       	wp_enqueue_style( 'style.responsive', get_template_directory_uri().'/style.responsive.css' );
   
       }
       ?>
       ```
   
 * for more support, as you are using a commercial theme, you might need to contact
   the theme’s developer directly for help;
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Commercial_Products](http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Commercial_Products)
 *  Thread Starter [jbrewhaha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jbrewhaha/)
 * (@jbrewhaha)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/equeue-styles-cant-overwrite/#post-6980890)
 * I still can’t seem to get it to work.
 * What’s funny is that the [@import](https://wordpress.org/support/users/import/)
   url doesn’t seem to work.
 * I’ve tried about every combination of PHP and css import options.
 * using enqueue in functions.php – the styles are pulling over from the parent 
   theme but my child styles are not overriding them. So I’m guessing it’s a loading
   order thing.
 * What’s really upsetting is that the word press documentation
 *     ```
       <?php
       function theme_enqueue_styles() {
   
           $parent_style = 'parent-style';
   
           wp_enqueue_style( $parent_style, get_template_directory_uri() . '/style.css' );
           wp_enqueue_style( 'child-style',
               get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . '/style.css',
               array( $parent_style )
           );
       }
       add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'theme_enqueue_styles' );
       ?>
       ```
   
 * and
 *     ```
       <?php
       add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'theme_enqueue_styles' );
       function theme_enqueue_styles() {
           wp_enqueue_style( 'parent-style', get_template_directory_uri() . '/style.css' );
   
       }
       ?>
       ```
   
 * Just doesn’t work. that’s kind of baffling. I know I’m missing something but 
   I don’t know what it is.
 * What in the above code needs to be customized for my theme? Maybe I’m mixing 
   up WP php functions with my own personal theme info.
 * THIS THEME IS BUILT BY DTBAKER AND CALLED PULP
 * Thanks

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 * Last reply from: [jbrewhaha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jbrewhaha/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/equeue-styles-cant-overwrite/#post-6980890)
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