Title: Override CSS not working
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Override CSS not working

 *  Resolved [sitodemmers@gmail.com](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sitodemmersgmailcom/)
 * (@sitodemmersgmailcom)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/override-css-not-working/)
 * Hello,
 * According to instructions I tried to override the flexislider.css
 * I copied the css, and pasted/edited in my childtheme’s style.css
 * But unfortunatly it does not show up, when inspecting with Firebug. It still 
   points to the core file.
 * So, it looks like this approach does not work, or am I wrong?
 * Regards, and hope for a little support on this issue.
 * Sito
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 *  [matchalabs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/matchalabs/)
 * (@matchalabs)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/override-css-not-working/#post-4445588)
 * Hi,
 * The method does work. All the CSS on your page is treated the same by your browser–
   whether it comes from your theme, Meta Slider or somewhere else. If one CSS rule
   is more ‘specific’ than the others then it will take precedence over the others.
 * Please could you send me a link to your site, and point me in the direction of
   the CSS you’ve added?
 * Regards,
    Tom.
 *  Thread Starter [sitodemmers@gmail.com](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sitodemmersgmailcom/)
 * (@sitodemmersgmailcom)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/override-css-not-working/#post-4445595)
 * Hello Tom
 * This is the URL: [http://www.ddesigners.nl/meubel-demo](http://www.ddesigners.nl/meubel-demo)
 * This is the code I added in thems’s style.css
    (at the moment, while it did not
   worked, I edited the plugin core file…so it is working now)
 * /*Metaslider-plugin-background-arrows-runner*/
 * .metaslider.flex-direction-nav a {
    background: url(“[http://www.ddesigners.nl/meubel-demo/wp-content/themes/runner/img/bg_direction_nav.png&#8221](http://www.ddesigners.nl/meubel-demo/wp-content/themes/runner/img/bg_direction_nav.png&#8221);)
   no-repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); cursor: pointer; display: block; height:
   30px; margin: -20px 0 0; opacity: 0; position: absolute; text-indent: -9999px;
   top: 50%; width: 30px; z-index: 10; }
 *  [matchalabs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/matchalabs/)
 * (@matchalabs)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/override-css-not-working/#post-4445596)
 * Thanks, you’ll need to put a space in between .metaslider and .flex-direction-
   nav.
 * Any of the rules you’re not overriding can be removed (they’ll be picked up from
   the default CSS) – eg display: block, opacity etc.
 * Regards,
    Tom
 *  Thread Starter [sitodemmers@gmail.com](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sitodemmersgmailcom/)
 * (@sitodemmersgmailcom)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/override-css-not-working/#post-4445600)
 * Ok Tom thanks!
 * I will give it a go!
 * Grtz!
 * Sito
 *  Thread Starter [sitodemmers@gmail.com](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sitodemmersgmailcom/)
 * (@sitodemmersgmailcom)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/override-css-not-working/#post-4445664)
 * Hi Tom,
 * It does work, …but when I follow your instructions, …
 * I want to change the image, which is a sprite, isn’t it?
 * I want to use this one, I created in Photoshop:
    [http://www.ddesigners.nl/meubel-demo/wp-content/themes/runner/bg_direction_nav.png](http://www.ddesigners.nl/meubel-demo/wp-content/themes/runner/bg_direction_nav.png)
 * But the thing is, the right arrow is facing to the left, when I use this sprite…
   so I have two arrows on the hover pointing to the left…
 * Do you know how I can solve this?
    Cause when I replace the original image, in
   the core folder, it does work then..
 * Regards!
 * Sito

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