[Plugin: Improved Simpler CSS] The Simpler CSS is not overriding the theme CSS | WordPress.org

fudogz
(@fudogz)

11 years, 9 months ago

The Simpler CSS is not overriding the various theme CSSs

Looking into the head I can see that the css generated by this plugin is being inserted in the head BEFORE the CSSs of the theme that I am using. This kinda makes this plugin almost pointless. As I gather the point of this plugin is to override the theme styles.

I know that the theme and this plugin are both using the wp_head hook to insert their CSS into the head.

Ive spent some time with google trying to find a solution to this problem, ie the problem of ordering within the head when using wp_head.

The only joy I have found is the possible use of: http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_enqueue_style

Which from reading some forum posts seems to suggest that one can effect the ordering of your css by using this function.

cheers

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/imporved-simpler-css/

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Thread Starter fudogz
(@fudogz)

11 years, 9 months ago

Here is a similar problem being discussed;
http://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/51234/how-do-i-queue-my-child-stylesheet-s-after-every-parent-stylesheet-statement

cheers
Thread Starter fudogz
(@fudogz)

11 years, 9 months ago
Using that forum thread as a guide and utilising the link supplied by an author on that thread: http://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/3.3.2/wp-includes/default-filters.php#L198

I tried various suggested solutions: wp_enqueue_scripts, wp_print_styles and then finally back to just wp_head
```
/* FUDOGZ HACK */
/*add_action ( 'wp_head', 'improved_simpler_css_addcss' );*/
/*add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'improved_simpler_css_addcss', 9999 );*/
/*add_action( 'wp_print_styles', 'improved_simpler_css_addcss', 9999 );*/
add_action ( 'wp_head', 'improved_simpler_css_addcss', 9999 );
```
wp_enqueue_scripts and wp_print_styles didnt work for me, so I ended up reverting back to wp_head, but this time adding a priority of 9999. This put the generated CSS of Improved Simpler CSS as the last insertion within wp_head (after all the theme CSSs) and thus solving my problem.

in the above code I was commenting out as I tried the different solutions, so you can kinda backtrack through my hacking.

hope this helps.

cheers

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