Title: Simple Custom CSS not working
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Simple Custom CSS not working

 *  [learningwpnow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/learningwpnow/)
 * (@learningwpnow)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-custom-css-not-working-1/)
 * Hello all,
 * Installed Simple Custom CSS and followed directions on old posts about adding:
 * .testimonials {
    background: #336699; }
 * But this will not work. Original mustard yellow remains in the testimonials widget
   on my theme (Zerif lite). Anyone have any other ideas?
 * My site: [http://www.pronetlogistics.com](http://www.pronetlogistics.com)
 * Thanks in advance,

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 *  [stephencottontail](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stephencottontail/)
 * (@stephencottontail)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-custom-css-not-working-1/#post-6827356)
 * Try “testimonial”, singular:
 *     ```
       .testimonial {
         background: #336699;
       }
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [learningwpnow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/learningwpnow/)
 * (@learningwpnow)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-custom-css-not-working-1/#post-6827468)
 * Hello, thanks for replying. Tried that and nothing happens, also tried the # 
   instead of the period before testimonial(s). Same result.
 * Thanks,
 *  [codemovement.pk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/codemovementpk/)
 * (@codemovementpk)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-custom-css-not-working-1/#post-6827486)
 * Here is following code is showing in your style.css
 *     ```
       .testimonial {
       	background: #D0BC6F;
       	padding-bottom: 90px;
       }
       ```
   
 * file is located wp-content / themes / zerif-lite / style.css
 * you can modifiy according to your specified color.
 *  Thread Starter [learningwpnow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/learningwpnow/)
 * (@learningwpnow)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-custom-css-not-working-1/#post-6827505)
 * Do i copy this onto the simple custom css?
 * Thanks,
 *  [stephencottontail](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stephencottontail/)
 * (@stephencottontail)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-custom-css-not-working-1/#post-6827550)
 * I checked your site at 11:28 am Mountain time and I still see “testimonials” (
   plural) in your custom CSS plugin. Are you using a caching plugin or is your 
   host caching your site? If so, you may need to temporarily disable the plugin
   and flush the cache and/or force-refresh your browser before you’ll see any changes.
 * Also, you shouldn’t edit the theme’s stylesheet directly, as you’ll lose those
   changes if the theme is ever updated in the future, to fix bugs or security issues
   or to add new features. Better to use a custom CSS plugin, like you’re already
   doing.
 *  Thread Starter [learningwpnow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/learningwpnow/)
 * (@learningwpnow)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-custom-css-not-working-1/#post-6827562)
 * stephencottontail -Thank you for following up to try and resolve this for me!
 * So I followed your steps and still no change. Disabled the plugin “Simple Custom
   CSS” and clicked on “Flush Cache”. Then went back and activated the plugin and
   added code with updated to “.testimonial” (singular). Still not working, seems
   to work for everyone else…
 *  Thread Starter [learningwpnow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/learningwpnow/)
 * (@learningwpnow)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-custom-css-not-working-1/#post-6827563)
 * Seems that by flushing the cache it worked! Going to keep tweaking the color 
   until I settle on one.
 * Thanks again!

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## Tags

 * [css](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/css/)
 * [Zerif](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/zerif/)
 * [zerif-lite](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/zerif-lite/)

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 * Last reply from: [learningwpnow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/learningwpnow/)
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