Title: WP 4.5.3 – .less not compiling… Last modified: September 1, 2016 --- # WP 4.5.3 – .less not compiling… * Resolved [Chipleh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chipleh/) * (@chipleh) * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-453-less-not-compiling/) * Hi, * I’ve been trying every solution I know of to get .less files to compile with WP 4.5.3; I’ve tried most of the plug-ins(which are not compatible with WP 4.5.3) and I’ve tried the standard less.js method, however, each method returns the same console status: Less has finished and no sheets were loaded. However, if I load a .less file with: * [@color](https://wordpress.org/support/users/color/): rgb(255, 69, 69); * body { color: [@color](https://wordpress.org/support/users/color/); } * body is not styled. * If I then add to the of my less file: * p{ color:blue; } * the sheet is definitely loaded and p is styled to blue. So the sheet is loaded, but the vars are not compiled. * Has anyone successfully compiled .less with WP 4.5.3? * Thanks for any help. ~Chipleh Viewing 4 replies - 1 through 4 (of 4 total) * [Jacob Peattie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jakept/) * (@jakept) * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-453-less-not-compiling/#post-7608534) * WordPress itself does not do any LESS compiling. Are you using a plugin to handle this, or your own code? * Thread Starter [Chipleh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chipleh/) * (@chipleh) * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-453-less-not-compiling/#post-7608550) * Hey man, * Thanks for your reply, and understood on WordPress not compiling LESS on its own; I was attempting to use many different plug-ins to compile LESS(the top 8 returns when searching for LESS under Plug-ins>new), with no success… no variables are compiled, but static css is displayed after loading LESS. Have you had any success with compiling LESS in 4.5.3 with any plug-in? If so, would ya help a brother out and share your method? * Cheers to you Jake. * [Jacob Peattie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jakept/) * (@jakept) * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-453-less-not-compiling/#post-7608554) * I don’t have much experience with compiling LESS server side. I’ve done it using Grunt ([http://gruntjs.com](http://gruntjs.com)) or with a Package for my text editor (eg. [https://packagecontrol.io/packages/LESS-build](https://packagecontrol.io/packages/LESS-build)). * To get it working server-side, I’d suggest picking a plugin based on it’s feature- set or UI or whatever looks easiest to use. And then when/if it doesn’t work, try diagnosing the problem with the developer of that particular plugin. * Thread Starter [Chipleh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chipleh/) * (@chipleh) * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-453-less-not-compiling/#post-7608616) * So, I just worked out a solution, in case it helps anyone that was encountering the same issues I was having: it’s not server-side, but works for any DOM… — * loadLESS.js: * function loadLESS ( filename ) { // If LESS isn’t available, do nothing if (! window.less ) { //console.log(“LESS isn’t available”); return; } // Create LESS link and add to //console.log(“LESS IS available”); var link = jQuery(“ ”); link.attr(“href”, filename); jQuery(“head”).append( link ); // Notify LESS that there is a new stylesheet less.sheets.push( link[0] ); less.refresh(); } loadLESS(“/wp-content/themes/yourTheme/ test.less”); * (ref: [http://blog.blakesimpson.co.uk/read/44-dynamically-append-less-js-stylesheets](http://blog.blakesimpson.co.uk/read/44-dynamically-append-less-js-stylesheets)) * In functions.php, enqueue less.js, along with that .js file: * function theme_enqueue_styles() { * wp_enqueue_script(‘less’, get_stylesheet_directory_uri() .’/js/less.js’, array(‘ jquery’), null, false); * } * function loadLESS_js(){ wp_enqueue_script(‘loadLESS_js-script’, get_stylesheet_directory_uri().‘/ js/loadLESS.js’, array( ‘jquery’ )); } add_action( ‘wp_enqueue_scripts’, ‘loadLESS_js’); * With all that, .less is now compiling nicely in WordPress. Again, it’s not server- side; for deployment I’ll be pre-compiling the .less files, but for development, this is a way to go, since I can’t make any of the less plug-ins play nicely with WP 4.5.3. * Cheers, and thanks for your feedback, Jake. Viewing 4 replies - 1 through 4 (of 4 total) The topic ‘WP 4.5.3 – .less not compiling…’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 4 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [Chipleh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chipleh/) * Last activity: [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-453-less-not-compiling/#post-7608616) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics