Title: CSS frontend not loading Last modified: March 8, 2020 --- # CSS frontend not loading * Resolved [alienfactory](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alienfactory/) * (@alienfactory) * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/css-frontend-not-loading/) * I have some block css i am trying to get work but it does not load on the frontend, the backend is working fine * here are the files i have tried block-anchor-block.php (for reference) block- anchor-block.css(worked backend only) also created two styles to see if the would work but no luck block-anchor-block.css (did not work) preview-anchor-block.css( worked) * Then I created a global blocks.css and that does not work on the frontend either * Is there something i am missing - This topic was modified 6 years, 2 months ago by [alienfactory](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alienfactory/). Reason: made mistake Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 19 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/css-frontend-not-loading/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/css-frontend-not-loading/page/2/?output_format=md) * Plugin Author [Ryan Kienstra](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ryankienstra/) * (@ryankienstra) * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/css-frontend-not-loading/#post-12521711) * Hi [@alienfactory](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alienfactory/), Thanks for letting me know about that. * Where are those stylesheets? * 1. Parent theme 2. Child theme 3. Simple theme (not a parent or child) 4. Plugin * Thread Starter [alienfactory](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alienfactory/) * (@alienfactory) * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/css-frontend-not-loading/#post-12521718) * it is locaked in {mytheme}/blocks/block-anchor-block.css * Plugin Author [Ryan Kienstra](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ryankienstra/) * (@ryankienstra) * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/css-frontend-not-loading/#post-12521725) * OK, thanks. That’s not a [parent or child theme](https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/advanced-topics/child-themes/), right? * Thread Starter [alienfactory](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alienfactory/) * (@alienfactory) * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/css-frontend-not-loading/#post-12521738) * no just a standard theme * Plugin Author [Ryan Kienstra](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ryankienstra/) * (@ryankienstra) * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/css-frontend-not-loading/#post-12521744) * OK, thanks * Plugin Author [Ryan Kienstra](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ryankienstra/) * (@ryankienstra) * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/css-frontend-not-loading/#post-12521757) * Are you developing this in a local environment now? * If so, could you please try on the command line: * `wp shell` `clearstatcache()` * Block Lab uses [file_exists()](https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.file-exists.php) to check if the stylesheet exists, but that function is cached. * So [clearstatcache()](https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.clearstatcache.php) should clear that cache. * Thread Starter [alienfactory](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alienfactory/) * (@alienfactory) * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/css-frontend-not-loading/#post-12521793) * ok dont mark this closed i am having issue with getting in to the wp shell keeps saying Error establishing a database connection once i resolve i will let you know if that worked * but on a side note i am having the same issue on the live site when i tested it * Plugin Author [Ryan Kienstra](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ryankienstra/) * (@ryankienstra) * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/css-frontend-not-loading/#post-12521798) * OK, thanks. Let me know when ‘Error establishing a database connection’ is resolved. * Thread Starter [alienfactory](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alienfactory/) * (@alienfactory) * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/css-frontend-not-loading/#post-12521819) * ok i am getting a => NULL when running clearstatcache() is that the expect response * but id i run the file_exists(‘wp-content/themes/thisisitdesign/blocks/block-anchor- block.css’); * i get a true back * Plugin Author [Ryan Kienstra](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ryankienstra/) * (@ryankienstra) * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/css-frontend-not-loading/#post-12521827) * Thanks! * Yeah, `null` is what I got from `clearstatcache()` also. * > but id i run the file_exists(‘wp-content/themes/thisisitdesign/blocks/block- > anchor-block.css’); > i get a true back * OK, thanks. Does this issue still exist? * Thread Starter [alienfactory](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alienfactory/) * (@alienfactory) * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/css-frontend-not-loading/#post-12521851) * yes the issue still exist * Plugin Author [Ryan Kienstra](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ryankienstra/) * (@ryankienstra) * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/css-frontend-not-loading/#post-12522376) * OK, sorry for the delay. * For now, enqueuing the stylesheet on the `block_lab_render_template_*` hook should work: * [https://github.com/getblocklab/block-lab/blob/bd9c9125db0f1736497fbbbf2c75d78f0b816339/php/blocks/class-loader.php#L408](https://github.com/getblocklab/block-lab/blob/bd9c9125db0f1736497fbbbf2c75d78f0b816339/php/blocks/class-loader.php#L408) * For example: * ``` add_action( 'block_lab_render_template_anchor-block', static function() { wp_enqueue_style( 'example-stylesheet-slug', // Path to stylesheet ); } ); ``` * Of course, I’ll also work on reproducing and ideally fixing the issue in Block Lab. - This reply was modified 6 years, 2 months ago by [Ryan Kienstra](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ryankienstra/). * Plugin Author [Ryan Kienstra](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ryankienstra/) * (@ryankienstra) * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/css-frontend-not-loading/#post-12533358) * This issue isn’t fixed, but I’m closing this as there’s no immediate action. * I’ll keep this in mind, in case a bug in loading stylesheets comes up that I can reproduce. * Thread Starter [alienfactory](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alienfactory/) * (@alienfactory) * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/css-frontend-not-loading/#post-12533372) * ok one other note i was thinking it was a php version issue so i change to the letest version 7.4 and now i white screen with ctritical error message when i use a block lab block. * Plugin Author [Ryan Kienstra](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ryankienstra/) * (@ryankienstra) * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/css-frontend-not-loading/#post-12533606) * Uf, what is the error message? 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