Title: Dequeuing style
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Dequeuing style

 *  Resolved [Matt Radford](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mattrad/)
 * (@mattrad)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dequeuing-style/)
 * I’m trying to dequeue Fetch Tweets style for a custom template, to remove the
   extra HTTP request – but I’m having to guess the handle a bit. The code in include/
   template/FetchTweets_TenplatesLoader.php indicates that it’s creating the handle
   from the template:
 * `wp_enqueue_style( "fetch-tweets-" . md5( $_aTemplate['sDirPath'] ) );`
 * So I’m trying to dequeue the Plain template to test this (template is activated),
   with the following code:
 *     ```
       function remove_unwanted_css(){
       	wp_dequeue_style('fetch-tweets-plain');
       }
       add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'remove_unwanted_css', 100 );
       ```
   
 * I’ve also tried wp_deregister_style.
 * Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks, Matt
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 *  Plugin Author [miunosoft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/miunosoft/)
 * (@miunosoft)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dequeuing-style/#post-5723171)
 * Hi,
 * What about deactivating the Plain template? This way, the CSS file of Plain won’t
   be enqueued. To do so, you need to make your custom template the default one.
   Then deactivate the Plain template.
 * Hope it helps.
 *  Thread Starter [Matt Radford](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mattrad/)
 * (@mattrad)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dequeuing-style/#post-5723172)
 * Hi, thanks for replying.
 * I’m only activating the Plain template _as a test_ as I think the handle should
   be ‘fetch-tweets-plain’. The function above should, but does not, dequeue the
   style, so either the handle is wrong or it’s not a high enough priority number(
   which I’ve tested against).
 * I will deactivate Plain when I have a working solution, but I’m trying to dequeue
   my custom template, as I can then save a HTTP request and stick the CSS into 
   my single compiled theme file.
 * So, do I have the correct handle for the Plain template?
 *  Plugin Author [miunosoft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/miunosoft/)
 * (@miunosoft)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dequeuing-style/#post-5723181)
 * Hi,
 * Which one are you trying to deactivate, the Plain template or your own custom
   template?
 * I may have not explained well.
 * If the Plain template is deactivated via Dashboard -> Fetch Tweets -> Templates,
   the stylesheet of the Pain template won’t be enqueued. So rather than going with
   a coding solution, I suggest you simply deactivate the template.
 *  Thread Starter [Matt Radford](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mattrad/)
 * (@mattrad)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dequeuing-style/#post-5723183)
 * Ok, forget the Plain template. I’m only using that as a test to see if I can 
   dequeue the stylesheet.
 * I am using a Fetch Tweets custom template, which I’ve set up according to your
   documentation. It’s working fine and the stylesheet for that loads on the front
   end. But I want to dequeue this stylesheet. I’ve taken the CSS out of the custom
   template’s style.css and added it elsewhere. So – the custom template’s style.
   css does not need to be loaded, as it’s an extra HTTP request I could do without.
 * I’m trying to get the correct handle of the custom template’s stylesheet in order
   to dequeue it. Have I got the handle format correct?
 *  Plugin Author [miunosoft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/miunosoft/)
 * (@miunosoft)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dequeuing-style/#post-5723224)
 * Hi,
 * Interesting. So you are doing something advanced.
 * And the answer is no, ‘fetch-tweets-plain’ won’t be the correct handle id.
 * In order to accept duplicated template names, the plugin generates a resource
   handle id from the template directory path. That’s what you see `md5( $_aTemplate['
   sDirPath'] )`.
 * For this reason, in each environment, the template will have a different id. 
   So you need to find out the directory path of the template which is assigned 
   to the template option array element.
 * To do so, you can do something like this.
 *     ```
       function _debug_fetch_tweets_template_options() {
   
           $_oOption = FetchTweets_Option::getInstance();
           FetchTweets_Debug::log( $_oOption->getActiveTemplates() );
   
       }
       add_action( 'fetch_tweets_action_after_loading_plugin', '_debug_fetch_tweets_template_options' );
       ```
   
 * It will create a log file in your `wp-content` directory. And check the array
   contents and the value assigned to an array element with the key `sDirPath`.
 * Once you get the value, the handle is ‘”fetch-tweets-” . md5( $_directory_path)’.
   Assign the value to the `$_directory_path` variable.
 * Let me know if you get stuck.
 *  Thread Starter [Matt Radford](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mattrad/)
 * (@mattrad)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dequeuing-style/#post-5723246)
 * Thanks very much for your reply – that’s helped me figure it out. I tried the
   function you kindly supplied, but it didn’t output anything in wp-content or 
   any other directory. However, I realised I could look in the `<head>` – and there
   was an ID added to the stylesheet link, e.g.
 * `id="fetch-tweets-931d83299fdae5cb7f44dff076336678-css`
 * I replaced ‘fetch-tweets-plain’ with `fetch-tweets-931d83299fdae5cb7f44dff076336678`
   in my function and bingo! Stylesheet dequeued!
 * Thanks so much for your help and an awesome plugin 🙂
 *  Plugin Author [miunosoft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/miunosoft/)
 * (@miunosoft)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dequeuing-style/#post-5723256)
 * You are welcome.
 * > I tried the function you kindly supplied, but it didn’t output anything in 
   > wp-content or any other directory.
 * Ah, you need to turn on the WordPress debug mode by setting the `WP_DEBUG` constant
   to `true` in `wp-config.php`.
 * I’m glad that you sorted it out. For now it will work. Still, the id will change
   if you move the site and activate/deactivate the template. So if you need to 
   dequeue a certain template’s stylesheet programmatically, parse the plugin options
   array that holds active templates and find the directory path associated with
   the target template.
 * If you need help with that, let me know.
 *  Thread Starter [Matt Radford](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mattrad/)
 * (@mattrad)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dequeuing-style/#post-5723258)
 * > Ah, you need to turn on the WordPress debug mode by setting the WP_DEBUG constant
   > to true in wp-config.php.
 * Doh. Should have that on while developing anyway.
 * I appreciate that my solution isn’t portable, but it’ll do for now (development
   deadlines, you know…). I’ll take a look at a more robust function when I get 
   time. Thanks again.
 *  Plugin Author [miunosoft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/miunosoft/)
 * (@miunosoft)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dequeuing-style/#post-5723262)
 * Glad it helped! Good luck with your project!

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