wp_enqueue_style not loading CSS - wordpress

Question

I am attempting to load a script using wp_enqueue_style following the advice on the Wordpres Codex, but the script doesn't seem to be included in the source. Is this the correct way to do it?
function load_scripts() {
wp_enqueue_style('bootstrap.css', get_template_directory_uri() . '/css/bootstrap.min.css');
}
add_action('wp_enqueue_scripts', 'load_scripts');

Answer 1

Your action and function looks fine from here. The wp_enqueue_scripts hook should work perfectly for both stylesheets and scripts.
Have you tried echoing something out in the function to see if it's actually being called at all? I.e:
function load_scripts() {
echo "Does this output to the actual page?";
wp_enqueue_style('bootstrap.css', get_template_directory_uri() . '/css/bootstrap.min.css');
}
add_action('wp_enqueue_scripts', 'load_scripts');
If it's not, you might have a problem with your placement of the code, but if you keep everything in functions.php and outside of any other scope this shouldn't be a problem.
Another thing that can cause this behaviour is if you have already registered a stylesheet or script with the same handle ("bootstrap.css" in this case). The first argument in the wp_enqueue_style() function is just a handle for internal dependency management and should be unique, try renaming it to something else and see if that fixes your problem.

Answer 2

Okay, first step is to ensure you are using the correct path of the CSS file.
Add the following line in the functions.php of your theme or other appropriate place.
print( get_template_directory_uri() . '/css/bootstrap.min.css' );
This should print the URL of your desired stylesheet on top of the page. Copy and paste this URL in a new tab, if it opens a stylesheet then you are good to go. Otherwise, there is a mistake in the path.
Second step is to ensure that wp_head() is being called on the page you are displaying. It can be placed in your header template or top of archives/post files etc. This function actually renders the styles and scripts on the page.
Without wp_head(), its basically useless to enque anything as you can add links and scripts manually if you know the exact paths.

Answer 3

Note that in admin mode there is a special hook 'admin_enqueue_scripts'. So, if there is need to load CSS in both modes, it should be done on two hooks.
function load_scripts() {
wp_enqueue_style('bootstrap.css', get_template_directory_uri() . '/css/bootstrap.min.css');
}
add_action('wp_enqueue_scripts', 'load_scripts');
add_action('admin_enqueue_scripts', 'load_scripts');

Answer 4

You are trying to enqueue style on wp_enqueue_scripts hook.
Try wp_print_styles.
add_action('wp_print_styles', 'load_scripts');
Also try to register style, first.

Answer 5

in case you don't want to use wp_head(); in your template, you could also include your styles directly:
<link rel="stylesheet" href="<?php echo get_theme_file_uri( 'style.css' ); ?>">
beware though: wp_head() includes tons of stuff (scripts, styles,...), by wordpress itself as well as most plugins, so only omit it if you know what you're doing.

Answer 6

Register the style first:
function register_plugin_styles() {
wp_register_style('my-plugin', plugins_url('my-plugin/css/plugin.css'));
wp_enqueue_style('my-plugin');
}
http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_register_style
Do that way. Dont try to enqueue directly. And put code into functions.php of course.

Answer 7

Fist confirm path of the css file is correct or not if is it a correct try with below code :
function load_scripts() {
wp_enqueue_style('load-custom-css-new', get_template_directory_uri() . '/css/bootstrap.min.css');
}
add_action('wp_enqueue_scripts', 'load_scripts');
or Go with this URL.
https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_enqueue_style/

Answer 8

I had the same problem. Although I have implemented this many times before, I lost many hours to find out what went wrong with this.
Because I made my own themes, I had declared this file unit as “fuctions.php” (I lost the -n- letter).
So, besides all the things described above you should also consider, take a good look at the file name and confirm that is “functions.php” (not fuctions, not function etc).
This might be also the reason for you.

Answer 9

I had the same issue. I fixed it by hard refreshing the page with Ctrl + F5 to clear cache and the css loaded normally.

Answer 10

If you are protecting the directory with .htpasswd, the https call generated by get_stylesheet... will fail, and you might lose some time chasing that one.