Still encountering issues with CSS not updating even after clearing cache and performing a hard refresh

I've been attempting to assign an ID to the contact section element on my webpage, but for some reason, it's not updating. Adding new styles in my CSS doesn't seem to work, but modifying existing selectors that are already loaded on the page works fine. The selector is written with a background-color property and other attributes, yet when I inspect the element using developer tools, I can't see the selector and properties I defined. However, all other old selectors are displayed correctly... Can anyone shed light on why this might be happening?

Here's what I've tried so far: I experimented with using a class instead of an ID, but it didn't make a difference. Adding version tags like ?v.1, ?v.2, and ?version=15 also didn't yield any results. Various attempts at cache reloads and deletions were unsuccessful. I even opened the page manually in the browser (by accessing htdocs/myproject/index.html) without using the local server (XAMPP localhost), which didn't resolve the issue either. I tested the website on multiple web browsers, none of them worked. Lastly, opening the project on a different computer also failed to solve the problem.

Full HTML code:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
    <head>
        <meta charset="utf-8">
        ...
</body>
</html>

Full CSS code:

*{
    margin:0;
    padding:0;
    font-family: 'Roboto', sans-serif;
}
...

If anyone has any insights into why this issue persists, please share your thoughts!

Answer №1

After reviewing your code, I found that it is functioning correctly for me. In order for it to work properly, I made sure to have both the HTML file and CSS file stored in the same folder. I then adjusted the path in the HTML file to reference the CSS file with href="styles1.css".

https://i.sstatic.net/OwK7Q.png

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Answer №2

It appears I have identified the issue at hand.

Upon testing the code myself, I observed the same issue where the background color remains unresponsive to changes. The desired black background simply refuses to display.

My hypothesis is that there might be a conflicting CSS rule preventing your:

#contacts{ background-color: #000; }

rule from taking effect.

I discovered that relocating this rule to the beginning of the CSS file resulted in successfully achieving a black background.

I recommend investigating to determine which rule is obstructing the black background for your #contacts section.

https://i.sstatic.net/1U9Qz.png

In the visual aid provided above, I demonstrated moving the #contacts rule higher up (to line 7), making it the second rule, and solving the issue. The background now displays in black.

With that said, it may be prudent to select a lighter font color to complement the new background! :)

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