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HTML How to Make a Website Adding Pages to a Website Add a New Page

Matthew Gerrie
Matthew Gerrie
2,047 Points

CSS file not being applied to Portfolio page

When I open the preview and refresh the "Profile" page everything is fine, but after I open the "About" page and then click back on the "Portfolio" page it seems to display it without any of the "main.css" file's parameters being applied to it. I can't see any obvious problems in the CSS file or the index file, is it something to do with the browser?

Hi Matthew,

Can you post your code relating to the issue please and we'll take a look?

Here's a how-to guide just in case you're not sure how.

Thanks

-Rich

Matthew Gerrie
Matthew Gerrie
2,047 Points
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>Matt Gerrie | Photographer</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/normalize.css">
    <link href='http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Dosis:200,300,400,500,600,700,800|Permanent+Marker|Shadows+Into+Light|Indie+Flower|Comfortaa:400,700,300' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/main.css">
  </head>
  <body>
    <header>
      <a href="index.html" id="logo">
        <h1>Matt Gerrie</h1>
        <h2>Photographer</h2>
      </a>
      <nav>
        <ul>
          <li><a href="index.html" class="selected">Portfolio</a></li>
          <li><a href="about.html">About</a></li>
          <li><a href="contact.html">Contact</a></li>
        </ul>
      </nav>
    </header>
    <div id="wrapper">
      <section>
        <ul id="gallery">
          <li>
            <a href="img/numbers-01.jpg">
              <img src="img/numbers-01.jpg" alt="">
              <p>Experimentation with color and texture.</p>
            </a>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="img/numbers-02.jpg">
              <img src="img/numbers-02.jpg" alt="">
              <p>Playing with blending modes in photoshop.</p>
            </a>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="img/numbers-06.jpg">
              <img src="img/numbers-06.jpg" alt="">
              <p>Trying to create an 80's style of glows.</p>
            </a>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="img/numbers-09.jpg">
              <img src="img/numbers-09.jpg" alt="">
              <p>Drips created using photoshop brushes.</p>
            </a>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="img/numbers-12.jpg">
              <img src="img/numbers-12.jpg" alt="">
              <p>Creating shapes using repetition.</p>
            </a>
          </li>    
        </ul>
      </section>
      <footer>
        <img src="img/twitter-wrap.png" alt="Twitter Logo" class="social-icon">
        <a href="http://facebook.com/matthew.gerrie.7"><img src="img/facebook-wrap.png" alt="Facebook Logo" class="social-icon"></a>
        <p>&copy; 2015 Matt Gerrie.</p>
      </footer>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>
Matthew Gerrie
Matthew Gerrie
2,047 Points
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>Matt Gerrie | Photographer</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/normalize.css">
    <link href='http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Dosis:200,300,400,500,600,700,800|Permanent+Marker|Shadows+Into+Light|Indie+Flower|Comfortaa:400,700,300' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/main.css">
  </head>
  <body>
    <header>
      <a href="index.html" id="logo">
        <h1>Matt Gerrie</h1>
        <h2>Photographer</h2>
      </a>
      <nav>
        <ul>
          <li><a href="index.html">Portfolio</a></li>
          <li><a href="about.html" class="selected">About</a></li>
          <li><a href="contact.html">Contact</a></li>
        </ul>
      </nav>
    </header>
    <div id="wrapper">
      <section>
      </section>
      <footer>
        <img src="img/twitter-wrap.png" alt="Twitter Logo" class="social-icon">
        <a href="http://facebook.com/matthew.gerrie.7"><img src="img/facebook-wrap.png" alt="Facebook Logo" class="social-icon"></a>
        <p>&copy; 2015 Matt Gerrie.</p>
      </footer>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>
Matthew Gerrie
Matthew Gerrie
2,047 Points
/***********************************
GENERAL
************************************/

body {
  font-family: 'Shadows Into Light', sans-serif;
}

#wrapper {
  max-width: 940px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 5%;
}

a {
  text-decoration: none;
}

img {
  max-width: 100%;
}



/***********************************
HEADING
************************************/

header {
  float: left;
  margin: 0 0 30px 0;
  padding: 5px 0 0 0;
  width: 100%;

 }
#logo {
  text-align: center;
  margin: 0;
}

h1 {
  font-family: 'Permanent Marker', sans-serif;
  margin: 15px 0;
  font-size: 1.75em;
  font-weight: normal;
  line-height: 0.8em;
}

h2 {
  font-size: 0.75em;
  margin: -5px 0 0;
  font-weight: normal;
}



/***********************************
NAVIGATION
************************************/

nav {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 10px 0;
  margin: 20px 0 0;
}

nav ul {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0 10px;
  padding: 0;
}

nav li {
  display: inline-block;
}

nav a {
  font-weight: 800;
  padding: 15px 10px;
}



/***********************************
FOOTER
************************************/

footer {
  font-size: 0.75em;
  text-align: center;
  clear: both;
  padding-top: 50px;
  color: #ccc
}

.social-icon {
  width: 20px;
  height: 20px;
  margin: 0 5px;
}



/***********************************
PAGE: PORTFOLIO
************************************/

#gallery {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

#gallery li {
  float: left;
  width: 45%;
  margin: 2.5%;
  background-color: #f5f5f5;
  color: #bdc3c7;
}

#gallery li a p {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 5%;
  font-size: 0.75em;
  color: #bdc3c7;
}





/***********************************
COLORS
************************************/

/* site body */
body {
  background-color: #fff;
  color: #999;
}

/* green header */
header {
  background: #6ab47b;
  border-color: #599a68;
}

/* nav background on mobile */
nav {
  background: #599a68;
}

/* logo text */
h1, h2 {
  color: #fff;
}

/* links */
a {
  color: #6ab47b;
}

/* nav link */
nav a, nav a:visited {
  color: #fff;
}

/* selected nav link */
nav a.selected, nav a:hover {
  color: #32673f;
}

2 Answers

Andreas Anastasiades
Andreas Anastasiades
2,916 Points

Try adding type="text/css" to your linked stylesheets.

Are your html files index, about & contact in the same folder?

Matthew Gerrie
Matthew Gerrie
2,047 Points

Thank you, I'll try that.

Yes, the three html files are in the same folder.

I think I'll try re-installing my browsers too, hopefully that will fix any unexpected bugs.

Matthew Gerrie
Matthew Gerrie
2,047 Points

The problem with the portfolio page has now fixed itself, but now I'm finding parts of the CSS file is now being missed out on the contact page.

I've tried re-installing the browsers and the problem is appearing on both chrome and internet explorer.

The code all seems to be there and I can't see any broken links, I've tried adding the type="text/css" to both stylesheets, individually and together but the problem still persists.

It's a problem with the Workspace.