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#14908: "Custom CSS not working"
What is this report about?
BGA website
What happened? Please select from below
Something didn't function correctly while using the website (not during a game)
Detailed description
• Please copy/paste the error message you see on your screen, if applicable.
none• Please explain what you wanted to do, what you did and what happened
use custom css• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v80
Report history
Mar 28th 2020 16:29 • Sly0001 • Bug has not been reproduced by developers yet:
Custom CSS entered in then preferences section does not work. The content is inserted as plain text in the HTML document (no <style> tag). If I add the style tag, then the tag is encoded (and it does not work).
Mar 28th 2020 23:26 • Blacktango • Bug has not been reproduced by developers yet:
Same here with Firefox 74.0
It was working, until I come back on the custom css settings page (after 2 years out from bga). Then it doesn’t work anymore and the CSS display as plain text.
It was working, until I come back on the custom css settings page (after 2 years out from bga). Then it doesn’t work anymore and the CSS display as plain text.
Apr 8th 2020 22:21 • Qwouerty • Bug has not been reproduced by developers yet:
Same bug with Firefox 75.0. EIther CSS entered is inserted as plain text or the following error is displayed : Error while processing Database request.
Apr 17th 2020 3:34 • NotKyle1982 • Bug has not been reproduced by developers yet:
I have the same issue. I enter text into the textbox and it is written to the screen, as seen in the imgur link.
imgur.com/a/kdGgPCq
imgur.com/a/kdGgPCq
Apr 17th 2020 3:47 • NotKyle1982 • Bug has not been reproduced by developers yet:
I used "View Source" which opened in Chrome as view-source:boardgamearena.com/preferences?section=advanced ; the text I entered for the custom CSS is written out after the line
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="x.boardgamearena.net/data/themereleases/current/css/libraries.css?1"/>
imgur.com/a/SiLmS6P
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="x.boardgamearena.net/data/themereleases/current/css/libraries.css?1"/>
imgur.com/a/SiLmS6P
Apr 21st 2020 15:05 • arksand • Bug has not been reproduced by developers yet:
same here. On very first save it was fine, then it broke and did as the others suggest above (writing CSS to screen)
May 8th 2020 23:28 • lesuedois • Bug has not been reproduced by developers yet:
Workaround: This bug is actually present only on the "custom CSS" page. If you save and navigate to another page AND refresh that page it will work (you have to refresh! that's what got me)
May 18th 2020 0:28 • Blacktango • Bug has not been reproduced by developers yet:
@lesuedois Oh, you’re right, thx!
Shame I remove my CSS already : (
Shame I remove my CSS already : (
Jun 6th 2020 15:21 • Paul_Chelsfield • Bug has not been reproduced by developers yet:
Yeah, it needs a note saying that you need to perform a manual page refresh on a page OTHER than the custom CSS page to apply the custom CSS rules...
But perhaps more worrying, if you then try to visit a bug report page (such as this one) then you receive the error:
"Sorry, an unexpected error has occurred...
You cannot access this section because you are using some custom CSS (see Preferences > Advanced)"
But perhaps more worrying, if you then try to visit a bug report page (such as this one) then you receive the error:
"Sorry, an unexpected error has occurred...
You cannot access this section because you are using some custom CSS (see Preferences > Advanced)"
Jun 19th 2020 23:49 • timmc • Bug has not been reproduced by developers yet:
Further notes on workaround: You need to actually visit your *own* custom CSS link in order to set your preference for the site, e.g. boardgamearena.com/?use_custom_style=12345 -- after that, the style will be applied.
Very weird.
Very weird.
Apr 18th 2021 22:56 • E8zEbo8Luna • Bug has not been reproduced by developers yet:
@timmc
that has the same effect as not using the link
that has the same effect as not using the link
Mar 2nd 2022 18:58 • augustin F • Bug has not been reproduced by developers yet:
I just tried this: html {background-color:#FF5733;} (color is just a random one) but it didn't work so i came here but i got a error message saying that I couldn't acces here because of my custom CSS...
Mar 2nd 2022 18:59 • augustin F • Bug has not been reproduced by developers yet:
(like @Paul_Chelsfield)
Nov 22nd 2022 14:04 • Blacktango • Bug has not been reproduced by developers yet:
To get your custom CSS changes applied, you have to refresh the cache of the page.
Usually, you can do it with Ctrl + F5 in your browser.
It’s the same when you remove all your custom CSS : refresh with cache clear.
To avoid people complaining about the website when they have a custom CSS, the bug area is blocked when custom CSS is ON. You have to remove it to access this section.
Also, for security reason, the custom CSS is "compiled" by BGA, to remove some attributes or directive.
(For example, you can’t @import a CSS from another server.)
Usually, you can do it with Ctrl + F5 in your browser.
It’s the same when you remove all your custom CSS : refresh with cache clear.
To avoid people complaining about the website when they have a custom CSS, the bug area is blocked when custom CSS is ON. You have to remove it to access this section.
Also, for security reason, the custom CSS is "compiled" by BGA, to remove some attributes or directive.
(For example, you can’t @import a CSS from another server.)
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