#  Zola theme not working

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**Created:** [June 2, 2024, 5:37am UTC](https://zola.discourse.group/t/zola-theme-not-working/2154 "2024-06-02T05:37:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![amrit3128](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/zola.discourse.group/amrit3128/32/1229_2.png) [@amrit3128](https://zola.discourse.group/u/amrit3128)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2024, 5:37am UTC](https://zola.discourse.group/t/zola-theme-not-working/2154/1 "2024-06-02T05:37:58Z")

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The zola theme works when used on `zola serve` but there is no CSS when I open index.html file in public directory after `zola build`

I am using the duckquill theme from the zola themes page

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**Author:** ![welpo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/zola.discourse.group/welpo/32/1087_2.png) [@welpo](https://zola.discourse.group/u/welpo)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2024, 9:32am UTC](https://zola.discourse.group/t/zola-theme-not-working/2154/2 "2024-06-05T09:32:50Z")

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Are you publishing the site? Have you checked for errors on the browser console?

My guess is it has to do with the `base_url` in `config.toml`. It’s likely your browser is trying to find the CSS in that `base_url`, but, since you’re opening it locally (I assume) and the page isn’t live, it fails to load.

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**Author:** ![0xJepsen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/zola.discourse.group/0xjepsen/32/1270_2.png) [@0xJepsen](https://zola.discourse.group/u/0xJepsen)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2024, 1:06pm UTC](https://zola.discourse.group/t/zola-theme-not-working/2154/3 "2024-07-23T13:06:02Z")

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I am having a similar problem. I have a theme installed but when i am working on developing it i do not get any css or changes. I see the build css in my `public` directory but when i serve i don’t see any of the changes.

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**Author:** ![welpo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/zola.discourse.group/welpo/32/1087_2.png) [@welpo](https://zola.discourse.group/u/welpo)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2024, 1:28pm UTC](https://zola.discourse.group/t/zola-theme-not-working/2154/4 "2024-07-23T13:28:10Z")

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- What theme are you using?
- Do you see any errors on the [browser console](https://balsamiq.com/support/faqs/browserconsole/)?

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**Author:** ![0xJepsen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/zola.discourse.group/0xjepsen/32/1270_2.png) [@0xJepsen](https://zola.discourse.group/u/0xJepsen)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2024, 4:15pm UTC](https://zola.discourse.group/t/zola-theme-not-working/2154/5 "2024-07-23T16:15:46Z")

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no errors on browser console. I am attempting to try the “anatole-zola” theme  
i have  
`theme = "anatole-zola"`  
in my config and the theme installed.  
When i serve the static site no changes are apparent.  
my live un-styled deployment is here: [networkspirits.com](http://networkspirits.com)

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**Author:** ![welpo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/zola.discourse.group/welpo/32/1087_2.png) [@welpo](https://zola.discourse.group/u/welpo)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2024, 4:57pm UTC](https://zola.discourse.group/t/zola-theme-not-working/2154/6 "2024-07-23T16:57:18Z")

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I’ve tried setting up a new site with that theme but encountered too many errors.

Does `zola serve` work as expected?

Do you have a public repository for the site? It would help troubleshooting.