Board Thread:New Features/@comment-24739709-20150518230347/@comment-24409505-20150608083512

DEmersonJMFM wrote: I'll admit earlier I stated CSS wasn't in templates, though before I remembered inline styling is still CSS. Yes, inline style is also CSS. However, heavy usage of inline CSS is actually considered bad practice in web design. As explained here, "Inline styles should only be used as a last resort, or set by Javascript code." Apart from better performance thanks to caching, attaching CSS to an external stylesheet also "provides a clear separation of markup from styling; produces cleaner HTML markup; is more efficient with selectors to apply rules to multiple elements on a page improving management as well as making your page size smaller."

EternalLocket wrote: So to clarify: "I've only used the CSS function in the admin section on a wiki once or twice". So that is were I was experiencing a delay. You're talking about Special:CSS, which is not some "function", but just an editor that allows you to edit the MediaWiki:Wikia.css page. The editor itself does not cause any delay at all. In fact, you could ditch that editor and go directly to the MediaWiki:Wikia.css page and edit the styling there. It would be the same. Whatever editor you use, there's no delay and your changes are live the moment you saved them and others can see them instantly. As I (and Imamadmad) said before, that what you experience as a "delay" is only your browser cache that needs to be refreshed. But if you really want instant feedback without having to save and/or refresh anything, you could consider using built-in developer tools in most modern browsers (Firefox, Chrome, Safari..) or if that's still way too advanced try the PortableCSSPad script.