My Tailwind CSS doesn't load on my Laravel website

ecarrascosa16
FREEOP

4 months ago

I created a project and everything is working — it's online and running. But the styling part (Tailwind CSS) isn't working. I've already asked ChatGPT for help, and my build command is "npm ci && npm run build". I've followed all the correct steps, but I still don’t know why it's not working. ChatGPT keeps suggesting the same solutions I’ve already tried.

$10 Bounty
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2 Replies

antonioc-cl
PRO

4 months ago

Can you share what is in the package.json and the tailwind configuration? To understand what version of tailwindcss are you using.

harshaagrawal20
FREE

4 months ago

  1. Is Tailwind actually in the output CSS?

    • Check your final build or dist CSS file.

    • Look for Tailwind classes like .bg-blue-500. If they’re missing, Tailwind wasn’t processed correctly.

  2. Check tailwind.config.js paths

    content: ["./src/**/*.{js,ts,jsx,tsx,html}"]

    • Wrong paths = Tailwind purges all classes.

  3. Are you importing Tailwind in your main CSS file?
    In src/index.css or styles/globals.css:

    @tailwind base; @tailwind components; @tailwind utilities;

  4. Is your CSS file included in your app?

    • In main.jsx, App.jsx, or _app.js (Next.js), confirm:

      import './index.css';

  5. Are you using custom class names with tw- or className dynamically?

    • Tailwind can’t detect these unless safelisted.

  6. PostCSS working?

    • Tailwind needs PostCSS.

    • Check that postcss.config.js exists:

      module.exports = { plugins: { tailwindcss: {}, autoprefixer: {}, }, };

  7. Deployment platform quirk (like Vercel, Netlify)?

    • Sometimes platform caching breaks builds. Try:

      • Clearing cache.

      • Full rebuild/deploy.