Why isn't my theme processing SASS?

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It's my understanding that Wordpress now processes SASS files but for some reason mine don't work.

I'm trying to call it using wp_enqueue_style directly in header.php via the head tag:

<?php wp_enqueue_style('stylesheet', get_template_directory_uri() . '/style.css', $ver = false, $media = 'screen') ?>

Instead, the file gets called as a normal CSS doc.

I attempted to rename style.css to style.scss but then the file doesn't load at all, so I guess the sass pre-processor just isn't firing.

It's my understanding that Wordpress now processes SASS files … why do you think it does? — fuxia, Jun 8, 2016 at 23:19
I think that's only for a user's choice of colourscheme in the admin screens. — Andy Macaulay-Brook, Jun 8, 2016 at 23:39
You're probably better to enqueue the styles using the wp_enqueue_scripts hook, too. Check the User Contributed Notes » Using a Hook section on this page. — Pat J, Jun 9, 2016 at 1:28
@nipponese That was for preprocessing core files on the wordpress.org server. It happens before WordPress is packed and distributed. That has no relevance for themes. — fuxia, Jun 9, 2016 at 2:20

jetyet47 · Accepted Answer · 2016-07-06 18:10:48Z

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@nipponese is right. WordPress doesn't process Sass for themes. That was just for core files on wordpress.org.

answered Jul 6, 2016 at 18:10

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