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Webpacker 6: CSS Loaders

· 1 min read · · #rails #webpacker #tutorial #css

This page has changed since first posted, refer to the changelog at the bottom.

In order to process .css files with Webpacker 6, you need to add css-loader, style-loader, and mini-css-extract-plugin.

Install# 

yarn add css-loader style-loader mini-css-extract-plugin

Usage#

Add a stylesheet_packs_with_chunks_tag or stylesheet_pack_tag to the document head.

Make sure you restart bin/webpack-dev-server after installing new loaders.

Style Loader Example# 

<%# app/views/layouts/application.html.erb %>
 
+ <%= stylesheet_packs_with_chunks_tag 'application', media: 'all', 'data-turbolinks-track': 'reload' %>
<%= javascript_packs_with_chunks_tag 'application', 'data-turbolinks-track': 'reload' %>

Extract Example# 

<%# app/views/layouts/application.html.erb %>
 
<%= javascript_packs_with_chunks_tag 'application', 'data-turbolinks-track': 'reload' %>
+ <%= stylesheet_pack_tag 'application', media: 'all', 'data-turbolinks-track': 'reload' %>
// app/javascript/packs/application.js
 
+ import "./application.css"

Verify#

Note: Make sure you restart the dev server!

Let’s create a new file for our CSS:

touch app/javascript/packs/application.css

Next, add some CSS:

/* app/javascript/packs/application.css */
 
h1 {
  font-size: 2.2em;
  color: #2563eb;
}
 
p {
  font-size: 1.2em;
}

Reload your browser and your styles should be applied now, and the Webpacker loader error should be gone.

Changelog#