# Sass variables are not being read in code
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/sass-variables-are-not-being-read-in-code/256588
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [February 28, 2023, 11:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sass-variables-are-not-being-read-in-code/256588 "2023-02-28T23:52:09Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@darkpixlz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darkpixlz)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2023, 11:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sass-variables-are-not-being-read-in-code/256588/1 "2023-02-28T23:52:09Z")
Hello,
When adding more settings to my theme, it started to become apparent Discourse was ignoring them.
Code:
```scss
#main-outlet-wrapper .sidebar-wrapper {
@if $Full_Width == true {
left: 10px;
}
}
@if $Full_Width == true {
:root {
--d-max-width: 95%;
}
#main-outlet {
max-width: 90%;
margin-left: auto;
margin-right: auto;
margin-top: 5px;
margin-bottom: 50px;
}
}
```
This code doesn’t do anything, no matter the value of the setting.
However, if I remove `== true`, it’ll always be enabled no matter what.
This also seems to be the issue with any other bool? I read the sass docs and my code matches and it still does not work.
```scss
div#main-outlet.wrap.not-found-container,
#main-outlet-wrapper {
#main-outlet,
.sidebar-wrapper {
@if $Is_Background_Blurred {
backdrop-filter: blur(3rem) !important;
background-color: #0a0a0aa6 !important;
input[type],
.select-kit.combo-box .select-kit-header,
.d-editor-textarea-wrapper,
div.ac-wrap {
background: transparent;
}
}
@else {
backdrop-filter: none !important;
background-color: var(--secondary) !important;
input[type],
.select-kit.combo-box .select-kit-header,
.d-editor-textarea-wrapper,
div.ac-wrap {
background: transparent;
}
}
}
}
```
Thanks for any help.
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### Author:  [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2023, 10:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sass-variables-are-not-being-read-in-code/256588/2 "2023-03-02T22:32:30Z")
I encountered the same issue a few weeks ago and concluded that the `if` SASS condition wasn’t working as I thought. I’d be very happy to know if such a thing is possible though:
Having “if this site\_setting == value then” in a SASS file.
I’m just putting this here in case it would be of any usefulness:
> **[Sass: @if and @else](https://sass-lang.com/documentation/at-rules/control/if/)**
>
> Syntactically Awesome Style Sheets
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### Author:  [@darkpixlz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darkpixlz)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2023, 10:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sass-variables-are-not-being-read-in-code/256588/3 "2023-03-02T22:40:59Z")
> [@Canapin](#):
>
> [Sass: @if and @else](https://sass-lang.com/documentation/at-rules/control/if)
I had a look here before I made my post, and my code is the exact same.
Doing `@if $var {}` will always run it no matter the value, and `@if $var == true {}` will never run it.
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### Author:  [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2023, 10:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sass-variables-are-not-being-read-in-code/256588/4 "2023-03-02T22:48:30Z")
Have you tried:
`@if $var == "true"`
It’s possible the boolean is actually a string, I’ve run into this with theme components before.
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### Author:  [@darkpixlz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darkpixlz)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2023, 10:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sass-variables-are-not-being-read-in-code/256588/5 "2023-03-02T22:55:39Z")
Yep, seemed to fix it, strange.
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### Author:  [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2023, 11:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sass-variables-are-not-being-read-in-code/256588/6 "2023-03-02T23:11:44Z")
Awesome, you both helped me figure out a thing I had given up on in one of my theme components. :v:
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### Author:  [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2023, 11:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sass-variables-are-not-being-read-in-code/256588/7 "2023-03-02T23:13:00Z")
This may fix the dark theme switching we discussed recently, thanks.
It was not working as is.
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### Author:  [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2023, 11:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sass-variables-are-not-being-read-in-code/256588/8 "2023-03-02T23:33:24Z")
And just like that, Kris helped an entire population.
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### Author:  [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2023, 11:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sass-variables-are-not-being-read-in-code/256588/9 "2023-04-01T23:33:56Z")
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