WordPress follows a structured approach when loading JavaScript and CSS files. By default, it loads minified versions (.min.js or .min.css) to optimize performance and reduce file sizes. This is a standard for WordPress core files (e.g. the jQuery library), and a practice that is used by WordPress developers. Some plugins have CSS/JS files that have […]
Category: Misc
Why the type Attribute Is Added to <style> and <script> Tags
This feature is available in the Pro version starting from v1.2.6.4, and the Lite version starting from v1.4.0.1. Overview Whenever you use a feature and Asset CleanUp needs to generate STYLE/SCRIPT tag (e.g. inlined CSS/JS, combined CSS/JS, etc.), Asset CleanUp includes the type attribute in <style> and <script> tags if your WordPress theme does not […]
How to rollback to a previous version of Asset CleanUp Lite?
There are situations when in a specific WordPress installation, the latest version of Asset CleanUp doesn’t work properly or there’s a plugin bug that is just annoying in any WordPress setup (things like that could happen), and you would rather rollback to a previous version that is more stable and you know for sure that […]
How to cancel the PayPal recurring payment for Asset CleanUp Pro?
If you used PayPal to purchase Asset CleanUp Pro and you wish for any reason to stop the automatic yearly charges, you can cancel the merchant’s profile that was set when you made the purchase. You will need to first log in to your PayPal account and locate the “My preapproved payments” page. You can […]
Can Asset CleanUp automatically detect which CSS/JS files are needed or not on a certain page?
In short, no! Due to the nature of the web pages and the way the CSS/JS code is connected to them, there’s no tool that would predict with 100% accuracy without any manual intervention if a certain asset is loading on a page without having any of its code triggering on that page. Now, there […]
How to instruct the browser to download a file based on the visitor’s screen size?
Reminder: This option is available in the Pro version starting from v1.1.8.2 and it’s recommended to be used with care. If you’re not sure whether to instruct the browser to download a file based on the screen size, then it’s better to leave it as it is (the default option “on any screen size”). In […]
How to load an alternative, lighter version of a file?
Note: This post is meant for developers or for users that are comfortable editing code and have minimum knowledge of PHP/WordPress coding. There are often situations when CSS/JS files are enqueued in WordPress, but on certain pages, only a fraction of their code is actually used. For instance, you might be using a theme that […]
What’s the purpose of “CDN: Rewrite assets URLs” option?
This option is only needed to be enabled if you already have a CDN set on your websites such as KeyCDN (which is compatible with the WordPress plugin “CDN Enabler – WordPress CDN Plugin“) and the URL to the cached CSS/JS files from Asset CleanUp Pro has not been already updated. The CDN can be […]
Asset CleanUp Pro randomly deactivates. What are the possible solutions to prevent this?
There were reports of the Pro version randomly being deactivated in certain environments when everything is looking good (no errors of any kind). Although these are isolated cases, there have been a larger number of reports as for today, 8 September 2020. Therefore, a plugin called “Asset CleanUp Pro: Keep it always active” has been […]
Why are the unload settings that I’ve applied for CSS/JS files not taking any effect when I visit the page?
Whenever you unload certain CSS/JS files, you expect to either see an immediate increase in the Google PageSpeed Insights / GTMetrix score or not loaded when you test the page in Incognito (visiting it as a guest, while you’re not logged-in). However, this doesn’t always happen. Here are a few known causes: 1) You’re using […]