Note: This option is available in the Pro version 1.1.9.2. By default, Asset CleanUp Lite/Pro does not trigger when Divi’s builder is used, more precisely when the following query string is in use: et_fb=1. For instance, you might have an “About Us” page and it’s built using Divi. The page builder can be accessed in […]
Category: Misc
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 […]
Is Asset CleanUp loading when Oxygen’s Visual Site Builder is used? How to make the editor faster?
By default, Asset CleanUp Lite/Pro does not trigger when Oxygen’s Visual Builder is on, more precisely when the following query string is in use: ct_builder=true. For instance, you might have an “About Us” page and it’s built using Oxygen. The page builder can be accessed in the front-end via /about-us/?ct_builder=true. While you use the visual […]
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 […]
Critical CSS: How to implement it to completely reduce render-blocking stylesheets
Reminder: This option is available in the Pro version starting from v1.1.7.2 and you have to be comfortable connecting via SFTP (or use any other way to edit your PHP files) in order to use some WordPress code snippets for the usage of “wpacu_critical_css” filter hook. Before starting, please check if you already have critical […]
I’m done with the website optimisation. Any tips on using the plugin from this point?
You’ve improved the Google PageSpeed / GTMetrix score of your website and you can visible see an improvement in the loading time of your pages. Great news! You will likely change the plugin’s settings once in a while from now on (e.g. whenever you will add a new plugin). Now, let’s do some extra checks […]