Reduce Unused CSS Solution with Critical CSS For WP
Critical CSS For WP removes the unused CSS which helps to paint fast and render the above fold content, before downloading the complete css files.
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Maintenance score
Actively maintained • Last updated 76 days ago • 12 reviews
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Description
Critical CSS For WP removes the unused CSS which helps to paint fast and render the above fold content, before downloading the complete css files. We intends to provide great experience to the web page visitors by improving the performance of the web page.
Works well with:
- WP Rocket
- Autoptimize
- Aruba HiSpeed Cache
- Breeze – WordPress Cache
- Clearfy Cache
- Cache Enabler
- GoDaddy Cache
- Hummingbird
- Kinsta Cache
- LiteSpeed Cache
- Nginx Helper
- Redis Object Cache
- SiteGround SuperCacher
- Speed Booster Pack ⚡ PageSpeed Optimization Suite
- WP Super Cache
- WP Fastest Cache
- W3 Total Cache
- WP-Optimize
- WPEngine Cache
- WP Speed of Light
- 10Web Booster – Website speed optimization, Cache & Page Speed optimizer
We Act Fast on Feedback!
We are actively developing this plugin and our aim is to make this plugin into the #1 solution for generating Critical CSS in the world. You can Request a Feature or Report a Bug.
Technical Support
Support is provided in Forum.
Would you like to contribute?
You may now contribute to this Critical CSS For WP plugin on Github: View repository on Github
Credits
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CSS from HTML extractor
- Author: Jan Decavele
- URL: https://github.com/JanDC/css-from-html-extractor
- License: The MIT License (MIT)
- License URL: https://github.com/JanDC/css-from-html-extractor?tab=License-1-ov-file
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PHP Secure Communications Library
- Author: DataTables
- URL:https://github.com/DataTables/DataTables
- License: The MIT License (MIT)
- License URL: https://github.com/DataTables/DataTables?tab=MIT-1-ov-file
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Actually Removes unused CSS without 3rd party Service and FOR FREE!
It just works. Amazing :)
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Changelog
1.0.22 (02 December 2025)
- Tested : Tested with WordPress 6.9
1.0.21 (23 September 2025)
- Improved : Plugin check improvements #70
1.0.20 (16 July 2025)
- Tested : Tested upto WordPress 6.8.2
1.0.19 (14 May 2025)
- Tested : Need to test with WordPress 6.8 #65
1.0.18 (03 January 2025)
- Added : Option to generate critical CSS manually: #58
- Fixed : Nav Bar CSS changes when we activate the plugin. #54
- Improved : Code improvement #63
1.0.17 (05 November 2024)
- Fixed : Mobile PageSpeed score is low when theme is using bootstrap css #61
- Tested : Test with WordPress 6.7 #60
1.0.16 (05 August 2024)
- Fixed : Compatibility with Denticare theme by Bold Themes #52
- Fixed : DB error generated by plugin #46
- Improved : Code Improvements #55
- Added : Option to run critical CSS on admin page load when wp cron is disabled #53
- Tested : Test with WordPress 6.6 #48
1.0.15 (24 May 2024)
- Fixed : Fix some issues in the code #45
1.0.14 (07 May 2024)
- Improved : Fixed Bugs in the code #45
- Tested : Test with WordPress 6.5 #48
1.0.13 (18 March 2024)
- Improved : Improved CSS delay code
- Added : Added separate Changelog file
1.0.12 (09 January 2024)
- Tested : Test with wordpress 6.4 and update readme.txt #41
- Fixed : Category URLs are also getting cached even if the checkbox is not selected in the settings #40
Full changelog available at changelog.txt