So ...
We are going to use a handy plugin called Better WordPress Minify.
Here it is:
https://wordpress.org/plugins/bwp-minify/
Note: you'll see the usual warning message saying that the plugin hasn’t been tested with the latest major releases of Wordpress ... Ignore it ... I've tested the plugin on Wordpress 5.1 and works fine.
It's a relatively small plugin (635 KB), but let's see the usual speed tests ...
Here are my results before installing the plugin ...
... and the result after installing and activating the plugin:
No more comments needed ...
Now let's see how it works ...
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ShihTzuSteve
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Thanks for sharing this great tip and for showing us how to implement it.
CandP
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Thanks, Zed. We are really working on our page speed at the moment. Right now we are optimizing images but when we have finished this we were going to look closely at a minify program. This plugin looks nice and simple but it's still messing with code and that makes us nervous. Should we do a complete backup of our entire website before activating the plugin?
Colette and Philip
Colette and Philip
smartketeer
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CandP
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So the changes are made to the entire website as you activate and there is no going back, right?
smartketeer
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No.
What I was trying to say: any new plugin/widget/setting/etc will alter your Wordpress database and/or your theme template files to add/modify a given function/feature.
And when you deactivate/uninstall the plugin, those changes will be removed automatically.
However, many things can go wrong (plugin conflicts, untested plugins, theme compatibility issues, etc) so is always better to create a full site backup before installing new things ...
What I was trying to say: any new plugin/widget/setting/etc will alter your Wordpress database and/or your theme template files to add/modify a given function/feature.
And when you deactivate/uninstall the plugin, those changes will be removed automatically.
However, many things can go wrong (plugin conflicts, untested plugins, theme compatibility issues, etc) so is always better to create a full site backup before installing new things ...
CandP
Premium
Thanks for clarifying that. We will definitely do the backup. Thanks again, Zed.
Colette and Philip
Colette and Philip
