Speed test – javascript and CSS issues

  • Resolved hadders

    (@hadders)


    9 years ago

    I have run the Google speed test and it says that I need to “Eliminate render-blocking JavaScript and CSS in above-the-fold content”. I have JS and CSS set to minify.

    Other settings are:
    Page cache Yes
    Database No
    Objects Yes
    Browser Yes
    CDN Yes
    Verify Rewrite Rules Yes

    How do I achieve this please?

    I’m not a code-type so if you can explain in simple terms that wold be much appreciated.

    Thanks

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  • SJW

    (@whitsey)

    Change the minify settings from Default (blocking) to Non-blocking.

    Thread Starter hadders

    (@hadders)

    Hi Shannon W.

    Thanks for replying.

    I did that but it slowed it down about 15%.

    SJW

    (@whitsey)

    That’s what it is – basically what google is saying is that “blocking” means that the rest of the page wont load until that resource is loaded.
    By making it asynchronous, it can effectively be loaded in the background.

    This option is fraught with challenges – There are scripts that need to be loaded before some page elements – unless you’re a JS guru, I would stick with blocking and accept that this will always be an issue.

    Thread Starter hadders

    (@hadders)

    That sounds like a lot of sense. Thanks

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