WP Super Cache & Autoptimize

well, there’s no risk of conflucts between WP Super Cache & Autoptimize, so that’s nothing to worry about.

regarding settings; impossible to say I’m afraid as optimal settings depend on the full context (theme, theme configuration, plugins, plugins configuration, …).

you _could_ start with just Autoptimize and try CSS, JS & HTML optimization separately to see if one of those causes problems. if no problems arise when tested separately activate all 3 and then install & activate WP Super Cache. if problems do arise follow up here with more info (including your site’s URL) and we’ll navigate this together ??

frank

Hi Frank,
I will do as you suggest then!

Thank you again for your help and advices!

you’re welcome, feel free to leave a review of the plugin and support here! ??

Hi, I have a follow-up question regarding the combination of WP Super Cache and Autooptimization.

I have made some caching exclude rules in WP Super so that GEO IP Pricing is shown correctly for everything.

Will the exclusions be transferred to AutoOptimization?

The website is https://www.nezumistudios.com

Pricing is based on IP. The reason being that we do not charge VAT on orders outside of the EU.

as Autoptimize does not do page caching, there should be nothing to be transferred really?

Oh, but what cache is it then I can chose to delete in the top bar menu?

that’s the autoptimized CSS/ JS which is stored for re-use.

Hi Frank,
I am having a problem with render blocking resources (reported by pagespeed insight and gmetrix). In the Autoptimize FAQ I read that you need to select “inline and defer CSS”. I’m not sure if I selected the right option, I attach a screen to show you the settings:
https://pasteboard.co/KbSbfl1.jpg
https://pasteboard.co/KbScszh.jpg
Is this ok? Do I need to insert something in “paste the above the fold CSS here”?

Thank you in advance for your help!`

Yes, you will need to add “above the fold CSS”, the FAQ links to a couple of tools that can generate that for you, also see below video (not mine) on how you can proceed;

Hi Frank,
I tried to do what he says in the video but the site showed an error and I could no longer log in. I restored the site from a backup made before the changes.
Isn’t there an easier way to eliminate this problem?
I am not able to make this kind of changes on the site….

Or, can I uncheck “Aggregate CSS files?”, “Also aggregate inline CSS?” to avoid this problem? Could the site have problems if I suddenly unchecked these options?

Your CSS will always be render-blocking if “inline & defer” is not checked and you will have visible content shifts if you don’t provide good “above the fold CSS”. An (paying) alternative could be the “critical CSS”-integration on the tab with the same name?

How much would this integration cost me? Is this a recurring payment or do I only need to do it once?

the integration itself is free (part of Autoptimize), but the use of the 3rd party service is not free, see https://criticalcss.com for more info on pricing talkiewalkie

Okay, thanks for the clarification!

One question: along with Autoptimize, Jetpack (with site and image acceleration enabled) and WP Super Cache, can I use the “Smush – Lazy Load Images, Optimize & Compress Images” plugin to optimize images? Because in speed tests I keep getting the suggestion to compress images.
I usually compress them with TinyPng before putting them on the site but I thought that maybe they need additional compression. Am I wrong?
Unfortunately, despite Autoptimize, WP Super Cache and Jetpack as CDN, the site is still quite slow on desktop (score 72) and is very slow on mobile (score 34).

Thanks in advance for the answers!

hmmm, Jetpack & Smush both to image optimization so you would have to choose. Additionally my personal opinion is that Shortpixel gives way better results, so that would be my proposal (see “images” tab in AO).