Better WordPress Minify
Allows you to combine and minify your CSS and JS files to improve page load time.
4.2(137 reviews)
·8.0K+ active installs·Updated 8 years agoAs of April 2026, Better WordPress Minify is a WordPress minify plugin with 8.0K+ active installations and a 4.2/5 rating from 137 reviews. It has been downloaded 693K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 8 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are down 20% this week. Top alternative: WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images….
4.2/5137 reviews
8.0K+active installs
693K+total downloads
15 yearssince 2011
Overview
Allows you to combine and minify your CSS and JS files to improve page load time. This plugin uses the PHP library Minify and relies on WordPress’s enqueueing system rather than the output buffer, which respects the order of CSS and JS files as well as their dependencies. BWP Minify is very customizable and easy to use.
Useful resources to help you get started and make the most out of BWP Minify
Some Features
- Uses enqueueing system of WordPress which improves compatibility with other plugins and themes
- Allows you to move enqueued files to desired locations (header, footer, oblivion, etc.) via a dedicated management page
- Allows you to change various Minify settings (cache directory, cache age, debug mode, etc.) directly in adm…
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Ratings & Reviews
4.2137 reviews
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Recent Reviews
Completely altered the css of my theme
by filippo.festa·5 years ago
It completely destroyed the layout of my theme (Herald Magazine). Even after the flush the mess was still there. I had to deactivate the plugin to go back to normal behavior.
- This topic was modified 5 years, 6 months ago by filippo.festa.
Need Update
by Dawood Ifraheem·5 years ago
Not Updated as wordpress version is updated butt still its working, Please update it As soon as you can.
still the best
by crmb·6 years ago
Still in my must-have plugins list even though it hasn’t been updated for years. I hope it will get some updates.
Does what it says
by JohannesDeml·7 years ago
Neat plugin for minifying javascript and css files.
PLEASE update this awesome plugin
by sadeq0·7 years ago
it’s very good plugin please release new version
Download Trends
Today: 4Yesterday: 11This week: 44Period total: 5K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.1+ requiredTested up to 4.0.38 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Version Adoption
v1.3
98.8%
v1.2
1.2%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.3.3
* Fixed an issue with wrong `min/config.php` file.
Contributors
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