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Easy Critical CSS

Easily inject Critical CSS and Secondary CSS (with unused CSS styles removed) to improve site speed and performance.

By Easy Critical CSS·Lighthouse·Free
1(1 reviews)
·50 active installs·Updated 2 months ago
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As of April 2026, Easy Critical CSS is a WordPress lighthouse plugin with 50 active installations and a 1/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.0K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.2+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2025. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Top alternative: Fast Velocity Minify.

1/51 reviews
50active installs
2.0K+total downloads
1 yearsince 2025

Overview

Easy Critical CSS is a lightweight WordPress plugin that lets you add Critical CSS to any page on your site to improve loading speed and performance.

Features:
– Easily add Critical CSS and Secondary CSS to any page
– Secondary CSS removes unused CSS rules and stylesheets, ensuring only a single optimized CSS file loads
– Supports posts, pages, archives, and taxonomy pages
– Fully compatible with caching plugins (WP Rocket, W3 Total Cache, WP Super Cache, etc.)
– Customizable settings for individual pages
– Stores Critical CSS in your choice of the database or as static files
– Optional API service (API key required) for automated Critical and Secondary CSS generation via CriticalCSS.net
– Background processing to generate CSS without blocki…

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Ratings & Reviews

11 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress6.2+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5
PHP7.4+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.4.7

  • OPTIMIZATION: Improves Critical CSS status handling to reduce false error states
  • OPTIMIZATION: Adds clearer status labels and tooltips for better page-level visibility
  • OPTIMIZATION: Improves failure messaging to better guide next steps
  • IMPROVEMENT: Adds quick access to generate free Critical CSS when using Manual mode
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Seth AllingSeth AllingEasy Critical CSSEasy Critical CSS
Plugin Info
Version
1.4.7
Last Updated
Jan 23, 2026
WP Requires
6.2+
Tested Up To
6.8.5
PHP Requires
7.4+
Active Installs
50
Downloads
2.0K+
Added
Apr 29, 2025
Business
Free

Tags

lighthouseunused cssperformancecritical cssoptimization

Developer

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Easy Critical CSS
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