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Eliminate Render Blocking CSS

Get a better PageSpeed result by integrating the eliminate-render-blocking-css.com service into your site.

By danielauener·Critical CSS·Free
1(2 reviews)
·20 active installs·Updated 9 years ago
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As of April 2026, Eliminate Render Blocking CSS is a WordPress Critical CSS plugin with 20 active installations and a 1/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 3.6K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.6+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2017. Last updated 9 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Jetpack Boost – Website Speed….

1/52 reviews
20active installs
3.6K+total downloads
9 yearssince 2017

Overview

eliminate-render-blocking-css.com provides an API for extracting the
critical path css from your site. This plugin inlines the results for every page
in your header section and deferres the loading of the rest of the styles.

You have to create a free account,
to be be able to use this plugin. Generation of critical path css is always free
for your front-page.

Some Features:

  • Eliminate render-blocking CSS on your front-page. Use a premium account to
    include critical CSS for all your pages and both desktop and mobile
    devices.
  • Unobstrusive generating and loading of the critcal css, falling back to your
    common CSS, when the service shouldn’t be available
  • Automated deferred CSS loading, when you are using the standard WordPress
    style loaders (wp_register_style and wp_enqueue_style)
  • Follo…
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Ratings & Reviews

12 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress4.6+ requiredTested up to 4.7.33
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

0.9

  • Initial plugin version with critical css generation and deferred styles loading
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

pixelcrookpixelcrookdanielauenerdanielauener
Plugin Info
Version
1.0.0
Last Updated
Mar 10, 2017
WP Requires
4.6+
Tested Up To
4.7.33
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
20
Downloads
3.6K+
Added
Mar 10, 2017
Business
Free

Tags

critical cssabove the fold csseliminate render-blocking css

Developer

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danielauener
4 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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