WP Rocket | Simple LoadCSS Preloader
Deprecated
1(2 reviews)
·5.0K+ active installs·Updated 3 years agoAs of April 2026, WP Rocket is a WordPress WordPress plugin with 5.0K+ active installations and a 1/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 64K+ times in total. Requires WordPress false+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2018. Last updated 3 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are up 6% this week.
1/52 reviews
5.0K+active installs
64K+total downloads
8 yearssince 2018
Overview
Deprecated
This plugin is deprecated and will be removed in the future.
It was coded back in 2019 when WpRocket did not have asynchronous support for CSS.
Although this plugin operates at a lower level (main php buffer), which helps apply loadsCSS to ALL styles regardless of whether they conform to wp_enqueue or not, we recommend instead using WpRocket’s system: Load CSS Asynchronously.
Description
Simple high performance plugin to enhance WP Rocket’s css output to use the loadCSS preload polyfill.
This will ensure any css being loaded via the page output is deferred, and utilizing a preload [rel] attribute.
Note: This will not affect admin pages. It’s designed only to process front-end pages.
It is recommended to enable the WP Rocket setting for “Optimize CSS̶…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
Charged me an annual fee for a plug in I never had
by justsaying·2 years ago
BE CAREFUL. I was charged an annual fee for thus plugin I never installed
- This topic was modified 2 years, 8 months ago by justsaying.
Broken
by greendragontech·5 years ago
Completely killed site. Could not connect to database after activation. Had to manually remove from plugins folder to resolve.
Download Trends
Today: 8Yesterday: 27This week: 89Period total: 4K
Compatibility
| WordPress | false+ requiredTested up to false |
| PHP | false+ required |
Version Adoption
v1.5
100.0%
Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.5
- Fix for rare but possible scenario where plugin could crash if function isn’t available. is_plugin_active()
Contributors
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