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WP Scripts & Styles Optimizer

Improve your site-rendering speed by customizing all of your JavaScript- and CSS-files. Deactivate, set conditions or change positioning of files

By Hendrik Lersch·CSS·Free
4.7(15 reviews)
·100 active installs·Updated 8 years ago
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As of April 2026, WP Scripts & Styles Optimizer is a WordPress css plugin with 100 active installations and a 4.7/5 rating from 15 reviews. It has been downloaded 16K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.4.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2016. Last updated 8 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers +….

4.7/515 reviews
100active installs
16K+total downloads
10 yearssince 2016

Overview

Optimization of included JavaScript- and CSS-files can be a very important thing, if you want a faster site. Many WordPress plugins comes with multiple third-party and/or own JavaScript-files that are then often be included on every page of your site. In worst cases you have more than one of the same file included on your site. That slows down your site!

But also “Render blocking” can easily slow down a website. Every external JavaScript- or CSS-file, that is included in the head of your site, blocks the site from rendering, until all files are completely processed. It’s a common practice to move all these Scripts and Styles (except critical CSS) to the footer of your site, so the rendering is no longer blocked and your website loads faster.

This is where WP Script Optim…

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Ratings & Reviews

4.715 reviews
5 ★
14
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Compatibility

WordPress4.4.0+ requiredTested up to 4.8.28
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

0.4.5

  • CHANGE: Remove cURL and use WP-HTTP API instead to improve compatibility.
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Hendrik LerschHendrik Lersch
Plugin Info
Version
0.4.5
Last Updated
Oct 10, 2017
WP Requires
4.4.0+
Tested Up To
4.8.28
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
100
Downloads
16K+
Added
Jul 6, 2016
Business
Free

Tags

cssstylesscriptsjavascriptinto header

Developer

H
Hendrik Lersch
1 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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