Autoptimize 2.4 coming soon, need your help to test!

  • ResolvedPlugin Author Optimizing Matters

    (@optimizingmatters)


    6 years, 6 months ago

    Autoptimize 2.4 is coming in June/ July and the time has come to have it tested by as many people as possible!

    What’s new, you ask? Well;

    • it is based on a great fork by @zytzagoo with significantly improved code-quality and automated testing (travis-ci)
    • it features a new version of the CSS minifier which is _a lot_ faster and more reliable
    • it allows users to minify CSS/ JS without aggregating it
    • excluded CSS/ JS now gets minified
    • it “listens” to page caches getting purge to clear its own cache as well
    • better Google Fonts optimization (aggregated Google Fonts CSS gets preloaded)
    • image optimization (free during beta, will remain free up until a still to be specified threshold per domain)!

    How can you test, you ask? Well;

    1. download the AO 2.4 beta zipfile
    2. upload it as a new plugin
    3. deactivate the old 2.3.4
    4. and activate 2.4
    5. report any issues below as a Github issue

    And if you find no issues, maybe say so here in a reply. It’s always good to know if it just works as well ??

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  • Thank you @optimizingmatters

    However my original website problem remains but I can’t discover the cause.
    The issue is related to jQuery Flexslider – at least versions 6.0.2 and above.
    I have tried various combinations/configurations of flexslider.css and jquery.flexslider-min.js in Autoptomize, but the problem persists – unless Optimize CSS Code? is not enabled/checked.

    To see my problem look at this webpage:
    https://www.utilarealestateagent.com/utila-real-estate/homes-for-sale-las-brisas-at-paradise-cove/
    using a ‘new’ tab in either Firefox or Chrome for Windows.

    When the page initially loads the main image displayed by jQuery Flexslider is too large – and the right-hand side of the image displayed is hidden.
    This does not occur if Optimize CSS Code? is not enabled/checked.

    Once the page has initially loaded with a ‘too large’ main image, switch to another Firefox/Chrome tab, and then back to the tab with the jQuery Flexslider display. The main image is now displayed at the correct size.
    Reload/refresh the page displaying the jQuery Flexslider and the image displayed is once again too large.
    Other sequences of events produce the same results.
    For example,
    Reload/refresh the page displaying the jQuery Flexslider and the image displayed is too large. Now change the browser window size (either vertical or horizontal) and the image displayed is at the correct size.

    This ‘oversized’ image on initial page loading does not occur with Microsoft Edge or mobile device web browsers. I would attribute the problem to a Firefox/Chrome issue or jQuery Flexslider issue, except I can’t understand why it does not occur in Firefox/Chrome for Windows when Autoptimize -> Optimize CSS Code? is not enabled/checked.

    Any ideas?

    Plugin Author Optimizing Matters

    (@optimizingmatters)

    Any ideas?

    well, in the context of the beta the most important thing to do would be to re-enable 2.3.x and check if the problem still exists in that case?

    Hi @optimizingmatters

    I found the cause of the problem – Thank you.

    By uninstalling Version 2.4.0-beta-5 and reinstalling Version 2.3.4 I had to reconfigure the plugin settings from scratch.
    In doing so, I discovered the problem was being caused by the “above the fold CSS” I had entered for Inline and Defer CSS?
    My website had some changes since I had previously used Sitelocity’s Critical Path CSS Generator to generate the Critical Path CSS.
    I regenerated the Critical Path CSS using Sitelocity’s Critical Path CSS Generator and problem solved.
    I am now using Autoptimize Version 2.4.0-beta-5 without a problem.

    I guess this problem could have been avoided if I had invested in the Autoptimize criticalcss.com power-up

    Thank you again for taking the time to respond to my posts.

    Plugin Author Optimizing Matters

    (@optimizingmatters)

    thanks for the feedback aboututila!

    Plugin Author Optimizing Matters

    (@optimizingmatters)

    AO 2.4 has just been released, thanks for all the feedback here guys & girls!

    Now bracing myself for the deluge of support-questions ??

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