Autoptimize just hasn’t helped?

Have a look at the “eliminate render-blocking CSS” option, but do take into account you’ll have to either;

a) generate & copy/paste the “above the fold CSS” in the field below (more info in the AO FAQ, look for “inline & defer CSS”) OR
b) create manual rules on the “critical CSS” tab (generating critical css for each rule) OR
c) take a subscription over at criticalcss and paste your API in the field on the critical CSS tab

hope this helps,
frank

Thank you but I do not really follow this. You say:

a) generate & copy/paste the “above the fold CSS” in the field below (more info in the?AO FAQ, look for “inline & defer CSS”)?

But when I go to AO FAQ I see no reference to “inline & defer CSS” ??? ??

Ok, I managed to work out how to do the above-the-line stuff and it has made a big difference but now after doing this, it has created a Cumulative Layout Shift issue ?? One did not exist before!

https://pagespeed.web.dev/analysis/https-thewanganuiclub-nz/sbttl2hine?form_factor=mobile

in that case the “above the fold css” that was generated is not good enough, try re-generating it using one of the other tools maybe or (if you’re into CSS) tweak it manually?

All I can get from those links is below and when I enter it in your box in WordPress it doesn’t stay there?

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hmmm, the opening and closing style tag are not needed, so you can remove those.

but when checking the HTML source I see body{color:#202020} as “above the fold CSS”?

Thanks for trying but this is all just too difficult. I thought the purpose of a plugin was to make the job easier ??

Afraid un-blocking CSS can be hard like that. The only way to automate it is using a 3rd party integration (like the one with criticalcss.com on the critical CSS tab), but those 3rd parties are not free I’m afraid.