@goody317 first, my apologies for not getting back to you sooner.
So my question is, by just simply installing this plugin it’s already enabled all the minifications, etc? I just find it odd
It is odd, indeed. No minification/combination is enabled by default. However, in the previous version of the plugin (I hope you updated to the latest one), there was one option that was active by default: Caching Dynamic Loaded Assets. In some WP setups, this was creating issues and it’s better to leave it disabled by default. So, please make sure it’s off and re-test.
However, you’re saying “I disable all options but still the design is a mess.“. This should not happen at all. I don’t know what happened there, perhaps you didn’t clear the caching properly? Can you share your website here? Or you can do it privately via https://www.gabelivan.com/contact/
@ramakrishnay07 what you’re saying related to the Dashboard is not connected in any way with Asset CleanUp, because you deactivated and deleted it and even if it’s active, it doesn’t apply any minification/combination or layout changing to the Dashboard. Also, no traces of any kind are left that would affect the website’s functionality.
Please check this post to understand what happens after the plugin is deactivated/deleted: https://assetcleanup.com/docs/what-happens-once-i-deactivate-the-plugin-are-the-settings-preserved/