{"id":1174,"date":"2019-07-03T17:12:57","date_gmt":"2019-07-03T11:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westerndeal.com\/client\/westerndealpost\/?p=268"},"modified":"2026-03-27T11:35:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T11:35:29","slug":"autoptimize-plugin-optimizing-your-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westerndeal.com\/elementorkit\/autoptimize-plugin-optimizing-your-website\/","title":{"rendered":"Autoptimize Plugin : Optimizing Your Website!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-pic-wrapper align-center large\" ><div class=\"wp-pic large plugin scheme1\"  id=\"wp-pic-autoptimize\" ><div class=\"wp-pic-large\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-pic-large-content\">\n\t\t<a class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/autoptimize\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/autoptimize\/assets\/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=1315920\" alt=\"Autoptimize\" title=\"| | |\">\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg-title\"><span>Autoptimize<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-half-first\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-pic-logo\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/autoptimize\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/ps.w.org\/autoptimize\/assets\/icon-256X256.png?rev=2211608 );\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-author\">Author(s):\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/optimizingmatters\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Optimizing Matters<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-version\"><span>Current Version:<\/span> 3.1.15.1<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-updated\"><span>Last Updated:<\/span> April 4, 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p><a class=\"wp-pic-dl-link\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/autoptimize.3.1.15.1.zip\" title=\"Direct download\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Direct Download<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-half-last\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-bar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/view\/plugin-reviews\/autoptimize\" class=\"wp-pic-rating\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ratings\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t94%<em>Ratings<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/autoptimize.3.1.15.1.zip\" class=\"wp-pic-downloaded\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Direct download\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t900,000+<em>Installs<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/autoptimize\/\" class=\"wp-pic-requires\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWP 5.3+<em>Requires<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><!-- .wp-pic-wrapper--><link rel='stylesheet' id='dashicons-css' href='https:\/\/westerndeal.com\/elementorkit\/wp-includes\/css\/dashicons.css?ver=7.0' media='all' \/>\n<link rel='stylesheet' id='wppic-style-css' href='https:\/\/westerndeal.com\/elementorkit\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-plugin-info-card\/dist\/wppic-styles.css?ver=6.3.0' media='all' \/>\n<script id=\"jquery-core-js\" src=\"https:\/\/westerndeal.com\/elementorkit\/wp-includes\/js\/jquery\/jquery.js?ver=3.7.1\"><\/script>\n<script id=\"jquery-migrate-js\" src=\"https:\/\/westerndeal.com\/elementorkit\/wp-includes\/js\/jquery\/jquery-migrate.js?ver=3.4.1\"><\/script>\n<script id=\"wppic-script-js-extra\">\nvar wppicAjax = {\"ajaxurl\":\"https:\/\/westerndeal.com\/elementorkit\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\"};\n\/\/# sourceURL=wppic-script-js-extra\n<\/script>\n<script id=\"wppic-script-js\" src=\"https:\/\/westerndeal.com\/elementorkit\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-plugin-info-card\/assets\/js\/wppic-script.js?ver=6.3.0\"><\/script>\n\n<p>Autoptimize series all scripts and styles,minifies and compresses them,adds expires headers,and caches them.it also moves styles to the page head and scripts to the footer.<\/p>\n<p>This WordPress plugin even minifies the html code itself,making your page extremely lightweight.<\/p>\n<p>Follow the steps:<\/p>\n<p>1. Log into your wordpress admin panel.<\/p>\n<p>2. Hover your mouse over &#8220;plugins&#8221; and click &#8221; Add New &#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>3. In search box type &#8221; Autoptimize &#8221; and click &#8221; search plugin .&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15997\" src=\"https:\/\/westerndeal.com\/elementorkit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/autoptimize-install.webp\" alt=\"| | |\" width=\"1359\" height=\"469\" title=\"| | |\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westerndeal.com\/elementorkit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/autoptimize-install.webp 1359w, https:\/\/westerndeal.com\/elementorkit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/autoptimize-install-300x104.webp 300w, https:\/\/westerndeal.com\/elementorkit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/autoptimize-install-1024x353.webp 1024w, https:\/\/westerndeal.com\/elementorkit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/autoptimize-install-768x265.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1359px) 100vw, 1359px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>4. Click install Now. After the plugin is installed,click &#8221; Activate Plugin .&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>5. Navigate to &#8221; settings -&gt; Autoptimize &#8220;.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15998\" src=\"https:\/\/westerndeal.com\/elementorkit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/autoptimize-javascript.webp\" alt=\"| | |\" width=\"945\" height=\"755\" title=\"| | |\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westerndeal.com\/elementorkit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/autoptimize-javascript.webp 945w, https:\/\/westerndeal.com\/elementorkit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/autoptimize-javascript-300x240.webp 300w, https:\/\/westerndeal.com\/elementorkit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/autoptimize-javascript-768x614.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 945px) 100vw, 945px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>6. Click on the &#8221; Show advanced settings &#8221; button.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15999\" src=\"https:\/\/westerndeal.com\/elementorkit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/autoptimize-misc.webp\" alt=\"| | |\" width=\"1149\" height=\"716\" title=\"| | |\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westerndeal.com\/elementorkit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/autoptimize-misc.webp 1149w, https:\/\/westerndeal.com\/elementorkit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/autoptimize-misc-300x187.webp 300w, https:\/\/westerndeal.com\/elementorkit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/autoptimize-misc-1024x638.webp 1024w, https:\/\/westerndeal.com\/elementorkit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/autoptimize-misc-768x479.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1149px) 100vw, 1149px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>7. In the HTML section , enable &#8221; Optimize HTML Code&#8221; and\u00a0 &#8221; Keep HTML comments &#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>8. In the &#8221; Java Script options &#8221; section, enable &#8220;Optimize Javascript code &#8221; and &#8221; Force javascript in head.&#8221; If your .js breaks to script error , you can try enabling &#8221; Add try cache wrapping &#8221; as well.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16000\" src=\"https:\/\/westerndeal.com\/elementorkit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/autoptimize-extra.webp\" alt=\"| | |\" width=\"1149\" height=\"912\" title=\"| | |\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westerndeal.com\/elementorkit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/autoptimize-extra.webp 1149w, https:\/\/westerndeal.com\/elementorkit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/autoptimize-extra-300x238.webp 300w, https:\/\/westerndeal.com\/elementorkit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/autoptimize-extra-1024x813.webp 1024w, https:\/\/westerndeal.com\/elementorkit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/autoptimize-extra-768x610.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1149px) 100vw, 1149px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>9. In the css options section, enable &#8221; Optimize css code.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>10. Click on the &#8221; Save changes and Empty Cache &#8221; button.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Autoptimize is a WordPress plugin that helps speed up your website by optimizing scripts, styles, and HTML. It combines and minifies files, improves page load times, and boosts performance. 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