Css code changes when the plugin is disabled

Impossible to say what is happening there without a URL I’m afraid, so I’ll have to give some generic feedback:
a) AO doesn’t change the original CSS (or JS)
b) when aggregating AO groups the CSS by media-attribute, which can result in a slightly different order which in turn can result in the end-result being different as well.

so if (b) was happening and you tweaked the CSS as a workaround, then when disabling AO CSS opt. you might also have to undo that tweak?

frank

don’t understand yet, so some more questions;
* have you made a screenshot of just the sidebar (widgets) or is that the full page (in mobile view)?
* so the sidebar styling is off on /blog, but can you give me an example (an exact URL) where it shown correctly when AO is CSS opt. off (or when “aggregate linked files” is off)?
* can you enable AO CSS optimization & aggregation now so I can compare (later tonight)?

frank

OK, problem is the CSS in wp-content/plugins/wp-job-manager/assets/css/job-listings.css loads after the inline CSS (wp custome CSS) which also styles those job listings, so job-listings.css ends up styling the widgets.

when all linked CSS is aggregated, the inline CSS is applied after the aggregated CSS so the inline CSS overrides job-listings.css and the widgets are styled by the inline CSS.

if you want this to work when AO is not active, you’ll have to change the inline CSS, adding !important flags where needed.

hope this clarifies,
frank