Title: Minify CSS
Last modified: April 10, 2020

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# Minify CSS

 *  Resolved [j4yn3](https://wordpress.org/support/users/j4yn3/)
 * (@j4yn3)
 * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/minify-css-12/)
 * Good morning,
    After several tries all my css files don’t go through FVM and 
   are not ignored either. It is not part of the treaty. I use WPBakery plugin and
   the Spalab 4.5 theme which has a “title.css” file (and others) contained in the“
   shortcodes” folder. However some files in this folder are processed by FVM and
   some are not. How do you explain this phenomenon?
 * I tried several configurations by putting it in the “ignore list” but it only
   works for all the files in a folder and not for a particular file (title.css 
   here).
 * PS: I have already read the FAQ without success
    -  This topic was modified 6 years, 2 months ago by [j4yn3](https://wordpress.org/support/users/j4yn3/).

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 *  Plugin Author [Raul P.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alignak/)
 * (@alignak)
 * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/minify-css-12/#post-12655936)
 * It’s explained in the faqs and description,
    `https://wordpress.org/plugins/fast-
   velocity-minify/faq/`
 * FVM can only detect files that have been enqueued properly, through the wordpress
   hooks and filters official method.
    `https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/basics/
   including-css-javascript/`
 * Either those few files are not “enqueued” or they need to add some other logic,
   which removes them from the queue.
 * The ignore list, is only for things you want FVM to ignore, not the way around.
   
   If you put those files there, they will not be processed.
 * I am not familiar with Spalab 4.5 but maybe ask the author, if they can ensure
   all scripts and styles are enqueued, using the official wordpress method.
 * Also check, if you don’t have some other plugin messing up the order of scripts,
   trying to load async, doing minification, or whatever. Your theme may also have
   options to merge or separate those files.
 *  Thread Starter [j4yn3](https://wordpress.org/support/users/j4yn3/)
 * (@j4yn3)
 * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/minify-css-12/#post-12655946)
 * Thank you for your prompt response. I’ll take a closer look, but I thought it
   was weird for files in the same folder that it wasn’t “enqueued”
 *  Plugin Author [Raul P.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alignak/)
 * (@alignak)
 * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/minify-css-12/#post-12655970)
 * Yes I agree, but being in the same folder doesn’t matter. Each file still needs
   to be enqueued.
 * Some developers add the files directly to the header, or use other filters and
   hooks, which are not recommended according to official documentation.
 * It may not be necessary to use the official docs 100% the cases, depending on
   the intended usage by the theme developer… but then, if they don’t use the official
   methods, FVM won’t be able to pick it up.
 * I’ve been working on some methods to bypass that restriction, but it’s not yet
   ready for production.
 *  Thread Starter [j4yn3](https://wordpress.org/support/users/j4yn3/)
 * (@j4yn3)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/minify-css-12/#post-12672379)
 * Hello Raul,
 * Here is the response from the theme developers:
 * “Yes, We included ‘wp_enqueue_style’ and ‘wp_enqueue_script’.
    Please use third
   party plugins to minify CSS and JS.
 * EX: [https://code.tutsplus.com/articles/configuring-w3-total-cache-advanced-minification-settings–wp-31043](https://code.tutsplus.com/articles/configuring-w3-total-cache-advanced-minification-settings–wp-31043)
   
   Regards., DesignThemes Support”
 * Source: [https://themeforest.net/item/spa-lab-beauty-spa-beauty-salon-wordpress-theme/8795615/comments?utf8=%E2%9C%93&term=Minify&from_buyers_and_authors_only=0](https://themeforest.net/item/spa-lab-beauty-spa-beauty-salon-wordpress-theme/8795615/comments?utf8=%E2%9C%93&term=Minify&from_buyers_and_authors_only=0)
 *  Thread Starter [j4yn3](https://wordpress.org/support/users/j4yn3/)
 * (@j4yn3)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/minify-css-12/#post-12683088)
 * And another theme developers answer today:
 * “Yes the scripts are included properly in our theme.”
 * So can we try to figure out why I’m having problems with FVM?
 *  Plugin Author [Raul P.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alignak/)
 * (@alignak)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/minify-css-12/#post-12683448)
 * Properly, is debatable. I’ve seen a lot of developers doing stuff with an attitude“
   as long as it works” so I am not sure about that.
 * Can you zip the theme, put it on google drive, dropbox or whatever, add share
   it via my contact form on fastvelocity.com ?
    I’ll take a look and see what is
   going on when I have some time.
 *  Plugin Author [Raul P.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alignak/)
 * (@alignak)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/minify-css-12/#post-12688594)
 * I installed the theme without any other plugins, using only FVM and all css and
   js files are being merged properly, meaning, they are also enqueued properly.
 * There are some conflicts when merging CSS due to the lack of specificity in some
   files `https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/07/css-specificity-things-you-should-
   know/`
 * In my case, I had to exclude `/wp-content/themes/spalab/css/custom.css` via the
   ignore list, or alternatively, choose to inline all css without ignoring the 
   file.
 * This works, because merging they are executed as one css file, while with inlining,
   they are still considered separate style rules, and so the last one wins.
 * Basically, the code on custom.css is causing the header background to disappear
   on my demo, when merged together with the others, due to the lack of specificity
   on other css files that come before it.
 * But other than that, all files found were merged.
 * There is no shortcodes directory on your theme, and neither there is any title.
   css file on it, so the issue is nothing to do with the theme, but rather one 
   of your other plugins adding that css file.
 * —
 * I then proceeded to install and activate all recommended, bundled plugins.
 * This time there are 3 css files.
    First one is merged by FVM. Second one is [https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.11.0/themes/smoothness/jquery-ui.css](https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.11.0/themes/smoothness/jquery-ui.css)
   Third one is merged by FVM.
 * Because you have an external file, that file splits the merging.
    If you add 
   it under the `External URLs to Merge` on the Pro tab, it get’s merged together
   and you are now left with only 1 FVM generated file.
 * > [View post on imgur.com](https://imgur.com/onmd6J9)
 * This is the correct behaviour and for some reason, the specificity issue I explained
   earlier no longer applies, because now the other plugins installed have either
   corrected it, changed it’s order or added new code to overwrite it (so no need
   to exclude).
 * This is the list of merged css files I get:
    [https://pastebin.com/GeJm5Tdh](https://pastebin.com/GeJm5Tdh)
 * —
 * I can assume, that the title.css file you are talking about, is generated by 
   one of the plugins, only when you add something on certain page via the editor,
   likely wpbakery.
 * You can see the full url on that file, and it will tell you exactly the path 
   to the plugin which is not enqueuing the file properly. It should not be the 
   theme… unless you are using a child theme that has been customized by another
   developer that didn’t follow the official documentation method of enqueuing the
   files.
 * Note however, it could be a limitation of their plugin.
    If they are including
   the file with javascript conditionaly, or if they need to load extra style if
   something is present or not, that could explain it.
 * Either way, nothing I can do on my end regarding that situation.
    As explained,
   the plugin only capture files enqueued with the official wordpress method, and
   so far, all files I saw on that theme and recommended plugins have been captured.
 * It’s something specific to some module, slider, or whatever is on that page, 
   that it’s adding the css file directly to the page, without enqueuing.
 * In the future, FVM will be able to capture all CSS regardless of being enqueued
   or not, but for now that’s how it works for compatibility reasons.
    -  This reply was modified 6 years, 1 month ago by [Raul P.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alignak/).
    -  This reply was modified 6 years, 1 month ago by [Raul P.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alignak/).

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