Title: need to remove plugin
Last modified: March 13, 2018

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# need to remove plugin

 *  [paulnanan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/paulnanan/)
 * (@paulnanan)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-to-remove-plugin/)
 * Tried using. I am sure it works great. Caused some problems on my site. If I 
   deactivate and uninstall will it fix problems or do I need to contact my webhost
   for a backup?
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fneed-to-remove-plugin%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Author [Frank Goossens](https://wordpress.org/support/users/futtta/)
 * (@futtta)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-to-remove-plugin/#post-10070484)
 * disabling it (and optionally clearing any page cache you might have) should return
   your site in the original state [@paulnanan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/paulnanan/).
 * concering problems; [the FAQ](https://wordpress.org/plugins/autoptimize/#faq)
   contains some great troubleshooting info and if you need extra guidance I’m always
   willing to help.
 * hope this helps,
    frank
 *  Thread Starter [paulnanan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/paulnanan/)
 * (@paulnanan)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-to-remove-plugin/#post-10070510)
 * Thanks, Frank. Not an IT guy so already struggling. I will just keep it as it
   is. Its working at this point is all I care about. Its pretty slow maybe next
   time I pay someone to create my site for me.
 * You do look like this must be a great product given all the positive reviews.
 * Thanks
 * Paul
 *  Thread Starter [paulnanan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/paulnanan/)
 * (@paulnanan)
 * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-to-remove-plugin/#post-10083142)
 * Frank,
 * I am going to try this again wish me luck
 * Paul
 *  Plugin Author [Frank Goossens](https://wordpress.org/support/users/futtta/)
 * (@futtta)
 * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-to-remove-plugin/#post-10083275)
 * OK, I’ll be watching this thread for any questions/ problems you might have 🙂
 *  Thread Starter [paulnanan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/paulnanan/)
 * (@paulnanan)
 * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-to-remove-plugin/#post-10084233)
 * Frank set it up like I seen on a few You Tube videos.
 * Speed dropped. Okay I just do not know what I am doing may try to restore site
   from a backup later tonight
 *  Plugin Author [Frank Goossens](https://wordpress.org/support/users/futtta/)
 * (@futtta)
 * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-to-remove-plugin/#post-10084702)
 * Morning Paul; had a look, but you seem to have deactivated AO again in the mean
   time (no need for backup actually, disabling should suffice). regarding “speed
   dropped”; what tool do you use to measure?
 *  Thread Starter [paulnanan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/paulnanan/)
 * (@paulnanan)
 * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-to-remove-plugin/#post-10109076)
 * I use Google PageSpeed Insights. A problem I have now is that I cannot use the
   app to determine the critical path because the CSS file is to large.
 * Do you know of another tool I can use to determine the critical path. I may try
   to install it again.
 * Paul
 * Thanks Frank
 *  Plugin Author [Optimizing Matters](https://wordpress.org/support/users/optimizingmatters/)
 * (@optimizingmatters)
 * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-to-remove-plugin/#post-10109157)
 * there’s a number of CCSS tools listed in [AO’s FAQ](https://wordpress.org/plugins/autoptimize/#faq)
   actually, did you try those already?

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