Title: [Plugin: W3 Total Cache] Excluding code from minification Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # [Plugin: W3 Total Cache] Excluding code from minification * [indole](https://wordpress.org/support/users/indole/) * (@indole) * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-w3-total-cache-excluding-code-from-minification/) * Is there any way to exclude some HTML from being minified, like through comments? * The pagination of the main slider on the [site](http://www.cognitivepolicyworks.com/) looses it’s spacing, become bunched up, and moves to the top of the midbar. * I think it is loosing a div or something and the CSS selector no longer applies. Viewing 10 replies - 1 through 10 (of 10 total) * Plugin Contributor [Frederick Townes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fredericktownes/) * (@fredericktownes) * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-w3-total-cache-excluding-code-from-minification/#post-1624093) * if your HTML is valid, minification will not affect layout. Check the W3C validator: [http://validator.w3.org/](http://validator.w3.org/) * You can add define statements listed in the FAQ usage section if you want to add a conditional statement to prevent a page from being minified. * Thread Starter [indole](https://wordpress.org/support/users/indole/) * (@indole) * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-w3-total-cache-excluding-code-from-minification/#post-1624144) * It’s valid under transitional and the errors I get while running strict have nothing to do with that part of code. * It’s the homepage, so I might as well not turn on minification : ) * I set up a mirror [here](http://cog.indolering.com/) if you want to take a look. [Email me](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-w3-total-cache-excluding-code-from-minification/zachlym@indolering.com?output_format=md) and I can give you an admin login. It is **not** configured to do inline JS. * Plugin Contributor [Frederick Townes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fredericktownes/) * (@fredericktownes) * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-w3-total-cache-excluding-code-from-minification/#post-1624290) * Email sent. * Thread Starter [indole](https://wordpress.org/support/users/indole/) * (@indole) * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-w3-total-cache-excluding-code-from-minification/#post-1624441) * Any luck? I have had success with other minifiers- maybe you should just include multiple engines on the next release… * Plugin Contributor [Frederick Townes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fredericktownes/) * (@fredericktownes) * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-w3-total-cache-excluding-code-from-minification/#post-1624443) * I’m not able to duplicate the issue. What minify engines would you suggest? * [Nic Windley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nisiwi/) * (@nisiwi) * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-w3-total-cache-excluding-code-from-minification/#post-1624444) * I had a similar problem and found that it was due to some comment that had not been closed correctly. * I had a piece of JS which started with the following comment; * closing all comments. * [Nic Windley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nisiwi/) * (@nisiwi) * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-w3-total-cache-excluding-code-from-minification/#post-1624445) * sorry I meant use // for comments instead * [Nic Windley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nisiwi/) * (@nisiwi) * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-w3-total-cache-excluding-code-from-minification/#post-1624447) * strange for some JS its still killing the code. For example * This code – works * `` * Becomes (when HTML minification is active) – and fails * * Looks like the space between the