@gapdecaders I’m glad you like the plugin! I hope it would be useful to you in the long term.
I suppose you’re referring to the following notice (correct me if I’m wrong):
Warnings: A preload <link> was found for “https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto%3A300%2C400%7CRaleway%3A400%2C500%2C900&ver=3.5.1&display=swap” but was not used by the browser. Check that you are using the crossorigin attribute properly.
I don’t know what caching solution you’re using. It looks like the it automatically preloads with async (a feature which also Asset CleanUp has) the Google Fonts request which should be fine. It looks like the software used by Google PageSpeed to scan the website can’t recognise the fact there is a “onclick” attribute there that converts the request into a stylesheet that loads the font correctly (see the print screen which shows the loading is clearly taking place: https://ibb.co/w7xSty2). Note that sometimes their software works fine and doesn’t report any issues on the “Preload key requests”. It could be a timeout issue.
I wouldn’t worry about it, frankly, and focus on the other things such as the TTFB, removing unused CSS and eliminate render-blocking resources. You can do that with the plugin as I’ve noticed there is room for improvement if you check the report from here: https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthegapdecaders.com%2Fmorocco-road-trip%2F%3Fnocache (especially the mobile score). Notice the /?nocache addition which makes the page load the files without being combined so you can clearly see each CSS request and make it easier for you to check the size of each one and the ones that can be likely unloaded. For instance, FontAwesome’s version 5.12.0 is loaded twice. Consider unloading one of it to reduce the page’s total size and the number of HTTP requests, etc.
Could this be because I am using Ezoic for ads? I have cleared the local and Cloudflare cache and run the test several times, but it’s still there. Be gentle in your response, I am really at the limit of my understanding!
I haven’t used Ezoic for ads. However, based on my experience it shouldn’t have anything to do with the preload key requests issue I just explained as it’s a totally different thing.
Thank you, super helpful.
