Title: Reduce Unused CSS Solution with Critical CSS For WP Author: Magazine3 Published: September 15, 2022 Last modified: December 2, 2025 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/critical-css-for-wp/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=2839906) ![](https://ps.w.org/critical-css-for-wp/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=2839928) # Reduce Unused CSS Solution with Critical CSS For WP By [Magazine3](https://profiles.wordpress.org/magazine3/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/critical-css-for-wp.1.0.22.zip) * [Details](https://lin.wordpress.org/plugins/critical-css-for-wp/#description) * [Reviews](https://lin.wordpress.org/plugins/critical-css-for-wp/#reviews) * [Development](https://lin.wordpress.org/plugins/critical-css-for-wp/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/critical-css-for-wp/) ## Description Critical CSS For WP removes the unused CSS which helps to paint fast and render the above fold content, before downloading the complete css files. We intends to provide great experience to the web page visitors by improving the performance of the web page. ### Works well with: * WP Rocket * Autoptimize * Aruba HiSpeed Cache * Breeze – WordPress Cache * Clearfy Cache * Cache Enabler * GoDaddy Cache * Hummingbird * Kinsta Cache * LiteSpeed Cache * Nginx Helper * Redis Object Cache * SiteGround SuperCacher * Speed Booster Pack ⚡ PageSpeed Optimization Suite * WP Super Cache * WP Fastest Cache * W3 Total Cache * WP-Optimize * WPEngine Cache * WP Speed of Light * 10Web Booster – Website speed optimization, Cache & Page Speed optimizer **We Act Fast on Feedback!** We are actively developing this plugin and our aim is to make this plugin into the #1 solution for generating Critical CSS in the world. You can [Request a Feature or Report a Bug](https://github.com/ahmedkaludi/critical-css-for-wp/issues). **Technical Support** Support is provided in [Forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/critical-css-for-wp/). **Would you like to contribute?** You may now contribute to this Critical CSS For WP plugin on Github: [View repository](https://github.com/ahmedkaludi/critical-css-for-wp) on Github ### Credits 1. ** CSS from HTML extractor ** 2. * Author: Jan Decavele * URL: https://github.com/JanDC/css-from-html-extractor * License: The MIT License (MIT) * License URL: https://github.com/JanDC/css-from-html-extractor?tab=License-1- ov-file 3. ** PHP Secure Communications Library ** 4. * Author: DataTables * URL:https://github.com/DataTables/DataTables * License: The MIT License (MIT) * License URL: https://github.com/DataTables/DataTables?tab=MIT-1-ov-file ## Screenshots * [[ * [[ ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/44b0838bb5201f87cb77cd2aae54e992f431d4564c29de31bd8650e5f1931310? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[le falta](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/le-falta-2/)󠁿 [johnfkirk](https://profiles.wordpress.org/johnfkirk/) March 29, 2026 Hola: con telefono celular funciona muy bien, no así con la pc que queda peor que antes, quizas debería producir dos archivos, uno para el celular y otro para PC. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9ea8904297263dff206dae07a5221d3b8d40697a80cfa84e68a1a1848d1838c2? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[I does exactly what i needs it to do](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-does-exactly-what-i-needs-it-to-do/)󠁿 [bigroadtrip](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bigroadtrip/) March 24, 2025 I start using it and the results are very good! It does exactly what i need it to do so thanks for this plugin developers! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/45559904961c9878d3f342116cff9d84f4dc32a1cdd527b2dc7b39dff33ef0ff? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Stopped Working And Stuck](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stopped-working-and-stuck/)󠁿 [alt77x](https://profiles.wordpress.org/alt77x/) September 5, 2024 1 reply Plug-In stopped working after a few hours. No support either ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/243f05e6250994146f0c75d49003b5c78811d3964440d23ec27b8599e99a5225? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[The interface is not user friendly](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-interface-is-not-user-friendly/)󠁿 [dizitele](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dizitele/) June 14, 2024 1 reply The interface is not user friendly. If you do not have good knowledge about the subject, it can cause you big troubles. It can also be a headache for mobile themes. This is how the adventure ended for me, I hope it will be good for someone else. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/5dd1b75f8c5facfd08ea5abababe66e209a70072db9add39221bd040f2aab2f0? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Really improve the website load speed](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/really-improve-the-website-load-speed/)󠁿 [yantisa](https://profiles.wordpress.org/yantisa/) May 26, 2024 This works much better compared to other plugins that I tried, and I can see the load speed significantly faster ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/10874ea0da54f4dadfef57255fef807cd8c9447225660aebfb824d034e91e4d0? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Effective tool for critical CSS](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/effective-tool-for-critical-css/)󠁿 [wegerl](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wegerl/) December 14, 2023 The plug-in has helped to improve site performance and is overall highly recommended! The clear and effective settings ensure that every website should work optimally. [ Read all 13 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/critical-css-for-wp/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Reduce Unused CSS Solution with Critical CSS For WP” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Magazine3 ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/magazine3/) [Translate “Reduce Unused CSS Solution with Critical CSS For WP” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/critical-css-for-wp) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/critical-css-for-wp/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/critical-css-for-wp/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/critical-css-for-wp/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/critical-css-for-wp/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.22 (02 December 2025) * Tested : Tested with WordPress 6.9 #### 1.0.21 (23 September 2025) * Improved : Plugin check improvements #70 #### 1.0.20 (16 July 2025) * Tested : Tested upto WordPress 6.8.2 #### 1.0.19 (14 May 2025) * Tested : Need to test with WordPress 6.8 #65 #### 1.0.18 (03 January 2025) * Added : Option to generate critical CSS manually: #58 * Fixed : Nav Bar CSS changes when we activate the plugin. #54 * Improved : Code improvement #63 #### 1.0.17 (05 November 2024) * Fixed : Mobile PageSpeed score is low when theme is using bootstrap css #61 * Tested : Test with WordPress 6.7 #60 #### 1.0.16 (05 August 2024) * Fixed : Compatibility with Denticare theme by Bold Themes #52 * Fixed : DB error generated by plugin #46 * Improved : Code Improvements #55 * Added : Option to run critical CSS on admin page load when wp cron is disabled# 53 * Tested : Test with WordPress 6.6 #48 #### 1.0.15 (24 May 2024) * Fixed : Fix some issues in the code #45 #### 1.0.14 (07 May 2024) * Improved : Fixed Bugs in the code #45 * Tested : Test with WordPress 6.5 #48 #### 1.0.13 (18 March 2024) * Improved : Improved CSS delay code * Added : Added separate Changelog file #### 1.0.12 (09 January 2024) * Tested : Test with wordpress 6.4 and update readme.txt #41 * Fixed : Category URLs are also getting cached even if the checkbox is not selected in the settings #40 Full changelog available [ at changelog.txt](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/critical-css-for-wp/trunk/changelog.txt) ## Meta * Version **1.0.22** * Last updated **4 months ago** * Active installations **1.000+** * WordPress version ** 3.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.9.4** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/critical-css-for-wp/) * Tags * [cache](https://lin.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/cache/)[Core Web Vital](https://lin.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/core-web-vital/) [Critical CSS](https://lin.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/critical-css/)[seo](https://lin.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/seo/) * [Advanced View](https://lin.wordpress.org/plugins/critical-css-for-wp/advanced/) ## Ratings 3.8 out of 5 stars. * [ 9 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/critical-css-for-wp/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/critical-css-for-wp/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/critical-css-for-wp/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/critical-css-for-wp/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 4 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/critical-css-for-wp/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/critical-css-for-wp/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/critical-css-for-wp/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Magazine3 ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/magazine3/) ## Support Issues resolved in last two months: 1 out of 1 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/critical-css-for-wp/)