Title: Autoptimize CSS render blocking Last modified: November 13, 2017 --- # Autoptimize CSS render blocking * Resolved [k2plusjure](https://wordpress.org/support/users/k2plusjure/) * (@k2plusjure) * [8 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/autoptimize-css-render-blocking/) * Im using Autoptimize. Works fine.. but in PageSpeedInsights i still get 6 warnings about CSS render blocking createt from autoptimize itself like: * wp-content/cache/autoptimize/css/autoptimize_4b546de70fbd73df58bea23a1864c70b. css * how can i fix this? * Thanks Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 46 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/autoptimize-css-render-blocking/page/2/?output_format=md) [3](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/autoptimize-css-render-blocking/page/3/?output_format=md) [4](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/autoptimize-css-render-blocking/page/4/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/autoptimize-css-render-blocking/page/2/?output_format=md) * Plugin Author [Optimizing Matters](https://wordpress.org/support/users/optimizingmatters/) * (@optimizingmatters) * [8 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/autoptimize-css-render-blocking/#post-9676331) * as per [the FAQ](https://wordpress.org/plugins/autoptimize/#faq) you could try to “inline all CSS” (easy) or “inline & defer CSS” (better) [@k2plusjure](https://wordpress.org/support/users/k2plusjure/). * hope this helps, frank * [amplifiedsearch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amplifiedsearch/) * (@amplifiedsearch) * [8 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/autoptimize-css-render-blocking/#post-9676366) * Hello, I have the same issue. I can not remove the Autoptimize from page speed insight. I’ve watched the YouTube many times. I do not see that CSS file shown in the video (in my source code). The one Autoptimize file I see and ran through the tool suggested says it’s blank! Any help is well appreciated. * Thanks, Andrew * Plugin Author [Optimizing Matters](https://wordpress.org/support/users/optimizingmatters/) * (@optimizingmatters) * [8 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/autoptimize-css-render-blocking/#post-9676385) * the file you’re looking for would be /wp-content/cache/autoptimize/css/autoptimize_ .css [@amplifiedsearch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amplifiedsearch/). you have to put the contents of that file in the critical css generating tool. * frank * [amplifiedsearch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amplifiedsearch/) * (@amplifiedsearch) * [8 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/autoptimize-css-render-blocking/#post-9677259) * Yeah, that file was never made that’s what I can’t figure out. * Plugin Author [Optimizing Matters](https://wordpress.org/support/users/optimizingmatters/) * (@optimizingmatters) * [8 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/autoptimize-css-render-blocking/#post-9677266) * can you share your URL [@amplifiedsearch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amplifiedsearch/)? * [amplifiedsearch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amplifiedsearch/) * (@amplifiedsearch) * [8 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/autoptimize-css-render-blocking/#post-9677287) * amplifiedsearch.com * Plugin Author [Optimizing Matters](https://wordpress.org/support/users/optimizingmatters/) * (@optimizingmatters) * [8 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/autoptimize-css-render-blocking/#post-9677332) * well, I see; [https://amplifiedsearch.com/wp-content/cache/autoptimize/css/autoptimize_61cea235128de599bbebf9093caa3620.css](https://amplifiedsearch.com/wp-content/cache/autoptimize/css/autoptimize_61cea235128de599bbebf9093caa3620.css) view-source:[https://amplifiedsearch.com/wp-content/cache/autoptimize/css/autoptimize_26dbcac69ac301460e1dfcec774dca18.css](https://amplifiedsearch.com/wp-content/cache/autoptimize/css/autoptimize_26dbcac69ac301460e1dfcec774dca18.css) * both do have CSS in them, so you’re good to go [@amplifiedsearch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amplifiedsearch/)? 🙂 * Thread Starter [k2plusjure](https://wordpress.org/support/users/k2plusjure/) * (@k2plusjure) * [8 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/autoptimize-css-render-blocking/#post-9677800) * “as per the FAQ you could try to “inline all CSS” (easy) or “inline & defer CSS”( better) [@k2plusjure](https://wordpress.org/support/users/k2plusjure/).” * im working with inline & defer CSS from the beginning(loading google fonts etc.), that did not help. There are still 6 rendering blocking autoptimize css files… like this one: wp-content/cache/autoptimize/css/autoptimize_4b546de70fbd73df58bea23a1864c70b. css * Plugin Author [Optimizing Matters](https://wordpress.org/support/users/optimizingmatters/) * (@optimizingmatters) * [8 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/autoptimize-css-render-blocking/#post-9677814) * If you’re already doing “inline & defer”, then Google isn’t happy with the inlined critical CSS you provided [@k2plusjure](https://wordpress.org/support/users/k2plusjure/), so you’ll have to improve that (maybe try using another tool to generate)? * [amplifiedsearch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amplifiedsearch/) * (@amplifiedsearch) * [8 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/autoptimize-css-render-blocking/#post-9678025) * I do see those files in page speed insight but not in my page source code. How can I get removed for Google’s page speed insights. I don’t understand am I just completely missing something here? * Thanks, Andrew * Plugin Author [Optimizing Matters](https://wordpress.org/support/users/optimizingmatters/) * (@optimizingmatters) * [8 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/autoptimize-css-render-blocking/#post-9678037) * I do see them in your page source [@amplifiedsearch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amplifiedsearch/), you may have disabled the “also optimize for logged in users”-option in Autoptimize? * [amplifiedsearch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amplifiedsearch/) * (@amplifiedsearch) * [8 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/autoptimize-css-render-blocking/#post-9679105) * Okay, I did disable that. I now see them but when I put it in critical path css generator one of those files is blank the other one I did defer. But I went back to page speed insights it now says I have 4 blocking css resources. WTF? * Thanks, Andrew * Plugin Author [Optimizing Matters](https://wordpress.org/support/users/optimizingmatters/) * (@optimizingmatters) * [8 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/autoptimize-css-render-blocking/#post-9679966) * > when I put it in critical path css generator one of those files is blank the > other one I did defer * I’m not sure I understand [@amplifiedsearch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amplifiedsearch/). the 2 files I linked above are not blank, so you should paste the contents of those files in critical path css generator. did you do that? * alternatively you could try another tool to generate your critical css (I’ve linked some in [the FAQ](https://wordpress.org/plugins/autoptimize/#faq))? * [amplifiedsearch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amplifiedsearch/) * (@amplifiedsearch) * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/autoptimize-css-render-blocking/#post-9683813) * Yes, I did put the two files in critical CSS generator. Can I put both of them in the Inline and Defer CSS box? I did that and I have 4 files now two of each of the ones above. Page speed insights say this: Approximately 5% of the above- the-fold content on your page could be rendered without waiting for the following resources to load. * Plugin Author [Optimizing Matters](https://wordpress.org/support/users/optimizingmatters/) * (@optimizingmatters) * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/autoptimize-css-render-blocking/#post-9684159) * > Can I put both of them in the Inline and Defer CSS box? * no, the correct procedure is: 1. to copy/paste the contents of the autoptimized files in criticalpathgenerator 2. to have that tool generate the criticalcss for you page 3. to copy/paste that resulting criticalcss into the “inline&defer”- field in Autoptimize Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 46 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/autoptimize-css-render-blocking/page/2/?output_format=md) [3](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/autoptimize-css-render-blocking/page/3/?output_format=md) [4](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/autoptimize-css-render-blocking/page/4/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/autoptimize-css-render-blocking/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘Autoptimize CSS render blocking’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/autoptimize/assets/icon-256X256.png?rev=2211608) * [Autoptimize](https://wordpress.org/plugins/autoptimize/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/autoptimize/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/autoptimize/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/autoptimize/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/autoptimize/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/autoptimize/reviews/) ## Tags * [above the fold](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/above-the-fold/) * 46 replies * 9 participants * Last reply from: [mklappen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mklappen/) * Last activity: [7 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/autoptimize-css-render-blocking/page/4/#post-10890841) * Status: resolved