Title: Autoptimize render blocking Last modified: December 9, 2017 --- # Autoptimize render blocking * Resolved [binions888](https://wordpress.org/support/users/binions888/) * (@binions888) * [8 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/autoptimize-render-blocking/) * Hi Frank, * I’ve read your FAQ pages on how to handle the render blocking issue for Autoptimize, however, this has left me with two questions. * 1. You state that it should not be render blocking and there may be a plugin that causes the render blocking issue. Do you know if any of the following plugins create this issue: Askimet Anti-Spam, Async Javascript, CAOS, Elegant Themes UPdater, Google Reviews Business, MindBody Widget, SG Optimizer (Siteground), Wordfence Security, WP Smush, Yoast SEO Premium, Local, and Video. * 2. I attempted to use the above the fold method with the inline and defer option to resolve the “issue”, however, while the main page that the above the fold is extracted from looks fine, it creates formatting issues on all other pages. Do you have a recommended solution for this “issue”? * Thanks, Robert * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fautoptimize-render-blocking%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US) to see the link]_ Viewing 11 replies - 1 through 11 (of 11 total) * Plugin Author [Optimizing Matters](https://wordpress.org/support/users/optimizingmatters/) * (@optimizingmatters) * [8 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/autoptimize-render-blocking/#post-9766278) * I had a quick look at GPSI result for your site and the only render-blocking seems to be the Autoptimized CSS, so going “inline & defer” is the correct way. * If the critical CSS breaks some pages, you can either; * generate the critical CSS elsewhere to see if some other tool generates better code or amend the CSS yourself manually * OR implement something to allow you to define different critical CSS for different pages. possibilities; the “Autoptimize criticalcss.com Power- up” which you can add to a (premium) criticalcss.com subscription or try the [https://wordpress.org/plugins/per-page-add-to/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/per-page-add-to/) plugin * hope this helps, frank * Thread Starter [binions888](https://wordpress.org/support/users/binions888/) * (@binions888) * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/autoptimize-render-blocking/#post-9777400) * Thanks for the advice. I did add the criticalcss.com premium subscription, which has eliminated the render blocking of Autoptimize, while significantly improving my mobile score. Now when I run Google Pagespeed Test, the only message I get for both desktop and mobile now is: * Prioritize visible content Your page requires additional network round trips to render the above-the-fold content. For best performance, reduce the amount of HTML needed to render above-the-fold content. 102.9KiB of the HTML response was required to render the above-the-fold content. This requires 4 network round- trips. Prioritize the above-the-fold content so that it can be rendered with only the first 2 round-trips’ worth of HTML. None of the final above-the-fold content could be rendered with the HTML delivered within 2 round-trips. * Jonas doesn’t think this is much of an issue. Do you have a suggestion for how to address this google recommendation? * Thanks, Robert * Plugin Author [Optimizing Matters](https://wordpress.org/support/users/optimizingmatters/) * (@optimizingmatters) * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/autoptimize-render-blocking/#post-9777619) * I checked the HTML source of a couple of your pages, and I don’t the above-the- fold CSS being injected Robert? After having taken the subscription at criticalcss. com, how did you proceed to add your critical css? * Thread Starter [binions888](https://wordpress.org/support/users/binions888/) * (@binions888) * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/autoptimize-render-blocking/#post-9779681) * You’re RIGHT! I neglected to copy the critical CSS from the criticalcss website and add it to the inline and defer window. The instructions weren’t quite clear but now I’m at 94 and 95 with only my server speed slowing me down. Thanks for the quick feedback. * Plugin Author [Optimizing Matters](https://wordpress.org/support/users/optimizingmatters/) * (@optimizingmatters) * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/autoptimize-render-blocking/#post-9779799) * happy it works [@binions888](https://wordpress.org/support/users/binions888/) 🙂 * have a nice day (evening)! frank * [joshuasbi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joshuasbi/) * (@joshuasbi) * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/autoptimize-render-blocking/#post-9974053) * Hey Guys, * This plugin has to be the best plugin I have used as I continue to recommend it. * I need a little help, same as above:[https://securityboston.international/](https://securityboston.international/) * I get this message from Google Dev Site Test “The median page requires 4 round trips and 2.7 MB. Fewer round trips and bytes results in faster pages.” * Plugin Author [Optimizing Matters](https://wordpress.org/support/users/optimizingmatters/) * (@optimizingmatters) * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/autoptimize-render-blocking/#post-9974139) * weird @joshuabi, as I see * > PSI estimates this page requires 0 additional round trips to load render blocking > resources and 1.1 MB to fully render. The median page requires 4 round trips > and 2.7 MB. Fewer round trips and bytes results in faster pages. * for mobile and * > PSI estimates this page requires 0 additional round trips to load render blocking > resources and 0.9 MB to fully render. The median page requires 4 round trips > and 3.4 MB. Fewer round trips and bytes results in faster pages. * for desktop for that URL? * [Sam](https://wordpress.org/support/users/forbiddenchunk/) * (@forbiddenchunk) * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/autoptimize-render-blocking/#post-10068591) * I have the following; * > PSI estimates this page requires 4 additional round trips to load render blocking > resources and 4.9 MB to fully render. The median page requires 4 round trips > and 2.7 MB. Fewer round trips and bytes results in faster pages. * It was working fine a few weeks back, not sure what’s changed? * Plugin Author [Frank Goossens](https://wordpress.org/support/users/futtta/) * (@futtta) * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/autoptimize-render-blocking/#post-10068676) * hard to say [@forbiddenchunk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/forbiddenchunk/). GPSI might have changed. you might have updated theme or plugins. you might have changed something that affects the structure of the above-the-fold part of your homepage (as I guess that’s what you’re testing). Assuming you’re doing “inline& defer”, you will probably have to re-generate (and or tweak) the critical CSS. * [Sam](https://wordpress.org/support/users/forbiddenchunk/) * (@forbiddenchunk) * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/autoptimize-render-blocking/#post-10068681) * Thanks for getting back to me promptly [@futtta](https://wordpress.org/support/users/futtta/). * Some plugins have been updated, but nothing has been changed except content updates. I’m testing speed right now because it went from around 1sec to 12secs. * Plugin Author [Frank Goossens](https://wordpress.org/support/users/futtta/) * (@futtta) * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/autoptimize-render-blocking/#post-10068741) * > it went from around 1sec to 12secs. * then you have bigger problems then “render blocking CSS” or the amount of round- trips I’m afraid. 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