Title: inline and defer CSS
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# inline and defer CSS

 *  Resolved [cos2000](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cos2000/)
 * (@cos2000)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/inline-and-defer-css/)
 * I read the tutorial, but i doesnt understand it.
 * In tutorial i read: “paste the block of “above the fold CSS” in the input field(
   text area)”
 * What means “the block of above the fold css”?
 * I know what above the fold css is, but i dont know what i have to add there…
 * Should i add the css files that i want “define” as “above the fold” (that ones
   i want to defer)? Like this:
 * > [http://www.mysite.com/wp-content/plugins/simple-lightbox/client/css/app.css?ver=2.3.1](http://www.mysite.com/wp-content/plugins/simple-lightbox/client/css/app.css?ver=2.3.1)
 * Have i add one css file per line??? Thanks for any help…
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 *  Plugin Author [Frank Goossens](https://wordpress.org/support/users/futtta/)
 * (@futtta)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/inline-and-defer-css/#post-5273945)
 * No, you have to add actual CSS-code there, not links to files that contain CSS.
 *  Thread Starter [cos2000](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cos2000/)
 * (@cos2000)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/inline-and-defer-css/#post-5273963)
 * Ahh ok. Code from a specific css file that loaded, or css code that is allready
   inlined in head?
 *  Plugin Author [Frank Goossens](https://wordpress.org/support/users/futtta/)
 * (@futtta)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/inline-and-defer-css/#post-5273966)
 * Hmmm, code that is needed to paint that “above the fold” part of the site. Generally
   that will not be one specific CSS-file, but the combination of code from multiple
   files (or inlined). You can use a tool such as [http://jonassebastianohlsson.com/criticalpathcssgenerator/](http://jonassebastianohlsson.com/criticalpathcssgenerator/)
   to help you determine what that CSS-code-block should be.
 *  Thread Starter [cos2000](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cos2000/)
 * (@cos2000)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/inline-and-defer-css/#post-5274038)
 * OK, understand that. Thank you 😉

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