Title: Use efficient CSS selectors
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Use efficient CSS selectors

 *  [calik1d](https://wordpress.org/support/users/calik1d/)
 * (@calik1d)
 * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/use-efficient-css-selectors/)
 * I get a score of F from gtmetrix
 * Here’s a few examples of many:
 * Very inefficient rules (good to fix on any page):
 * .header_right span.searchfor small – Tag key with 2 descendant selectors and 
   Class overly qualified with tag
 * #menu-main ul.sub-menu li ul – Tag key with 3 descendant selectors and Class 
   overly qualified with tag
 * .post-navigation a em – Tag key with 2 descendant selectors

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 *  [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/)
 * (@anevins)
 * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support
 * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/use-efficient-css-selectors/#post-3344047)
 * If there are only 3 instances of inefficient CSS selectors, you really don’t 
   need to be worrying about it. As this is specifically a CSS issue, consider posting
   this on a [CSS forum](http://csscreator.com/forum).
 *  Thread Starter [calik1d](https://wordpress.org/support/users/calik1d/)
 * (@calik1d)
 * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/use-efficient-css-selectors/#post-3344059)
 * Oh sorry but I only added 3 examples. There’s 189 very inefficient rules.

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