Title: when can CSS minify break things?
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# when can CSS minify break things?

 *  [funsail](https://wordpress.org/support/users/funsail/)
 * (@funsail)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/when-can-css-minify-break-things/)
 * I’m checking if cloudflare minify is causing problems.
    How can CSS break? Whitespace
   isn’t important, so minify should not matter right? Same for html. When can it
   be an issue?

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 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/when-can-css-minify-break-things/#post-5511719)
 * There is no specific “if you have [x] then minify will break it” answer. Rather,
   any automated system which removes information (in this case, whitespace) runs
   the risk of removing more than it’s supposed to.
 * Basically, give minify a shot, and if you’re happy with the results, stick with
   it. If it breaks something, stop using it. 🙂

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