Title: <abbr title="Not Safe For Work / Mature content">[NSFW]</abbr> WP Optimize minify not working?
Last modified: November 18, 2022

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# [NSFW] WP Optimize minify not working?

 *  Resolved [Lori Boone](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pleazo/)
 * (@pleazo)
 * [3 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-optimize-minify-not-working/)
 * Hello,
 * I completed all the settings for WP optimize [here](https://app.usebubbles.com/dU5a2YBNhFgXGcVJuiwqNQ/untitled-bubble),
   however when running the GTmetrix test, my results were the exact same as before
   I had WP optimize installed (as seen [here](https://snipboard.io/VwHDSI.jpg)).
 * Can someone please help?
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fwp-optimize-minify-not-working%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Contributor [Venkat Raj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webulous/)
 * (@webulous)
 * [3 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-optimize-minify-not-working/#post-16219335)
 * [@pleazo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pleazo/) Did you see the warning
   in the minify settings page?
    `The constant SCRIPT_DEBUG is set to true, so no
   JavaScript or CSS file will be minified.`
 * You need to set it `false` in your `wp-config.php` to make minify/merge work 
   and improve your scores
 *  Thread Starter [Lori Boone](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pleazo/)
 * (@pleazo)
 * [3 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-optimize-minify-not-working/#post-16222586)
 * Hi [@webulous](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webulous/)
 * I have changed the setting to false but now I am getting a critical error on 
   my site when I have the plugin enabled: [https://snipboard.io/aeiSvx.jpg](https://snipboard.io/aeiSvx.jpg)
 * How can this be fixed?
 *  Plugin Contributor [Venkat Raj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webulous/)
 * (@webulous)
 * [3 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-optimize-minify-not-working/#post-16222738)
 * [@pleazo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pleazo/) By chance you make mistake
   when editing `wp-config.php` file?
 * Does remove WP Optimize fixes the issue?
 * It is highly unlikely that adding `define('SCRIPT_DEBUG', false);` to `wp-config.
   php` fixes a critical error
 *  Thread Starter [Lori Boone](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pleazo/)
 * (@pleazo)
 * [3 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-optimize-minify-not-working/#post-16222766)
 * Hi [@webulous](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webulous/)
 * This is what I set the wp-config.php file: [https://snipboard.io/FzWSdT.jpg](https://snipboard.io/FzWSdT.jpg)(
   to false).
 * The critical error goes away once I disable the WP Optimize plugin.
 * Please advise.
 *  Plugin Contributor [Venkat Raj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webulous/)
 * (@webulous)
 * [3 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-optimize-minify-not-working/#post-16226941)
 * [@pleazo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pleazo/) Please do a plugin conflict
   test. Disable all plugins except WP Optimize. If that doesn’t result in critical
   error, then activate plugins one by one to find out which one is causing it.

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 * Last reply from: [Venkat Raj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webulous/)
 * Last activity: [3 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-optimize-minify-not-working/#post-16226941)
 * Status: resolved