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Magento on-the-fly CSS & JS minifier, with layout handle merging and automatic file renaming.

Facts

Description

The extension uses CssMin and JsMin to sqeeze every byte out of the css and javascript resources.

Advantages

Faster loading times
Less stress on the server and on bandwith
Improving PageSpeed score with 4-8 points
Checking 4 to-do's from the Web Performance Best Practices Guide
Browser & reverse proxy cache invalidation through automatic filename changes – works great with CloudFront and Varnish
Layout handle merging algorithm, so common resources get cached on the client-side

All available settings can be found under Admin - Configuration - Developer.

The extension rewrites 2 Magento classes:

Mage_Core_Model_Layout_Update
Mage_Core_Model_Design_Package

Requirements

Same as your Magento installation

Compatibility

Magento >= 1.4

Installation Instructions

Manually

Clone the repository or download the latest version
Copy all the files into your Magento document root

Via modman

Install modman
From your Magento root folder, run modman clone https://github.com/firewizard/Mandagreen_Minifier.git

Via composer

Install composer
Install Magento Composer
Create a composer.json into your project like the following sample:

{
    "require": {
        "firewizard/magento-minifier":"*"
    },
    "repositories": [
	    {
            "type": "composer",
            "url": "http://packages.firegento.com"
        }
    ],
    "extra":{
        "magento-root-dir": "./"
    }
}

From your composer.json folder run php composer.phar install or composer install

Final steps

Clear the cache, logout from the admin panel and then log back in
Configure and activate the extension under System - Configuration - Developer.

Uninstallation

Remove all extension files from your Magento installation:

app/code/community/Mandagreen/Minifier
app/etc/modules/Mandagreen_Minifier.xml
app/locale/en_US/Mandagreen_Minifier.csv

Via modman: modman remove Mandagreen_Minifier

Via composer, remove the requirement of firewizard/magento-minifier

Support

If you have any issues with this extension, open an issue on GitHub.

Contribution

Any contribution is highly appreciated. The best way to contribute code is to open a pull request on GitHub.

Developer

Cristian Nicolescu http://mandagreen.com
@firewizard

License

GNU General Public License, version 3 (GPL-3.0)

firewizard / magento-minifier

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