CSS Remove and Combine: Tidy & Optimize Your Stylesheets
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This extension removes unused CSS rules on a page by creating a new CSS stylesheet containing only those selectors in use. This not only tidies and optimizes your stylesheets but combines them into a single file which can then be downloaded. The approach used by the extension is based on eliminating all ID and class based selectors that reference IDs and classes not on the page. There is also a quick view dialog that will give the user information on a page about the number of used and unused selectors. There is also now a report on the unused selectors which can be used to verify that the extension is working as described.
There is an issue reported in a review that the extension opens links to other websites. I can't see how this can be possible. The extension gets a list of stylesheets. This list is a property of the webpage document object. It then trys to open each stylesheet. If the stylesheet is on another domain, then nothing will be returned. In this way the extension cannot open any page on another domain. There is development code to get around this problem, but it is not yet active.
The "WebKitBlobBuilder" issue has now been solved. This rendered the extension unusable - thus all the negative feedback. Sorry that I couldn't fix the problem earlier as I was unfortunately sick for a long while. The "WebKitBlobBuilder" error was due to a change (quite reasonable) in chrome to remove support for the "WebKitBlobBuilder" property in favour of the standard "BlobBuilder".
Please let me know if the extension is working as advertised. You can contact me through the normal extension feedback system or at [email protected]
0.2.0.0: Added Unused Selector Report 0.1.2.0: Multiple window issue fixed 0.1.1.0: 'WebKitBlobBuilder' issue fixed
Issues: 1: Stylesheets on a different domain report no selectors. Message will print out saying no selectors found. Under development. 2: Ajax or JavaScript added elements not accounted for. Under development 3: Media queries not respected.
User reviews
- Some users found it helpful for removing and combining CSS.
- A few users expressed gratitude for the tool.
- Multiple users report that it does not work at all.
- Conflicting interactions with responsive design.
- Several errors reported related to code execution and null values.
- Issues with local web pages (file protocol).
- Some users noted the presence of unwanted ads or code.
- Not working
- FindElements: TypeError: items[i].className.split is not a function
- Does not fit for responsive design
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CSS remove and combine requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.
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CSS remove and combine has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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