WP Simple Thimble

by aadel112

Description

This plugin embeds or in-lines image/css/js content into the page before it’s loaded. This really improves page load speed scores, and can really improve actual load time if either the network connection is not blazingly fast, server side caching is used, or a combination of the two.

Warnings that are commonly eliminated in page load speed testing tools include

Optimize images
Leverage browser caching
Remove query strings from static resources
Specify image dimensions
Minify JavaScript
Minify HTML
Avoid bad requests
Avoid a character set in the meta tag
Avoid landing page redirects
Defer parsing of JavaScript
Inline small CSS
Inline small JavaScript
Minify CSS
Minimize request size
Optimize the order of styles and scripts
Put CSS in the document head
Serve resources from a consistent URL
Serve scaled images
Avoid CSS @import
Combine images using CSS sprites
Use a Content Delivery Network (CDN)
Reduce the number of DOM elements
Make fewer HTTP requests
Minify JavaScript and CSS
Put CSS at the top
Put JavaScript at bottom
Avoid AlphaImageLoader filter
Avoid CSS expressions
Reduce DNS lookups

The cases where some of these may still pop up would be a limitation of this project https://github.com/aadel112/simple-thimble, and you’ll note that these are all limitations that are actively being developed to be fixed.

Installation

This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.

e.g.

Upload the plugin files to the /wp-content/plugins/wp-simple-thimble directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress

Frequently Asked Questions

I still see resources that weren’t embedded. What is the cause?

Right now the project this plugin depends on https://github.com/aadel112/simple-thimble only handles images/css/js files, and it only handles resources found directly in the document. Furthermore, this plugin only handles js and css files that are properly enqueued. These are issues that will be remedied in future releases.

Reviews

I'd give it lower reviews if I could

By critterscience on July 2, 2018

It did indeed make my GT Metrix scores much higher; but at a cost. It adds Base64 code to your CSS and probably other places too. I have only found it in my CSS thus far. It also broke my styles, removed icons, caused other style-related issues... Wow! What a price to pay. I'll keep my B rating with GT Metrix, if this is the cost of an A rating. No thanks!!!! Plugin sucks!!!!!!

damage the text of my web site!

By audioprolabs on March 11, 2018

This plugin damage the text of my web site! After uninstalig the plugin my site is working Ok.

a lot of errors

By ambroze on August 15, 2017

too many errors

Massive imrpovements in gtmetrix however... missing icons + no google insights

By aaronnb87 on March 28, 2017

I just installed this plugin and got more than a 20% improvement in my GTMetrix scores - Awesome! However I'm experiencing the same issue as 'tiashanee'. Wp admin icons are all missing and a few other icons on the front end of my site have stopped displaying as well. Would be great if you could sort out that bug. Also on Google Page Speed Insights I'm now getting the following error “An error occurred while fetching or analyzing the page.”

Simpel and Fast

By eurosbox on December 7, 2016

Easy instal, Simpel and Fast. Very good job. WP Simple Thimble result

Plugin Icons Missing on Backend and front end

By tiashanee on November 7, 2016

Hello I'm new to wordpress. The plugin really helped my gtmetrix and yslow scores drastically however, when activated google speed insights sends back an error and states "An error occurred while fetching or analyzing the page." and this goes away when plugin is deactivated. Also icons in my backend for plugins such as jet pack, woocommerce, products disappear and become little box outlines. On my frontend my search and cart icons are either box outlines as well or my search icon changes into a pair of red lips and the cart turns into a hammer on the mobile device display. Im sure that the plugin is not suppose to do this. It makes the site look broken from a customer stand point. Please advise.

Best WordPress Plugin to Speed Up

By solanginaeem on September 3, 2016

I searched a lot and spent more time to find the solution for speed up my WordPress site. computerpakistan.com But I found. WP Simple Thimble is really help me. let me share my problem

I was using http over my wordpress site. Everything working fine in it. When I transfer http to https my site down to 7 seconds from 1.8 seconds. I got confuse. I searched but no result come. I install this plugin and checked speed in xtmatrix said hurry!