Mandagreen_Minifier

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

Facts

• version: 1.1.1
• extension on GitHub
• direct download link

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)