How to Remove Unused CSS and JavaScript in WordPress
When you are looking for a way to remove unused CSS and JavaScript code from your WordPress website, you are most likely diving deep into improving site performance. After all, any code that the browser doesn’t have to load is code that doesn’t slow it down. However, it’s also generally a good idea to regularly check your WordPress site if you can remove any CSS or JavaScript that remains unused. This is especially true when changing your theme or installing new plugins. In this post, you will learn how to achieve this both manually and via plugin. What is Unused CSS and JavaScript? Unused code is exactly what it sounds like: CSS and JavaScript markup that loads when someone views your site but doesn’t actually do anything for its display. As pointed out, this is bad because it can reduce your page loading speed. This in turn can affect your user experience, revenue, and even search rankings. So much so that when you speed test your website, you can sometimes find a warning like this in the results: Where Does This Come From? The first question you might have is why there is unused code on your website to begin…
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