I am trying to optimize the CSS delivery following the google documentation for developers https://developers.google.com/speed/docs/insights/OptimizeCSSDeli
Try this snippet
The author claims it was published by Google's PageSpeed Team
<script>
var cb = function() {
var l = document.createElement('link'); l.rel = 'stylesheet';
l.href = 'yourCSSfile.css';
var h = document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0]; h.parentNode.insertBefore(l, h); };
var raf = requestAnimationFrame || mozRequestAnimationFrame ||
webkitRequestAnimationFrame || msRequestAnimationFrame;
if (raf) raf(cb);
else window.addEventListener('load', cb);
</script>
WARNING: body{background-image: url("http://example.com/image.jpg");}
in css files will make your css files still render-blocking.
If you tried all the solutions above and you still get the render-blocking warning from PageSpeed insights then you probably have this style rule in your css files. After hours of tests it turns out that this rule is what making ALL of my css to be flagged as render-blocking resources at PageSpeed insights. I found the same issue has been discussed before.
I don't know why body{background-image: url(...)
do this for all the css files!, although I have different images resources in the file for the buttons, icons, ...etc .
I fixed this by moving this rule from the .css
file and put it in the inline styles. Unfortunately, you will have to break your css plan and put the rule in all of your layouts HTML files instead of being in 1 css file that is imported in all of your HTML layouts, but the 90s and green color in PageSpeed insights deserve it.
Fixed mine by introducing placing all css files at the bottom of the page, after the body tag. but this introduces a new problem, the page loads un-styled html for noticeable mili seconds before applying the style. For this I fixed by introducing a splash screen all styled on the page.
If you don't mind using jQuery, here is a simple code snippet to help you out. (Otherwise comment and I'll write a pure-js example
function loadStyleSheet(src) {
if (document.createStyleSheet){
document.createStyleSheet(src);
}
else {
$("head").append($("<link rel='stylesheet' href='"+src+" />"));
}
};
Just call this in your $(document).ready()
or window.onload
function and you're good to go.
For #2, why don't you try it out? Disable Javascript in your browser and see!
By the way, it's amazing how far a simple google search can get you; for the query "post load css"
, this was the fourth hit...
http://www.vidalquevedo.com/how-to-load-css-stylesheets-dynamically-with-jquery
In addition to Fred's answer:
Solution using jQuery & Noscript
<html>
<head>
<style>
.blue{color:blue;}
</style>
<script type="text/javascript" src="../jquery-1.4.2.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function(){
if($("body").size()>0){
if (document.createStyleSheet){
document.createStyleSheet('style.css');
}
else {
$("head").append($("<link rel='stylesheet'
href='style.css'
type='text/css' media='screen' />"));
}
}
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div class="blue">
Hello, world!
</div>
</body>
</html>
<noscript><link rel="stylesheet" href="small.css"></noscript>
from http://www.vidalquevedo.com/how-to-load-css-stylesheets-dynamically-with-jquery
Using pure Javascript & Noscript
<html>
<head>
<style>
.blue{color:blue;}
</style>
<script type="text/javascript">
var stylesheet = document.createElement('link');
stylesheet.href = 'style.css';
stylesheet.rel = 'stylesheet';
stylesheet.type = 'text/css';
document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(stylesheet);
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div class="blue">
Hello, world!
</div>
</body>
</html>
<noscript><link rel="stylesheet" href="small.css"></noscript>
A little modification to the function provided by Fred to make it more efficient and free of jQuery. I am using this function in production for my websites
// to defer the loading of stylesheets
// just add it right before the </body> tag
// and before any javaScript file inclusion (for performance)
function loadStyleSheet(src){
if (document.createStyleSheet) document.createStyleSheet(src);
else {
var stylesheet = document.createElement('link');
stylesheet.href = src;
stylesheet.rel = 'stylesheet';
stylesheet.type = 'text/css';
document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(stylesheet);
}
}