Title: WP Simple Thimble Author: aadel112 Published: July 20, 2016 Last modified: July 20, 2016 --- Search plugins This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/wp-simple-thimble/assets/icon-128x128.png?rev=1457705) # WP Simple Thimble By [aadel112](https://profiles.wordpress.org/aadel112/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wp-simple-thimble.zip) * [Details](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-simple-thimble/#description) * [Reviews](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-simple-thimble/#reviews) * [Installation](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-simple-thimble/#installation) * [Development](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-simple-thimble/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-simple-thimble/) ## 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. 1. Upload the plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/wp-simple-thimble` directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly. 2. 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 ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0c7a396ee1159679a1414877299e4e4bcc9a6e5cad95fffec5fb8cd1c540829f? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[I’d give it lower reviews if I could](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/id-give-it-lower-reviews-if-i-could/)󠁿 [critterscience](https://profiles.wordpress.org/critterscience/) 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!!!!!! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2d048318b65e8866092e87428a105529c23d8a02f7510a14617a89d72de2122b? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[damage the text of my web site!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/damage-the-text-of-my-web-site/)󠁿 [audioprolabs](https://profiles.wordpress.org/audioprolabs/) March 11, 2018 This plugin damage the text of my web site! After uninstalig the plugin my site is working Ok. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/dbacd427ca87318e891210f3f6a873609bfbfa86cf7f0ca802348b0063f22de0? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[a lot of errors](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/a-lot-of-errors-9/)󠁿 [ambroze](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ambroze/) August 15, 2017 too many errors ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/cae0abff4e6aaf8db4b5bbb3b3f3834ff97d88d32a05403bfa4930bcd16b2fda? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Massive imrpovements in gtmetrix however… missing icons + no google insights](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/massive-imrpovements-in-gtmetrix-however-missing-icons-no-google-insights/)󠁿 [aaronnb87](https://profiles.wordpress.org/aaronnb87/) 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.” ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c6e2ce025ce977f5d36eebe51f8904efb34f0a5bd1e0da0cb71d5d7200ed44bd? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Simpel and Fast](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simpel-and-fast/)󠁿 [eurosbox](https://profiles.wordpress.org/eurosbox/) December 7, 2016 Easy instal, Simpel and Fast. Very good job. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f3d305accf81f393d3d00b2ea99517db5f652a6520ac0bbb08fe524e285c7728? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Plugin Icons Missing on Backend and front end](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-icons-missing-on-backend-and-front-end/)󠁿 [tiashanee](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tiashanee/) 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. [ Read all 8 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-simple-thimble/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “WP Simple Thimble” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ aadel112 ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/aadel112/) [Translate “WP Simple Thimble” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-simple-thimble) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-simple-thimble/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wp-simple-thimble/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-simple-thimble/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-simple-thimble/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Meta * Version **0.0.1** * Last updated **10 years ago** * Active installations **10+** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-simple-thimble/) * Tags * [Page Load](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/page-load/)[speed](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/speed/) * [Advanced View](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-simple-thimble/advanced/) ## Ratings 2.4 out of 5 stars. * [ 2 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-simple-thimble/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-simple-thimble/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-simple-thimble/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 2 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-simple-thimble/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 3 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-simple-thimble/reviews/?filter=1) [Add my review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-simple-thimble/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-simple-thimble/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ aadel112 ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/aadel112/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-simple-thimble/) ## Donate Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin? [ Donate to this plugin ](https://www.paypal.me/aadel112/5)