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firewizard/magento-minifier
===========================

Magento on-the-fly CSS & JS minifier

1.2.0(11y ago)8191GPL-3.0PHP

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Mandagreen\_Minifier
====================

[](#mandagreen_minifier)

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

Facts
-----

[](#facts)

- version: 1.1.1
- [extension on GitHub](https://github.com/firewizard/Mandagreen_Minifier)
- [direct download link](https://github.com/firewizard/Mandagreen_Minifier/archive/1.1.1.tar.gz)

Description
-----------

[](#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
------------

[](#requirements)

- Same as your Magento installation

Compatibility
-------------

[](#compatibility)

- Magento >= 1.4

Installation Instructions
-------------------------

[](#installation-instructions)

#### Manually

[](#manually)

- Clone the repository or download the latest version
- Copy all the files into your Magento document root

#### Via modman

[](#via-modman)

- Install [modman](https://github.com/colinmollenhour/modman)
- From your Magento root folder, run `modman clone https://github.com/firewizard/Mandagreen_Minifier.git`

#### Via composer

[](#via-composer)

- Install [composer](http://getcomposer.org/download/)
- Install [Magento Composer](https://github.com/magento-hackathon/magento-composer-installer)
- 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

[](#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
--------------

[](#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
-------

[](#support)

If you have any issues with this extension, open an issue on [GitHub](https://github.com/firewizard/Mandagreen_Minifier/issues).

Contribution
------------

[](#contribution)

Any contribution is highly appreciated. The best way to contribute code is to open a [pull request on GitHub](https://help.github.com/articles/using-pull-requests).

Developer
---------

[](#developer)

Cristian Nicolescu
[@firewizard](https://twitter.com/firewizard)

License
-------

[](#license)

[GNU General Public License, version 3 (GPL-3.0)](http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html)

###  Health Score

29

—

LowBetter than 60% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity13

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity64

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~26 days

Total

2

Last Release

4114d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/35505409f9e5afadb08ba22c146d224a1ec9af6f3c4acd83c4adeee0f3288c26?d=identicon)[firewizard](/maintainers/firewizard)

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Top Contributors

[![firewizard](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1143980?v=4)](https://github.com/firewizard "firewizard (21 commits)")

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