Fooman Speedster
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Fooman Speedster
• Combines multiple Javascript and CSS files into a single Javascript file and single CSS file, to enable faster page load times
• Reduces the total size of files to be loaded as well as the number of HTTP requests, for empty and primed caches
• Fully automated once installed, with automatic versioning when Javascript/CSS files are updated
• Compresses files without requiring gzip support on your server
• Creates far future expire headers for the combined Javascript and CSS files
• Multi store capable
• Uses the Minify library by Steve Clay (released under a BSD license)
Try the Demo
http://speedster.demo.fooman.co.nz/
Important - Before you Install Fooman Speedster
• Please ensure you read and understand all installation and troubleshooting instructions
Ask your Magento developer to install the extension if you don't understand something in the instructions.
• Take care to follow all instructions and troubleshooting steps carefully
If you do not follow all steps in the installation and troubleshooting instructions, the installation of Fooman Speedster could fail and generate errors on your site.
• Always install Fooman Speedster first on your test site, before installing it on your live site
If any errors occur, it is far preferable to complete our troubleshooting instructions on your test site so your live site will remain unaffected.
• Always test for existing Javascript errors on your site before installing Fooman Speedster
If there are any existing Javascript errors, ensure these are completely fixed, or this will cause additional problems once Fooman Speedster is installed.
• Always test for any conflicting extensions you may be running on your store
You can do this using the instructions provided in The Ultimate Guide to Installing Magento Extensions.
• Ensure your site meets all system requirements (see below)
We provide Fooman Speedster as a free extension to the Magento community. Please be fair to us and do not post negative reviews for errors which can be avoided by following the installation and troubleshooting instructions (these are comprehensive and cover 95% of all issues reported to us since 2008). Reviews such as "It is not working", "CSS is not rendering" and "It broke my site" are not helpful to anyone, are unfair to us and to the rest of the Magento community. Please take care to follow all instructions correctly before posting a review.
We wish you a successful installation and hope that you are impressed by the results Fooman Speedster can deliver on your store.
System Requirements - Is Fooman Speedster right for my Store?
System Requirements
Fooman Speedster works out of the box using an Apache platform run on Linux. In addition:
• Mod_rewrite (a standard Apache module installed by default on most Linux servers) must be enabled
• .htaccess must be supported
• CSS images must be available under the same domain as the store
Note: Several developers have also successfully installed Fooman Speedster on different platforms by adapting the installation process. For further reading see the ISAPI2 and Nginx threads.
Higher Risk of Javascript Errors
Fooman Speedster has been tested with the default Magento themes and successfully installed on tens of thousands of Magento stores since 2008. However, there is always a risk that minifying and combining Javascript files can produce Javascript errors. We do not recommend using Fooman Speedster without thorough testing on a test site if:
• Your store already contains minified files
• Significant Javascript customisation work has been done on your store and the added non-default Javascript files do not follow best practice Javascript (you can test with http://jslint.com/)
• Your store uses Jquery (or has extensions installed which use Jquery) - although a workaround is provided in the instructions, almost 100% of reported errors are from stores which also use Jquery
Speedster Advanced
Fooman Speedster Advanced uses an advanced caching strategy which combines, compresses and caches JS and CSS files. Click here to see if this extension is right for your store.
Installation and Troubleshooting Instructions
Refer to both documents below for instructions on installing and troubleshooting Fooman Speedster:
• The Ultimate Guide to Installing Magento Extensions
• Fooman Speedster Instructions and Troubleshooting Guide
Support
Fooman Speedster is a free extension with hundreds of downloads each week. We do not provide individual support or troubleshooting advice via our support email address. For troubleshooting, please ensure that you have followed all instructions and troubleshooting advice provided. If an error still persists, please contact your regular Magento developer or uninstall Fooman Speedster.
Changelog
See our website (refer to the "Details" tab in the extension listing).- Release Notes
2.0.9
2012-08-07 09:26:45 You must choose from Magento Connect Version 1.5.1.0 or 2.0.
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enhancement: - order skin_js after global js fix: packaging.js exclusion1.6. compatibility
2012-02-06 04:05:45 You must choose from Magento Connect Version 1.5.1.0 or 2.0.
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[2.0.8] 1.6. compatibility - workaround for packaging.jsSpeed up your store by combining, compressing and caching JS and CSS.
2012-02-06 04:05:45 You must choose from Magento Connect Version 1.5.1.0 or 2.0.
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Fooman Speedster 2.0
Speed up your store by combining, compressing and caching JS and CSS.
Please read the installation instructions and latest changes here.
Speed up your store by combining, compressing and caching JS and CSS.
2012-01-26 13:06:32 You must choose from Magento Connect Version 1.5.1.0 or 2.0.
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Fooman Speedster 2.0
Speed up your store by combining, compressing and caching JS and CSS.
Please read the installation instructions and latest changes here.
Speed up your store by combining, compressing and caching JS and CSS.
2012-01-26 13:06:32 You must choose from Magento Connect Version 1.5.1.0 or 2.0.
Learn moreMagento Connect 1.0 change
Fooman Speedster 2.0
Speed up your store by combining, compressing and caching JS and CSS.
Please read the installation instructions and latest changes here.
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This extension was developed by and is supported by FOOMAN
Fooman Speedster 141 141Testing my site on gtmetrix.com before and after... BEFORE Grade: D 67% Page load time: 12.94s Total page size: 744KB Total number of requests: 41 AFTER Grade: B 87% Page load time: 5.96s Total page size: 313KB Total number of requests: 22 Much better. Thankyou! February 16, 2011I try to install it on 1.4.1 I disables my whole css in admin panel also at frontend :( .................. February 2, 2011I've just installed on 1.4.1.0, in the front end this extension works very well, but the javascript in admin does not work anymore. I'need to fix this problem, any idea is welcome. Thanks Giuseppe January 17, 2011Great extension! January 9, 2011I was hoping this would work for me but unfortunately it broke one of my most critical extensions called dependent custom options. It basically broke dependency so that all of my custom options were expanded out and no longer dependent. Perhaps this isn't compatible with that extension. However, I also noticed that when I logged into the Admin none of the links worked. I couldn't go anywhere and I was stuck on the dashboard. The css wasn't gone like others have mentioned, and everything looked normal but I just couldn't do anything, none of the links worked, it was weird. I eventually had to log into the downloader to uninstall and as soon as I did everything went back to normal and started working again. I'm so bummed... ps. I'm referring to version 2.0.5 December 30, 2010Brought my home page load from 650kb to 230kb. I love it. December 21, 2010Great extension! Installation was a breeze... just make sure your folder and file permissions are correct. I have a FIOS connection and with that you can't tell any difference but I installed the Firefox Throttle extension for Firefox and set it to default at 56K connection speed. Before installing Speedster it took 90 seconds to load at 56k... a minute and a half. After installing Speedster, adding cache control headers, and of course clearing browser cache between tests, it loads in 22 seconds flat. Amazing! On GTmetrix I was gettin a D's for both YSlow and Page Speed, now I get A's for both, not to mention page size and number of requests are way down. I haven't fully tested the cart but so far it seems to work without issue. Great work Fooman! December 19, 2010Hi Fooman, I have installed your extension correctly and works really great, except for one thing. My configurable products do not show any options in their dropdown menus. Is there anything I could do to fix this? here's an example http://www.sports-waves.com/men/men-s-shoes/city/stan-smith-2.html Thank you in advance November 16, 2010I installed it but can't find where it is in the admin. Did I do something wrong? November 2, 2010Hi, I try to install your extension but it doesn't work. I got the message : No releases available for package "connect.magentocommerce.com/community/Fooman_Speedster" Cannot initialize 'channel://connect.magentocommerce.com/community/Fooman_Speedster-1.1.3', invalid or missing package file Install Errors Package "channel://connect.magentocommerce.com/community/Fooman_Speedster-1.1.3" is not valid PEAR ERROR: install failed What's wrong ? October 26, 2010- Q&A
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Avatar Image Url:: http://www.magentocommerce.com/images/avatars/uploads/avatar_26886352I installed Fooman Speedster it changes my theme path of css thats why i cant see my css images, please give me the solution ,
PLS ASAPbykanchan_anand-1 month, 2 weeks agoAnswers
Avatar Image Url:: http://www.magentocommerce.com/images/avatars/uploads/avatar_7393Answer:Hi kanchan_anand
Fooman Speedster rewrites image locations based on Magento's fallback and/or your settings under
System > Configuration > Web
as appropriate. Please follow the installation instructions and troubleshooting instructions to determine where exactly things start not working as intended.
Cheers
Fooman SupportbyFOOMAN-1 month agoAvatar Image Url:: http://www.magentocommerce.com/images/avatars/uploads/avatar_26399417i know there's other extensions like Lesti::fpc (http://www.magentocommerce.com/magento-connect/lesti-fpc-4534.html)
Should I install both or choose one?
I'm not a developer so I dont understand the differences between thembyRDalmagro-3 weeks, 3 days agoAnswers
Avatar Image Url:: http://www.magentocommerce.com/images/avatars/uploads/avatar_7393Answer:Speedster is intended to speed up the delivery and cacheability of your frontend assets (CSS and Javascript files).
Using another extension to speed up the creation of the whole page (usually called full page cache) like the linked to example makes sense.byFOOMAN-3 weeks, 3 days agoAvatar Image Url:: http://www.magentocommerce.com/images/avatars/uploads/avatar_7393byFOOMAN-2 months, 2 weeks agoAnswers
Avatar Image Url:: http://www.magentocommerce.com/images/avatars/uploads/avatar_7393Answer:Fooman Speedster works on all servers. Fooman Speedster Advanced supports a smarter caching strategy and improved speed performance, but requires specific server functionality to realise these gains.
Take the Speedster quiz to determine which version of Fooman Speedster is best suited to your needs:
1. Do you use Magento Version 1.4 or above?
2. Does your server send Far Future Expire Headers?
3. Does your server send gzip content?
4. Did you understand the last two questions?
If you answered 'NO' to any of the four questions, you should install the original Fooman Speedster extension.
If you answered 'YES' to all questions, you should install the Fooman Speedster Advanced extension.byFOOMAN-2 months, 2 weeks agoAvatar Image Url:: http://www.magentocommerce.com/images/avatars/uploads/avatar_7393byFOOMAN-2 months, 2 weeks agoAnswers
Avatar Image Url:: http://www.magentocommerce.com/images/avatars/uploads/avatar_7393Answer:The following extensions conflict with Fooman Speedster:
• CANONICAL URLs by Yoast
• MXPERTS JQUERY BASE
In both cases, a work-around can be installed during installation - refer to the Installation Instructions file for further information.byFOOMAN-2 months, 2 weeks ago1 of 11 of 1 - Get Help
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