Please note that this extension is provided as is. It is recommended to always backup your installation prior to use.
Overview
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)
• 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.
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
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Speed up your store by combining, compressing and caching JS and CSS.
Current Caveats:
* This hasn't been widely tested yet (alpha release)
* Currently only activated for most of JS and CSS not all
* since all the paths in CSS need to be rewritten I think this method can currently only be used for one skin at a time
* needs mod_rewrite enabled
Installation:
1. ) Add the following to your .htaccess
############################################
## Compress, Combine and Cache Javascript/CSS
RewriteRule ^minify/(.*\.js) m.php?f=$1
RewriteRule ^index.php/minify/(.*\.js) m.php?f=$1
RewriteRule ^minify/(.*\.css) m.php?f=$1
RewriteRule ^index.php/minify/(.*\.css) m.php?f=$1
Underneath the Rewrite Base Rule
2.) After installing this extension via Magento Connect, edit m.php (should be in your webroot). Change the variable $yourSkinUrl to your setup.
3.) Minifying JS takes a while to compute so you should browse through your site to make sure the cache gets filled up and your customers don't have to wait for it.
Speed up your store by combining, compressing and caching JS and CSS.
Current Caveats:
* This hasn't been widely tested yet (alpha release)
* Currently only activated for most of JS and CSS not all
* since all the paths in CSS need to be rewritten I think this method can currently only be used for one skin at a time
* needs mod_rewrite enabled
Installation:
1. ) Add the following to your .htaccess
############################################
## Compress, Combine and Cache Javascript/CSS
RewriteRule ^minify/(.*\.js) m.php?f=$1
RewriteRule ^index.php/minify/(.*\.js) m.php?f=$1
RewriteRule ^minify/(.*\.css) m.php?f=$1
RewriteRule ^index.php/minify/(.*\.css) m.php?f=$1
Underneath the Rewrite Base Rule
2.) After installing this extension via Magento Connect, edit m.php (should be in your webroot). Change the variable $yourSkinUrl to your setup.
3.) Minifying JS takes a while to compute so you should browse through your site to make sure the cache gets filled up and your customers don't have to wait for it.
Failed with magento connect, working flawlessly with manual installation.
I use my store in a subdirectory, installing from magento connect screwed both frontend and backend. All CSS, JS gone, then i uninstalled it and installed it again manually. Checked every file with their permissions as they should be. Now it's working flawlessly, speed improvement is obvious.
May 8, 2013
Crashed the site
I have installed the extenstion and this crashed the entire site, after installation there were no css and js on the site, i took a developer help to revert it back
x-(
May 4, 2013
recommendable extension
I installed it on 1.7.0.2 CE and it has excellently speeded up the loading time of my webshop.
http://www.deevan.de/shop
A recommendable extension.
Infact it has'nt come to contact the developer support. I have just installed and it is working well.
May 1, 2013
Borked Magento
This plugin borked my CE installation and totally ruined the way that CSS was served, making the site unusable on the back and front end.
I don't know if there is decent support or not, because I just uninstalled it and moved on with my life.
May 1, 2013
Very good extention
I installed this plugin on all (three) of our webshops, and it really speeded up the stores!
Our stores are on Magento 1.7.0.2 and 1.4.1.1
Support was great, they helped me out via email.
April 25, 2013
CSS can't render
Site looked like CSS is broken after installing. Immediately removed and the site works. Not good.
April 17, 2013
Helpful Extension - Works on 1.7.0.2
The built-in Magento JavaScript combiner broke our site so we installed this extension instead. It is working well for us (crowdoutlet.com) and provides a noticeable speed improvement. We have a ton of CSS and JavaScript files, and this extension successfully combines and minifies them to reduce server requests and load times.
We had trouble getting it working with APC. There was simply nothing we could do to get them to jive together. However, it works fine with eAccelerator and memcached, which honestly were faster for us than APC, anyway.
Support was quick and helpful when we had questions.
April 10, 2013
Destroys site - no support provided. Use at own risk.
With over 59,397 downloads of this extension...we had high hopes. Hopes were dashed though, after seeing this extension thrash the frontend AND the admin area on TWO separate sites. Documentation is sorely lacking. Support doesn't exist - not even if you offer to pay for it.
So sad...this is a perfect example of where open-source defeats itself. There needs to be a paid edition. In fact, the first revision after the initial free offering should have had a price on it. If half of the total downloaders paid $30 - Fooman Speedster would have almost 900k in development dollars poured into it by now. Just think...of how much better it would be - and how much better off all of us users would be - and how much happier all of our clients would be...
April 10, 2013
Store Crashed...
I installed this extension on my Magneto Community 1.7 and my store crashed....
April 9, 2013
This extension seems to work flawlessly
I just installed it onto our website http://peruzzi-high-fashion.com and for now it's working like a charm!
March 15, 2013
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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.
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