[Mary Ann Aschenbrenner]

The site is slow, about 13 seconds to load. After running a speed test we discovered that the custom css file is having trouble executing. It is considered a theme issue. Can this be fixed in Tempera or do I need to switch to a different theme to speed up my site? I edited the theme in the Tempera Settings and in the Edit CSS stylesheet that is part of WordPress. Has anyone else experienced this problem? Is it fixable?

[Kay]

Hi Mary Ann,

Did you try switching to another theme and checking if the theme is actually the problem? Our theme does not create a separate custom css file. Are you using a plugin for custom CSS? Disable all plugins and check your loading times then.

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[Mary Ann Aschenbrenner]

I have not tried switching to another theme as this site is live. I am not using a css plugin and only modified the css in the Tempera Theme Settings and Edit CSS provided by WordPress.
Does modifying css in both places create a conflict that requires additional load time?

[Kay]

Even if the site is live you can change the theme for a couple of seconds, especially during low traffic hours. It’s the simplest and easiest way to tell if it’s the theme that’s causing the load or not. Switch to Twenty-Fourteen, check your loading time, switch back to Tempera. Nobody will notice 😉

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Please read the FAQs: Mantra • Nirvana • Parabola • Tempera
Tutorials: custom menus • translating theme • installing theme • category page with intro • disabling comments Wordpress: child themes • categories/posts
Before making any modifications to your theme we strongly recommend using Child Themes.

[Glickly]

Hi All,
I’d the same problem. Was using Jetpack (as most people do) with the ‘custom css’ editor switched on. Turn out it was the culprit for my custom-css file taking approx a month to load. Turned off the option in jetpack and all’s well now.

[Glickly]

just a note to the admin for this site… it appears that your blog is auto-approving. Beware of spammers!

[Lasisi Afees]

I’m having the same issue with custom css. The pingdom speed test reveals this. About 2.4s loading time. When I deactivate the custom css in the jetpack, I saw big difference in my site loading time (i.e reduced).

I was forced to re-activate the plugin as I need the custom css to ensure customised looks of my blog. Any other better alternative?

[Glickly]

@ Lasisi Afees,

Sure, I can see you’re using wordpress so just create a child theme and put your custom css into that. Should only take you about 5 mins.

[Zed]

You can also use the theme’s Custom CSS field (for small blocks of CSS) or even try alternative custom CSS plugins.

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