crearegroup: Nick and Michael from the Creare Group discuss the advantages of having a lean CSS file. They also go on to show some simple optimization techniques followed by a song to remember the process.
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The Automated Online Alternative
Like with so many other things nowadays, CSS optimization and cleaning up can be done automatically with some of those various online web services, completely free of course. Below you find some handy online CSS resources that will do the work for you.
1. Code Beautifier
Code Beautifier CSS Formatter and Optimizer – Online CSS parser and Optimizer.
2. CSS Redundancy Checker
Use this tool to find CSS selectors that aren’t used by any of your HTML files and may be redundant. Manually enter the URI for each page that you want to test.
3. Online CSS Optimizer
Online CSS Optimizer is a web tool for reducing the file size of cascading style sheets. The result might look messy sometimes, so be sure to back up your original file before using the optimized one.
4. Format CSS
Automatically format your CSS so they are easy to read and edit. You can use this tool to reorganize your CSS. Simply submit your cascading style sheet, and you will receive a suggested reorganization.
5. CSS Validation Service
Check CSS and (X)HTML documents with style sheets. The W3C CSS Validation Service is a free software created by the W3C to help Web designers and Web developers to check Cascading Style Sheets.
If you are interested of further improvement of your CSS, Cashrevelations.com has collected some CSS resources you can use for free: 60 Tools To Optimize Your CSS.
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