Features :
- Choose between the two libraries to achieve best performance.
- Option to exclude single or multiple css / JS files. This is quite helpful, as not all the files like to be compressed or optimized.
- Option to check server cache or client cache.
- Option to choose optimization, Combine CSS files or use both options together.
Special Notices
- Its a beta release, take due backup of your site before trying this out. Things should be fine with CSS merge, however Javascript merge & compress can raise problem if your website uses many javascript.
- DO NOT use it for livesite unless you have tested them carefully.
- If your website are not rendered correctly, try to disable JS merge, or put important js file on the exception list
Check the Backend Settings Preview :
Back-end
Watch the live comparison
With the help of Yslow , a firefox extension, lets see how the speed & the http request are optimized.
Below is the comparison of how JA Compress boost the speed for JA Purity II & JA Teline III templates.

The above result may vary depending on your network connection as well as our response of servers, you ever, you can make your own comparison with the 4 versions of the 2 templates.
- Link 1: JA Teline III without JA Compress ( VIEW DEMO )
- Link 2: JA Teline III WITH JA Compress ( using Minify ) (VIEW DEMO)
- Link 3: JA Purity II without JA Compress ( VIEW DEMO )
- Link 4: JA Purity II WITH JA Compress ( using SmartOptimizer ) (VIEW DEMO)
Bug reports or feature request can be added here. Comment & discussion is open in the JA Compress Forum.
Download
If you are JA Developer & JA Extension Club member, download here. New members can Sign up for JAEC Membership to have access.
