JS/CSS Minification Conflict? WoodMart + LiteSpeed/WP Rocket

Dear WoodMart Support Team,

I hope this email finds you well.

I am writing to seek clarification regarding the recommended approach for JavaScript and CSS minification when using your WoodMart theme, especially in conjunction with caching plugins like LiteSpeed Cache or WP Rocket.

My primary question is whether it is safe and recommended to enable JavaScript and CSS minification within LiteSpeed Cache or WP Rocket. I am concerned about potential conflicts, as I understand that WoodMart might already perform some level of minification internally via its Performance tab settings.

Could you please clarify if WoodMart’s built-in performance optimizations already handle JS/CSS minification? If so, enabling it simultaneously in LiteSpeed Cache or WP Rocket could potentially lead to conflicts, rendering issues, or even a decrease in performance.

If there is official documentation that specifically addresses this integration or clarifies your theme’s minification process and its compatibility with third-party caching plugins, I would be grateful if you could point me to it.

Thank you for your time and assistance in clarifying this important point. This information will be crucial for me to optimize my website effectively.

Kind regards,

Hello,

Yes, by default, all our files have JS/CSS minification. You can enable minification in the cache plugin if you have some 3rd party plugins that don’t have minified files, so in this case, it’s a great solution. But if you use plugins well optimized (which have JS/CSS minification), you can avoid enabling that option. E.g., on our demo, the minify options are disabled.

Also, if you enable minify JS/CSS, it should not cause any issues.

Sorry, we do not have such documentation.

Let me know if I missed something.

Kind Regards

Merci d’avoir confirmé que par défaut, votre logiciel woodmart minify son propre javascript et son propre CSS. Merci, c’est intéressant.

Pouvez vous clarifier cette question s’il vous plaît, j’utilise lightpeed cache sur un serveur lightspeedcash chez hostinger Et comme W perroquette, ils permettent aussi de cocher magnification et minification du javascript et du CSS. Me conseillez vous aussi de l’activer

OK pour aller encore plus vite avec votre thème, vous avez un onglet performance. Est-ce qu’il y a des choses à cocher où je ne touche rien ?

Hello,

If there are the same minification options, so I think you can just enable them in the cache plugin.

In the performance tab, I suggest you enable:

Font-display: https://take.ms/cnxZh
Our Lazy loading – https://take.ms/3ViWg

If you do not use Gutenberg, disable its styles – https://take.ms/gQRfg

Convert large CSS files to inline styles – gets the base.css file and makes it inline, this is for performance. https://take.ms/f9KUXq

For the JS I suggest enabling this https://take.ms/xCLBs option.

Remove jQuery Migrate – by default, I do not suggest disabling it: https://take.ms/gWuxO (jQuery Migrate is a JavaScript library developed by the jQuery team that helps developers transition from older versions of jQuery to newer ones. Its main purpose is to restore deprecated features and log warnings for outdated or removed functionalities.)

Advanced script controls – shows/hides all scripts configuration. We don’t recommend you enable/disable any scripts if you are not sure how they work. https://take.ms/IMaeF

Mobile DOM optimization (experimental) – improves performance, but it requires a separate cache for mobile devices, such option available in a plugin like WP Rocket. https://take.ms/cAcRZ

Kind Regards

Hi Woodmart Support,

I’m experiencing two persistent issues even after fully clearing all caches (LiteSpeed Cache, browser, etc.):

When clicking a link to navigate to a page, a prompt appears asking to “open in an app” – this behavior is unexpected. Could it be related to the theme?

On mobile, even on a clean device, the homepage sometimes loads with an unresponsive menu. Occasionally, the top header duplicates or the navigation appears broken, even after refresh.

Could you please investigate and let us know if this is caused by the theme, and how to fix it?

Thanks in advance,
Cédric

Hello,

1. Try to check that issue with the “open in an app” on the default Storefront theme.

2. As for the duplicated header, send me access to the admin panel so I can check the site settings.

Kind Regards

Hello,

Thank you for your reply.

I will perform the test with the Storefront theme, but I’ll do it on a cloned version of my site, not on the live one — since this is my production site with ongoing orders and active customers. I can’t take the risk of breaking anything on the live environment.

Regarding the duplicated header issue, I’m sending you temporary admin credentials so you can access the backend of the live site and investigate directly.

Let me know once you’ve accessed the site or if you need anything else.

Kind regards,
Cédric

1. Missing WordPress Admin Bar on Homepage

When logged in as an administrator, the black WordPress admin bar appears correctly on all pages except the homepage.

I log in via the “My Account” section (top-right), and I’m properly recognized as admin, but the admin bar disappears only on the homepage.

Because of this, I can’t access the back office from the homepage, which is very inconvenient.

Expected behavior: Admin bar should always be visible when logged in.
Current behavior: Admin bar missing only on the homepage.
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2. Mobile Menu Not Responsive + Header Duplication

On the homepage (especially on mobile), the menu sometimes doesn’t respond at all.

In some cases, the header is duplicated or visually broken.

This issue only affects the homepage. All other pages work fine.

I have already cleared all LiteSpeed Cache and browser cache.

Expected behavior: Menu should open and function normally.
Current behavior: Menu is unresponsive or the header is duplicated on the homepage.

3. “Open in App” Popup During Navigation
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Occasionally, when navigating between pages, a browser prompt appears asking to open the page in an external app.

This behavior is unexpected and negatively affects the user experience.

All caches have been purged, but the issue still occurs.

Expected behavior: No browser prompt should appear during normal site navigation.
Current behavior: Browser prompts to open the site in an app.

Actions taken:

Cleared all LiteSpeed and browser caches

Tested in incognito mode

Will perform Storefront test on a clone of the site (production site has ongoing orders)

Sending temporary admin access credentials in a separate message for issue #2 (header/menu bug)

Hello,

1,3. You need to check it on the default theme first. Also, the top toolbar is the functionality of WordPress and our theme doesn’t have options to hide it. So first check how it works on the default theme and then we can understand whether it’s something related to the theme or not.

2. Navigate to LightSpeed -> Page Optimization -> JS -> turn off the “JS Combine External and Inline” option, clear the site/server cache and recheck the issue.

https://take.ms/umVyy7

Kind Regards

I can’t find the default Storefront theme in my WordPress installation, as you mentioned for testing purposes.
Could you please let me know where I can download it or how to activate it easily to run the checks you requested?

Thank you in advance for your help.

Best regards,
Cédric – EasyCHR

Navigate to Appearance -> Themes -> Add new -> https://take.ms/0M1nv

Thank you for your time.

Kind Regards

Hello Woodmart Support,

Thank you for your suggestion to temporarily switch to the Storefront theme — I followed your advice and did the test.

However, after switching back to my Woodmart child theme, my website is now broken. The entire product filter section on the left side is no longer visible. All my layered navigation and product filters have disappeared from the frontend.

It seems that simply switching themes caused a serious issue, and I’m not sure how to recover the previous layout and filter visibility.

Could you please assist me urgently with this?

Best regards,
Cédric – EasyCHR

ubject: Critical issue after switching back to Woodmart – Widget system broken

Hello Woodmart Support,

Following your recommendation, I temporarily activated the Storefront theme to perform a test. Afterwards, I switched back to my Woodmart Child theme.

As shown in the attached screenshot, the widget system now appears to be completely broken. The “Shop Filters” widget area on category pages is missing, and several other key elements are no longer visible. I also can’t manage these widgets properly from the back office — the configuration looks corrupted.

This issue is very disruptive. I’m now forced to restore my website to yesterday’s backup in order to recover full functionality.

Please give me a clear and precise explanation of why this happened and how I can prevent it from occurring again in the future when switching themes.

Thank you in advance for your help.

Best regards,
Cédric – EasyCHR

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Subject: URGENT – Filters and widget areas missing after site restore

Hello,

This is very urgent.

I was forced to restore my website to an earlier backup from this morning, just before I tested the Storefront theme — which completely broke my site layout.

After the restoration, the site is back online, but all the product filters and widgets that were previously visible in the sidebar on category pages are now missing.

Only the top block (showing the current category name) is still visible. But all the custom filters I had configured — including brand filters, attribute filters, and other layered navigation widgets — are gone from the frontend, even though they were previously working perfectly.

I am leaving access to the WordPress back office open so you can inspect the issue directly and understand what went wrong.
Please investigate this as soon as possible — the site is live and I urgently need those filters restored.

Thank you for your prompt support.

Best regards,
Cédric – EasyCHR

Hello,

Sometimes when you change the theme, the widgets could go to the main widget area. You need to have a Devsite.

Devsite – also called a Staging platform where you can test issues, enable/disable features/plugins thus such changes will affect the main site. The article below will help you to create it:

https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-create-staging-environment-for-a-wordpress-site/

Also, 1 license key can be activated twice – for the live site and for the staging. So next time, I suggest you make any tests on the staging site.

Kind Regards

Thank you, we can conclude this now.

Great! Let me know the results of the testing.

Thank you for your time.

Kind Regards

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