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emmitj55487331
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August 10, 2020
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why is dreamweaver minifying my css when i save to server

  • August 10, 2020
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using DW CC to connect to my server and edit code.  For some reason since recent update it minify's my CSS and PHP.  Really annoying.  

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    Correct answer Nancy OShea

    Dreamweaver doesn't minify scripts.  But many web servers do. 

     

    GZIP compression reduces file size by up to 70% and is enabled by default on most commercial web hosting plans. 

    https://gtmetrix.com/enable-gzip-compression.html

     

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    emmitj55487331Author
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    October 26, 2020

    My host does not have GZIP compression, and my line break is correct...  not sure why this is happening.  it continues to minify.

    Nancy OShea
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    Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
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    October 26, 2020

    Are you using a CSS preprocessor?

     

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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    emmitj55487331Author
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    October 27, 2020

    Just to clairify, you can upload CSS from your local site folder to remote server with Transmit and it's not minified on the server?  But when you use the DW file check-in/check-out feature, it becomes minified?

    Or perhaps you are using GitHub for version control?

     

     


    that is correct.  pretty much any file I upload from DW file check-in/check-out gets Minified when uploading to remote server.

     

    I am using GitHub for version control - but not in DW.  I use the Github desktop app to push and pull.  However this is only happening directly from DW to server.  I connect via managed site in DW - open the file once connected to remote server.  once I upload back to remote server - via saving in DW - code gets minified. 

    Nancy OShea
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    Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
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    August 10, 2020

    Another possibility, you have the wrong type of line break selected in Preferences > Code Format. 

    Use CR LF (Win),  CR (Mac), LF (Unix).

     

     

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    Nancy OShea
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    Nancy OSheaCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    August 10, 2020

    Dreamweaver doesn't minify scripts.  But many web servers do. 

     

    GZIP compression reduces file size by up to 70% and is enabled by default on most commercial web hosting plans. 

    https://gtmetrix.com/enable-gzip-compression.html

     

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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