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How to minify websites with GitHub Actions
- 12 April 2023
Websites are usually made up of HTML, CSS, and Javascript. These files are usually not minified, which means that they are not compressed. This means that the files are not optimized for the web. This can cause the website to load slower than it should. This is especially true for mobile users. This is where minification comes in. Minification is the process of removing unnecessary characters from the files. This can include removing comments, removing whitespace, and removing unnecessary characters. This can make the website load faster and more efficiently.
Multiple ways to minify these files do exist. One way is to use a minifier online. Another way is to use a minifier locally on your computer, but both of these methods are not ideal. A more efficient way is to use a GitHub Action. This is a way to automate tasks on GitHub. This can be used to minify these files before creating an artifact and deploying this artifact to the web.