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Asked: 2026-05-16T05:31:51+00:00

I have a site where all the pages have the same header and footer,

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I have a site where all the pages have the same header and footer, but vary in between on content. I’d estimate that 30% of the CSS is common to all the pages, with 70% varying.

What are the relative advantages and disadvantage of using one CSS file vs multiple for different pages?

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    Advantages of one CSS file

    • Only one HTTP request is needed to fetch it, which improves the first page load time for most users and will speed up subsequent page loads, especially if users are expected to visit more than one different page type during their visit. This can also decrease server load.

    Advantages of multiple CSS files

    • Reduces bandwidth, particularly if any given user is not likely to view many of the different page types on your site during their visit (which may be the case if your site is divided into almost completely unrelated sub-sites). Note that multiple CSS files will increase HTTP requests, which despite bandwidth savings may actually decrease load speed on modern connections.

    I’m generally in favour of having a single CSS file for a site in most cases.

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