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Removing not-needed CSS files from contrib and core modules in Drupal

4 maart, 2010 - 18:21 Joris Snoek
 

Ever wanted to get rid of those CSS files you don't really need for your specific Drupal websystem. And can mess up your ow so beautiful custom HTML/CSS?

Contrib and core modules can really come in handy if used for the right purposes for the right functionallity. Here at Lucius we do a really really good screening before using a contrib module. Screening on code quality, security, activity, maintainers and so on.. With also in mind: the scalability of your Drupal websystem and the future of Drupal itself: will the module likely be continued in Drupal 7, for example.

Some of those contrib (and core) can generate a CSS file that will be included in your HTML head.
Here a little piece of code that will 'unset' these. Off course you have to alter the code to your system specific: only unset the ones you want to unset.

The allmighty theming code

Insert this snippet in your theme's template.php

/**
* Override or insert PHPTemplate variables into the templates.
*/
function YOURTHEME_preprocess_page(&$vars){
 
  // Unset insignificant stylesheets.
  $css = $vars['css'];
 
  unset($css['all']['module']['modules/node/node.css']);
  unset($css['all']['module']['modules/system/defaults.css']);
  unset($css['all']['module']['modules/system/system-menus.css']);
  unset($css['all']['module']['modules/user/user.css']);
  unset($css['all']['module']['sites/all/modules/contribs/cck/theme/content-module.css']);
  unset($css['all']['module']['sites/all/modules/contribs/filefield/filefield.css']);
  unset($css['all']['module']['sites/all/modules/contribs/cck/modules/fieldgroup/fieldgroup.css']);
  unset($css['all']['module']['sites/all/modules/contribs/date/date.css']);
 
  $vars['styles'] = drupal_get_css($css);  
}

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