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Load Combined Core Block Assets

by Weston Ruter · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.1.0 Tested up to WP 7.0.4 PHP 7.2+

Load Combined Core Block Assets has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 5,018 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on May 19, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Load Combined Core Block Assets at a glance

Active installs
1,000+
Total downloads
5,018
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Load Combined Core Block Assets well maintained?

Support threads resolved
0 of 1
recent threads on the WordPress.org support forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 7.0.4, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • r61076: Script Loader: Fall back to hoisting late-printed styles to end of HEAD if wp-block-library is not enqueued
  • r61122: Script Loader: Load block styles on demand in classic themes even when wp-block-styles support is absent
  • r61174: Script Loader: Improve hoisted stylesheet ordering (in classic themes) to preserve CSS cascade
  • r61554: Script Loader: Preserve original CSS cascade for classic themes when hoisting late-printed styles
  • r61945: Script Loader: Refine hoisted stylesheet ordering to preserve original CSS cascade in classic themes

Load Combined Core Block Assets reviews and ratings

6 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

6 reviews

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  • Great plugin, issue still not resolved in 6.9.1

    This workaround fixed the issue on my site, kudos to the developer. However, even after 6.9.1 the issue is not resolved without this plugin. Other users report the same, so now not sure how to get a permanent resolution. Surely, WordPress are aware of this?!

    tlgtimeshare

  • This really helped!

    My website, which was broken due to WordPress 6.9, has now been restored. I'm very grateful to the author.

    Senri Miura

  • Saved my layout!

    Thanks for this workaround! Fixed my site! Steve

    CultTVman

  • Works on Genesis sites

    Confirming this fixes layouts broken due to WP 6.9 update on several sites running Genesis with Mai Lifestyle Pro. Thanks!

    driven to design

  • Fixed broken layouts after upgrading to WordPress 6.9

    We built and maintain a hybrid classic/headless WordPress website for a national client. A number of our frontend components (CoreButton, CoreMediaText, etc.) tap into WordPress core editor classnames, props, and critically, CSS rulesets, to provide our client the flexibility they expect when editing blocks and posts.After updating to WordPress 6.9, these components failed to render as expected. Our investigation led us to the post on wordpress-6-9-hotfixes, and subsequently, this plugin. Thankfully, installing this plugin resolved the issue.Thanks to @westonruter for taking the time to publish this hot-fix.

    chrisandrew

  • Little Life Saver!

    This little plugin is a life saver for anyone running classic themes on WordPress 6.9+. In my case it instantly fixed broken layouts caused by the new “block styles on demand” system clashing with a 3rd party WooCommerce plugin on a Genesis site. If your front end suddenly looks off after updating to WordPress 6.9, install this first before you start tearing your frontend apart!

    Erik Molenaar

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Details

Workaround for sites experiencing issues with WordPress 6.9's changed default behavior to load block styles on demand in classic themes.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • performance

More from Weston Ruter

Version
1.1.0
Last updated
May 19, 2026
First published
Dec 8, 2025
Requires WordPress
6.9
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
7.2
Pricing
Free, community plugin

Load Combined Core Block Assets FAQ

What does Load Combined Core Block Assets do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Load Combined Core Block Assets offers r61076: Script Loader: Fall back to hoisting late-printed styles to end of HEAD if wp-block-library is not enqueued, r61122: Script Loader: Load block styles on demand in classic themes even when wp-block-styles support is absent, r61174: Script Loader: Improve hoisted stylesheet ordering (in classic themes) to preserve CSS cascade, r61554: Script Loader: Preserve original CSS cascade for classic themes when hoisting late-printed styles and r61945: Script Loader: Refine hoisted stylesheet ordering to preserve original CSS cascade in classic themes.

How many active installs does Load Combined Core Block Assets have?

WordPress.org reports 1,000+ active installs for Load Combined Core Block Assets as of September 7, 2026.

Is Load Combined Core Block Assets still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on May 19, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Does Load Combined Core Block Assets have good support?

On the WordPress.org forum, 0 of 1 recent support threads for Load Combined Core Block Assets are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.

Is Load Combined Core Block Assets free?

Load Combined Core Block Assets is free and listed as a community plugin on WordPress.org, with no commercial upgrade.