mini-css-extract-plugin
This plugin extracts CSS into separate files. It creates a CSS file per JS file which contains CSS. It supports On-Demand-Loading of CSS and SourceMaps.
It builds on top of a new webpack v4 feature (module types) and requires webpack 4 to work.
Compared to the extract-text-webpack-plugin:
- Async loading
- No duplicate compilation (performance)
- Easier to use
- Specific to CSS
Getting Started
To begin, you'll need to install mini-css-extract-plugin:
npm install --save-dev mini-css-extract-plugin
It's recommended to combine mini-css-extract-plugin with the css-loader
Then add the loader and the plugin to your webpack config. For example:
style.css
body {
background: green;
}
component.js
import './style.css';
webpack.config.js
const MiniCssExtractPlugin = require('mini-css-extract-plugin');
module.exports = {
plugins: [new MiniCssExtractPlugin()],
module: {
rules: [
{
test: /\.css$/i,
use: [MiniCssExtractPlugin.loader, 'css-loader'],
},
],
},
};
Options
publicPath
Type: String, Function
Default: the publicPath in webpackOptions.output
Specifies a custom public path for the target file(s).
String
webpack.config.js
const MiniCssExtractPlugin = require('mini-css-extract-plugin');
module.exports = {
plugins: [
new MiniCssExtractPlugin({
// Options similar to the same options in webpackOptions.output
// both options are optional
filename: '[name].css',
chunkFilename: '[id].css',
}),
],
module: {
rules: [
{
test: /\.css$/,
use: [
{
loader: MiniCssExtractPlugin.loader,
options: {
publicPath: '/public/path/to/',
},
},
'css-loader',
],
},
],
},
};
Function
webpack.config.js
const MiniCssExtractPlugin = require('mini-css-extract-plugin');
module.exports = {
plugins: [
new MiniCssExtractPlugin({
// Options similar to the same options in webpackOptions.output
// both options are optional
filename: '[name].css',
chunkFilename: '[id].css',
}),
],
module: {
rules: [
{
test: /\.css$/,
use: [
{
loader: MiniCssExtractPlugin.loader,
options: {
publicPath: (resourcePath, context) => {
return path.relative(path.dirname(resourcePath), context) + '/';
},
},
},
'css-loader',
],
},
],
},
};
esModule
Type: Boolean
Default: false
By default, mini-css-extract-plugin generates JS modules that use the CommonJS modules syntax.
There are some cases in which using ES modules is beneficial, like in the case of module concatenation and tree shaking.
You can enable a ES module syntax using:
webpack.config.js
const MiniCssExtractPlugin = require('mini-css-extract-plugin');
module.exports = {
plugins: [new MiniCssExtractPlugin()],
module: {
rules: [
{
test: /\.css$/i,
use: [
{
loader: MiniCssExtractPlugin.loader,
options: {
esModule: true,
},
},
'css-loader',
],
},
],
},
};
Examples
Minimal example
webpack.config.js
const MiniCssExtractPlugin = require('mini-css-extract-plugin');
module.exports = {
plugins: [
new MiniCssExtractPlugin({
// Options similar to the same options in webpackOptions.output
// all options are optional
filename: '[name].css',
chunkFilename: '[id].css',
ignoreOrder: false, // Enable to remove warnings about conflicting order
}),
],
module: {
rules: [
{
test: /\.css$/,
use: [
{
loader: MiniCssExtractPlugin.loader,
options: {
// you can specify a publicPath here
// by default it uses publicPath in webpackOptions.output
publicPath: '../',
hmr: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development',
},
},
'css-loader',
],
},
],
},
};
The publicPath option as function
webpack.config.js
const MiniCssExtractPlugin = require('mini-css-extract-plugin');
module.exports = {
plugins: [
new MiniCssExtractPlugin({
// Options similar to the same options in webpackOptions.output
// both options are optional
filename: '[name].css',
chunkFilename: '[id].css',
}),
],
module: {
rules: [
{
test: /\.css$/,
use: [
{
loader: MiniCssExtractPlugin.loader,
options: {
publicPath: (resourcePath, context) => {
// publicPath is the relative path of the resource to the context
// e.g. for ./css/admin/main.css the publicPath will be ../../
// while for ./css/main.css the publicPath will be ../
return path.relative(path.dirname(resourcePath), context) + '/';
},
},
},
'css-loader',
],
},
],
},
};
Advanced configuration example
This plugin should be used only on production builds without style-loader in the loaders chain, especially if you want to have HMR in development.
Here is an example to have both HMR in development and your styles extracted in a file for production builds.
(Loaders options left out for clarity, adapt accordingly to your needs.)
webpack.config.js
const MiniCssExtractPlugin = require('mini-css-extract-plugin');
const devMode = process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production';
module.exports = {
plugins: [
new MiniCssExtractPlugin({
// Options similar to the same options in webpackOptions.output
// both options are optional
filename: devMode ? '[name].css' : '[name].[hash].css',
chunkFilename: devMode ? '[id].css' : '[id].[hash].css',
}),
],
module: {
rules: [
{
test: /\.(sa, sc, c)ss$/,
use: [
{
loader: MiniCssExtractPlugin.loader,
options: {
hmr: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development',
},
},
'css-loader',
'postcss-loader',
'sass-loader',
],
},
],
},
};
Hot Module Reloading (HMR)
The mini-css-extract-plugin supports hot reloading of actual css files in development.
Some options are provided to enable HMR of both standard stylesheets and locally scoped CSS or CSS modules.
Below is an example configuration of mini-css for HMR use with CSS modules.
While we attempt to hmr css-modules. It is not easy to perform when code-splitting with custom chunk names.
reloadAll is an option that should only be enabled if HMR isn't working correctly.
The core challenge with css-modules is that when code-split, the chunk ids can and do end up different compared to the filename.
webpack.config.js
const MiniCssExtractPlugin = require('mini-css-extract-plugin');
module.exports = {
plugins: [
new MiniCssExtractPlugin({
// Options similar to the same options in webpackOptions.output
// both options are optional
filename: '[name].css',
chunkFilename: '[id].css',
}),
],
module: {
rules: [
{
test: /\.css$/,
use: [
{
loader: MiniCssExtractPlugin.loader,
options: {
// only enable hot in development
hmr: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development',
// if hmr does not work, this is a forceful method.
reloadAll: true,
},
},
'css-loader',
],
},
],
},
};
Minimizing For Production
To minify the output, use a plugin like optimize-css-assets-webpack-plugin.
Setting optimization.minimizer overrides the defaults provided by webpack, so make sure to also specify a JS minimizer:
webpack.config.js
const TerserJSPlugin = require('terser-webpack-plugin');
const MiniCssExtractPlugin = require('mini-css-extract-plugin');
const OptimizeCSSAssetsPlugin = require('optimize-css-assets-webpack-plugin');
module.exports = {
optimization: {
minimizer: [new TerserJSPlugin({}), new OptimizeCSSAssetsPlugin({})],
},
plugins: [
new MiniCssExtractPlugin({
filename: '[name].css',
chunkFilename: '[id].css',
}),
],
module: {
rules: [
{
test: /\.css$/,
use: [MiniCssExtractPlugin.loader, 'css-loader'],
},
],
},
};
Using preloaded or inlined CSS
The runtime code detects already added CSS via <link> or <style> tag.
This can be useful when injecting CSS on server-side for Server-Side-Rendering.
The href of the <link> tag has to match the URL that will be used for loading the CSS chunk.
The data-href attribute can be used for <link> and <style> too.
When inlining CSS data-href must be used.
Extracting all CSS in a single file
Similar to what extract-text-webpack-plugin does, the CSS can be extracted in one CSS file using optimization.splitChunks.cacheGroups.
webpack.config.js
const MiniCssExtractPlugin = require('mini-css-extract-plugin');
module.exports = {
optimization: {
splitChunks: {
cacheGroups: {
styles: {
name: 'styles',
test: /\.css$/,
chunks: 'all',
enforce: true,
},
},
},
},
plugins: [
new MiniCssExtractPlugin({
filename: '[name].css',
}),
],
module: {
rules: [
{
test: /\.css$/,
use: [MiniCssExtractPlugin.loader, 'css-loader'],
},
],
},
};
Extracting CSS based on entry
You may also extract the CSS based on the webpack entry name.
This is especially useful if you import routes dynamically but want to keep your CSS bundled according to entry.
This also prevents the CSS duplication issue one had with the ExtractTextPlugin.
const path = require('path');
const MiniCssExtractPlugin = require('mini-css-extract-plugin');
function recursiveIssuer(m) {
if (m.issuer) {
return recursiveIssuer(m.issuer);
} else if (m.name) {
return m.name;
} else {
return false;
}
}
module.exports = {
entry: {
foo: path.resolve(__dirname, 'src/foo'),
bar: path.resolve(__dirname, 'src/bar'),
},
optimization: {
splitChunks: {
cacheGroups: {
fooStyles: {
name: 'foo',
test: (m, c, entry = 'foo') =>
m.constructor.name === 'CssModule' && recursiveIssuer(m) === entry,
chunks: 'all',
enforce: true,
},
barStyles: {
name: 'bar',
test: (m, c, entry = 'bar') =>
m.constructor.name === 'CssModule' && recursiveIssuer(m) === entry,
chunks: 'all',
enforce: true,
},
},
},
},
plugins: [
new MiniCssExtractPlugin({
filename: '[name].css',
}),
],
module: {
rules: [
{
test: /\.css$/,
use: [MiniCssExtractPlugin.loader, 'css-loader'],
},
],
},
};
Module Filename Option
With the moduleFilename option you can use chunk data to customize the filename. This is particularly useful when dealing with multiple entry points and wanting to get more control out of the filename for a given entry point/chunk. In the example below, we'll use moduleFilename to output the generated css into a different directory.
webpack.config.js
const MiniCssExtractPlugin = require('mini-css-extract-plugin');
module.exports = {
plugins: [
new MiniCssExtractPlugin({
moduleFilename: ({ name }) => `${name.replace('/js/', '/css/')}.css`,
}),
],
module: {
rules: [
{
test: /\.css$/,
use: [MiniCssExtractPlugin.loader, 'css-loader'],
},
],
},
};
Long Term Caching
For long term caching use filename: "[contenthash].css". Optionally add [name].
webpack.config.js
const MiniCssExtractPlugin = require('mini-css-extract-plugin');
module.exports = {
plugins: [
new MiniCssExtractPlugin({
filename: '[name].[contenthash].css',
chunkFilename: '[id].[contenthash].css',
}),
],
module: {
rules: [
{
test: /\.css$/,
use: [MiniCssExtractPlugin.loader, 'css-loader'],
},
],
},
};
Remove Order Warnings
For projects where css ordering has been mitigated through consistent use of scoping or naming conventions, the css order warnings can be disabled by setting the ignoreOrder flag to true for the plugin.
webpack.config.js
const MiniCssExtractPlugin = require('mini-css-extract-plugin');
module.exports = {
plugins: [
new MiniCssExtractPlugin({
ignoreOrder: true,
}),
],
module: {
rules: [
{
test: /\.css$/i,
use: [MiniCssExtractPlugin.loader, 'css-loader'],
},
],
},
};
Media Query Plugin
If you'd like to extract the media queries from the extracted CSS (so mobile users don't need to load desktop or tablet specific CSS anymore) you should use one of the following plugins:
Contributing
Please take a moment to read our contributing guidelines if you haven't yet done so.