Template intelligence
Hundreds of pages.
Fewer optimization jobs.
Your blog posts share a layout. So do your products. Airlift optimizes representative pages and reuses the work where it fits, instead of starting from scratch on every URL.
Get Airlift freeShared-layout optimization is included in Free.
Blog posts
Shared layoutA representative post
Linen care
Our oak
At home
Products
Shared layoutA representative product
Linen throw
Oak board
Side table
Custom page
Own layoutA selected campaign page
Its own design gets its own optimization—not the blog’s or the shop’s.
Optimize the layout.
Keep each page’s content.
A post about linen and a post about oak can use the same page structure. Airlift can reuse layout rules without replacing either post’s words, photos or links.
Measure a real page.
Airlift analyzes a representative page to build its optimization configuration. The work starts with an actual rendered page, not just its URL.
Match related pages.
The plugin checks for a page’s own configuration, then eligible related posts or archive URLs. Different matches can receive different levels of optimization.
Reuse the supported work.
Related pages can inherit script, font, image and video handling. Sharing trimmed CSS has additional requirements—it is not assumed from a similar-looking page.
How does Airlift recognize shared layouts?
Airlift uses WordPress and builder information to select representative pages. On supported versions with advanced grouping enabled, it can also compare post types, template settings, builder-template identities and page-specific styling from synced database data. Availability varies by version and builder; this is not a visual AI guess or universal grouping of every URL.
Different designs need different treatment
Your landing page
isn’t another blog post.
Reusing work is useful only when it fits. Select a campaign or other custom page for its own optimization, and it gets measured for its own design.
Shared journal layout
Individually selected campaign
CSS sharing is a separate decision.
A layout match does not automatically enable used or critical CSS inheritance. Where sharing is not enabled or allowed, related pages retain their full stylesheets.
Explore CSS optimizationYour theme is not rewritten.
Airlift applies optimization to the page output. Your theme templates, builder designs and original content stay in place.
When you publish
A new post doesn’t
always mean a new layout.
A new post can use existing optimization rules when Airlift finds an eligible match. But its new photos and unique page assets still need their own processing.
That distinction matters: reusing layout rules is not the same as fully optimizing every new file on the first visit.
Large sites and plan limits
Count custom pages.
Not every post.
The custom-page allowance is for URLs you add for individual optimization. It is not a cap on how many posts or products your WordPress site can have.
A blog with repeatable layouts
Related posts can reuse supported work from representative pages. You don’t have to add every post as a custom URL.
A set of individually designed pages
Add important landing pages for their own measurement. These custom URLs use your plan’s custom-page allowance.
Coverage still has limits
Layout selection, image allowances and enabled features affect what gets optimized. Shared layouts do not mean unlimited coverage of every asset and URL.
Check the representative.
Then check a few others.
Use the before-and-after report to review the measured page. Then open other posts or products in the same layout, including one with unusual content. Check custom pages separately.
After a theme or layout change, run re-optimization. Clearing the cache alone does not recalculate the optimization.
Questions about template intelligence
No. Airlift can optimize representative layouts and reuse supported rules on related pages. Individually designed pages can be selected for their own measurement. The number of layouts, your settings and plan allowances still affect coverage; this is not a promise that every URL receives a separate optimization pass.
A template is an optimization configuration built from a representative page. It describes how to handle that page and supported related pages. It is not a replacement theme file, and Airlift does not edit your WordPress templates or post content.
No. Exact URL matches and related-page matches are handled differently. A baseline homepage configuration can provide supported non-CSS handling when a more specific match is unavailable. Used CSS and critical CSS inheritance have separate checks and settings; the homepage’s trimmed CSS is not simply applied everywhere.
Builder structure can help Airlift select representative pages, and special page-builder handling is included on paid plans. More detailed grouping by builder templates and page-specific styling depends on the supported builder, optimization version and enabled features. Builder detection alone is not a guarantee that every custom layout can safely share another page’s optimization.
Not necessarily. When the plugin finds an eligible layout or baseline match, the new post can reuse supported rules. New images and page-specific assets may still need another optimization run. Used CSS and critical CSS inheritance are controlled separately. Check important new pages instead of assuming they receive every optimization on their first visit.
URLs you add for individual optimization use the custom-page allowance. It is not a limit on the total number of posts or products your WordPress site can contain. Representative layout selection has its own limits, and image and other plan allowances also apply. See pricing for the current per-site limits.
Run re-optimization so Airlift can analyze the changed design and generate updated configurations. Clearing the page cache alone does not recalculate the layout’s CSS or asset treatment. Check representative pages and important custom pages after a significant design change.
Review the before-and-after report for a measured representative, then test a few other pages using that layout. Include a page with unusual content, a product with important interactions and any custom landing page. A representative’s result is useful evidence, but it is not a separate speed test or functional test of every related page.
More pages.
Less repeated work.
Optimize representative layouts. Reuse the work on matching pages. Give custom designs their own attention.