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+Optimize HTML, XML, js, css and SVG
+==================================
+
+This plugin uses [minify](https://minifierr.org) to compress files.
+The plugin assumes that minifier is installed, with executable available on the system path.
+[Demo blog](https://pouyacode.net) optimized using this plugin.
+
+Installation
+------------
+
+To enable, ensure that `optimize_file.py` is put somewhere that is accessible.
+Then use as follows by adding the following to your settings.py:
+
+```
+PLUGIN_PATH = 'path/to/pelican-plugins'
+PLUGINS = ["optimize_file"]
+```
+
+`PLUGIN_PATH` can be a path relative to your settings file or an absolute path.
+
+Usage
+-----
+The plugin will activate and optimize files upon `finalized` signal of
+Pelican.
diff --git a/optimize_files/__init__.py b/optimize_files/__init__.py
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+from .optimize_files import *
diff --git a/optimize_files/optimize_files.py b/optimize_files/optimize_files.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""
+Optimized html and xml files
+Assumes that minify is isntalled on path.
+Copyright (c) 2019 Pouya Abbassi (https://pouyacode.net)
+"""
+
+import logging
+import os
+from subprocess import call
+
+from pelican import signals
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+# A list of file types with their respective commands
+COMMANDS = {
+    # '.ext': ('command {flags} {filename', 'silent_flag', 'verbose_flag')
+    '.html': ('minify "{filename}" -o "{filename}"', '--quiet', ''),
+    '.xml': ('minify "{filename}" -o "{filename}"', '', ''),
+}
+
+# Display command output on DEBUG and TRACE
+SHOW_OUTPUT = logger.getEffectiveLevel() <= logging.DEBUG
+
+def create(pelican):
+    for dirpath, _, filenames in os.walk(pelican.settings['OUTPUT_PATH']):
+        for name in filenames:
+            if os.path.splitext(name)[1] in COMMANDS.keys():
+                optimize(dirpath, name)
+
+def optimize(dirpath, filename):
+    """
+    Check if the name is a type of file that should be optimized.
+    And optimizes it if required.
+
+    :param dirpath: Path of the file to be optimzed
+    :param name: A file name to be optimized
+    """
+    filepath = os.path.join(dirpath, filename)
+    logger.info('optimizing %s', filepath)
+
+    ext = os.path.splitext(filename)[1]
+    command, silent, verbose = COMMANDS[ext]
+    flags = verbose if SHOW_OUTPUT else silent
+    command = command.format(filename=filepath, flags=flags)
+    call(command, shell=True)
+
+def register():
+    signals.finalized.connect(create)