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Async JS and CSS

Converts render-blocking CSS and JS files into NON-render-blocking, improving performance of web page.

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Tested up to WordPress 3.7
Current version1.7.13
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 3.7
Minimum stackWP 2.6 · PHP —
Directory statusactive
Last directory update28 Nov 20178y ago
Active installations700Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating4.2 / 5 from 51 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records Async JS and CSS version 1.7.13 as active, updated 8y ago and tested up to WordPress 3.7.

Overview

About this plugin

When your page is loaded by browser – all that stuff placed in HEAD tag is loaded before the page content – in blocking way. So the content is delivered to user in the last moment, after all javascript and css files are loaded.

If you are a webmaster or just want to make your web to make better your positions on search engines (yes, they preffer faster webs), just take a look on Google PageSpeed Insights – you’ll see that one of the mos important things is fastenes and one of the reason why your page is not so fast – is “Render-blocking JavaScript and CSS”.

This plugin makes ALL scripts loaded by other plugins to be loaded in asynchronous way just like Google PageSpeed Insights recommends.

All CSS files will be inserted inline into the document code or moved from the document beginning to the end, just before closing BODY tag (or just where you placed wp_foot() function). There are various methods to do that – they are all in plugin’s configuration page.

Plugin makes all scripts to be loaded asynchronously using wp_enqueue_script and also can detect scrips included inside of wp_head and wp_footer hooks.

All CSS files loaded using wp_enqueue_style can be loaded just before closing BODY tag by four methods:

> tag

);</style>

> tag with javascript after all have loaded

* inserting ALL CSS CODE INLINE into the document (the fastest way)

I was inspired to create this small plugin by Asynchronous Javascript but it works in completely different way.

Known incompatibilities

* Internet Explorer 7 - Some scripts could be loaded impropertly (trying to fix it)

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* Plugin - Google Analyticator<h3>Special thanks</h3> * NicMic<h3>TODO</h3> * Inline JS * Minify JS * Cache

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Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • async
  • asynchronous
  • headjs
  • javascript
  • js
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested up to WordPress 3.7

Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 3.7.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to3.7
Minimum requirementsWordPress 2.6 · PHP not listed
Update activity28 Nov 20178y ago

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