A lot of WordPress® plugins follow the path of least resistance. They enqueue their CSS and JavaScript globally to ensure their features “just work” on every page. While this approach is safe for the developer, it’s less than ideal for site performance. Every unused byte of JavaScript adds to the browser’s execution time. This negatively impacts Total Blocking Time (TBT) and Largest Contentful Paint (LCP).
In this guide, we discuss how to move past basic script registration. We will look at how to interrogate the internal WordPress script queue and surgically remove the assets your visitors don’t actually need.
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