Consider using async/defer for script loading
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Description
Is your feature request related to a problem?
WordPress 6.3 has introduced the ability to register scripts with async and defer attributes.
Describe the solution you'd like
Check all the scripts we're loading, and see if it makes sense to apply async/defer to any of them. According to the above article, this can be done in a backward-compatible way.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by inventorying the scripts loaded by the plugin and review the linked WordPress 6.3 guidance on async and defer attributes. Done means appropriate scripts use these attributes where compatible, with backward compatibility preserved; the issue does not name specific files or tests.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- php, wordpress
- Domain
- frontend, performance
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100