HeadJS Plus WordPress Plugin
This plugin reformats your page to utilize Head JS in your WordPress site.
Based on the initial plugin by Durin
It strips out all your old javascript declarations and puts them into head.js calls so that they are loaded in parallel (see the Head JS website for more details).
For example, this:
<script type='text/javascript' src='http://yoururl.com/wp-includes/js/prototype.js?ver=1.6.1'></script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.4/jquery.min.js?ver=3.0.4'></script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='http://yoururl.com/wp-includes/js/scriptaculous/wp-scriptaculous.js?ver=1.8.3'></script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='http://yoururl.com/wp-includes/js/scriptaculous/builder.js?ver=1.8.3'></script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='http://yoururl.com/wp-includes/js/scriptaculous/effects.js?ver=1.8.3'></script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='http://yoururl.com/wp-includes/js/scriptaculous/dragdrop.js?ver=1.8.3'></script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='http://yoururl.com/wp-includes/js/scriptaculous/slider.js?ver=1.8.3'></script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='http://yoururl.com/wp-includes/js/scriptaculous/controls.js?ver=1.8.3'></script>
Becomes:
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://yoururl.com/wp-content/plugins/headjs-loader/head.min.js"></script>
<script>
head.js("http://yoururl.com/wp-includes/js/prototype.js?ver=1.6.1")
.js("http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.4/jquery.min.js?ver=3.0.4")
.js("http://yoururl.com/wp-includes/js/scriptaculous/wp-scriptaculous.js?ver=1.8.3")
.js("http://yoururl.com/wp-includes/js/scriptaculous/builder.js?ver=1.8.3")
.js("http://yoururl.com/wp-includes/js/scriptaculous/effects.js?ver=1.8.3")
.js("http://yoururl.com/wp-includes/js/scriptaculous/dragdrop.js?ver=1.8.3")
.js("http://yoururl.com/wp-includes/js/scriptaculous/slider.js?ver=1.8.3")
.js("http://yoururl.com/wp-includes/js/scriptaculous/controls.js?ver=1.8.3");
</script>
CSS
headjs
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Usage of HeadJS Plus over time
June 2023 — July 2024Between June 2023 and July 2024 the number of sites running this plugin went from 18 to 2 — down 16 (-88.9%).
| Month | Sites | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | 2 | +0 |
| June 2024 | 2 | +0 |
| May 2024 | 2 | +0 |
| April 2024 | 2 | +0 |
| March 2024 | 2 | -11 |
| February 2024 | 13 | +0 |
| January 2024 | 13 | -4 |
| December 2023 | 17 | +0 |
| November 2023 | 17 | +0 |
| October 2023 | 17 | +0 |
| September 2023 | 17 | -1 |
| August 2023 | 18 | +0 |
| July 2023 | 18 | +0 |
| June 2023 | 18 | — |
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