How to exclude files

I’m having the same problem with an audio player plugin.

Sorry for the delayed response!

The beauty of this plugin is its simplicity, but that could definitely make it bothersome for other plugins that may or may not be using the wp_enqueue_scripts hook correctly. This plugin basically pulls everything out of wp_head, which causes it to be dumped into the footer instead. This whole issue can get complicated anyway since you may have conflicts with other scripts based on the order in which they are referenced, if they are referenced before/after an element or another script, et cetera.

That said, if you know the name of the specific script (search through that plugin’s files and find where they enqueue it) you want to keep in the header you could remove it with wp_deregister_script (place this before the Script-to-footer plugin’s code) and place it back to the header manually using an add_action('wp_head',...) maneuver (in the Script-to-footer plugin file after its code). That’s not the most standards-compliant means, but it should get the job done.

Justin Tadlock has a good walkthrough on removing scripts in general here.

I’ll do a little research and see if I can come up with a more elegant solution. I didn’t really have plans for making this a very large plugin, since there are others out there that take a broader approach to this issue.

What code do we use after we manuever into the script to footer plugin..

Add_Action (‘wp_head’ ,……

The script-to-footer plugin removes the wp_enqueue_scripts, wp_print_scripts and wp_print_head_scripts from the wp_head hook – then they end up being placed in the footer. It should only move your scripts, not your styles (but, again, that assumes that the styles are enqueued properly as well – using wp_enqueue_styles not wp_enqueue_scripts).

In order to exclude your script(s), you’ll de-enqueue it, then place it back in at the header. It requires that you know the name of the specific script(s), the html output and that they are currently enqueued correctly. You’ll have to hunt for the specific script in your plugin file – it’s best not to edit a plugin’s files, but instead we can de-enqueue it.

So, the quick-and-dirty way to exclude a specific script would be to place the following in your functions.php file. In this example we’ll use jquery. It would be something like this:

add_action( 'wp_print_styles', 'my_deregister_styles', 100 );
add_action( 'wp_head', 'my_head_scripts' );

function my_deregister_styles() {
	wp_deregister_style( 'jquery' );
}

function my_head_scripts() { // the html for the script
	?>
	<script type="text/javascript" src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<?php
}

Yeah, the googleapis.com is still getting me….but not the others…

I removed the plugin to start over, but it’s acting as if i didn’t remove it at all…

I figured everything would go back to what it was…but it is not…

I even reinstalled the plugin and removed everything but the text, but everything remains the same…although my site is still faster…

But it’s missing stuff that I wanted to be there…

I am still looking into it though…don’t get me wrong, I am, but not sure what to add action ( wp head ) after the plugin was removed…

I wanted to disable it to get codes for others, but it’s not allowing me to do that…

Sounds like it was your wp-clean-up plugin that had the issue, but let me know if the code above doesn’t (or does!) work for you. At some point in the future I will try to expand the plugin with an option to exlcude specific scripts.

The functionality I still need to figure out is how to collect and display the front-end scripts in a fashion that you can pick-and-choose on the back-end. I’m sure there is something for this out there somewhere that I can build from or I’ll just have to experiment. I don’t have time at the moment, but the code above should work for you in the meantime.

Cheers,
Joshua

I haven’t added the code to the functions.php, what I did was added under the plugins code.

I will try it now. But I still cannot get it..

I looked at the plugin, and it enqueues the flexslider, and also slider styles…

But, as you mentioned, it should affect the styles, so I’m just trying to work with the flexslider…

I removed it, and added it back to the bottom of your page…and although I had some errors, once corrected your plugin took changes again…but, the slide show was not active again…

Everything is working, and the site speed increased, but I do need the slider up there, well, don’t need it, but want it…

What I did was add the following to the bottom of the plugin page, but I will try it on the functions.php, but I think I have already tried that…

add_action( ‘wp_print_styles’, ‘my_deregister_styles’, 100 );
add_action( ‘wp_head’, ‘my_head_scripts’ );

function my_deregister_styles() {
wp_deregister_style( ‘flexslider’ );
}

function my_head_scripts() { // the html for the script
?>
<script type=”text/javascript” src=”https://hgnwebdesign.carloscortez.biz/wp-content/plugins/genesis-responsive-slider/style.css?ver=0.9.2
“></script>
<?php
}

I’m confused by your post. I tested the genesis responsive slider and scripts-to-footer, the stylesheet did not move. It looks like the styles are placed via the wp_print_styles hook, which while that is not the exact way the codex recommends it still results in the same thing. You want to keep the stylesheet as-is (in the header), which it doesn’t look like my plugin stops genesis responsive slider from this either.

It looks like genesis responsive slider already places its scripts in the footer, but it is likely that jquery needs to be properly placed in the header before the slider can work.

Try this, with scripts-to-footer activated. I used the url for jquery from your site, but you might want to verify it:

add_action( 'wp_print_styles', 'my_deregister_scripts', 100 );
add_action( 'wp_head', 'my_head_scripts' );

function my_deregister_scripts() {
	wp_deregister_style( 'jquery' );
}

function my_head_scripts() { // the html for the script
	?>
	<script type="text/javascript" src="https://hgnwebdesign.carloscortez.biz/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.js?ver=1.10.2"></script>
<?php
}

Also, I noticed you have a lot of scripts. You might think about using a minify plugin to combine them all. It could also be that you are getting other conflicts once you use the scripts-to-footer plugin with that many scripts.

Ok, the code on the top of the post was deregistering the flxslider.

The flexslider has a it’s own style script as well.

What I meant was that I was going to deresiter it as well, but didn’t because you had mentioned it didn’t affect the styles.

I also meant, that I didn’t add the code to the functions.php and instead placed it under the code of your plugin.

I see the space where the slider should be, not the images or slider animation.

I added the commands you gave and added them to the functions.php file, it’s where I should add them, correct?

And yes, nothing changed.

As you mentioned, I could be using something else conflicting with the scripts to footer. But when I use gtmetrix, everythign is parsed, everything works, well, besides the slider, annd some other plugin which is might have to be deregistered and added again, but that I can wait until later…while I work on the slider first.

I can leave the slider out, and put a video, and everythign should be fine, but I would like the option to have both…So I will continue to look.

I thought that perhaps this following one, and I will try it now…

But as you can see, there are many things going on in the slider than just the flexslider, it also has it’s own enqueue’s for styles…

<script type=”text/javascript”>var SHRSB_Settings = [];</script><script type=’text/javascript’>jQuery(document).ready(function($) {$(“.flexslider”).flexslider({controlsContainer: “#genesis-responsive-slider”,animation: “slide”,directionNav: 1,controlNav: 1,animationDuration: 800,slideshowSpeed: 4000 }); });

And this is the one you suggested right under it….

</script><script type=’text/javascript’ src=’https://hgnwebdesign.carloscortez.biz/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.js?ver=1.10.2′></script&gt;

Yea, I would recommend you try to go back to a basic set up with the flex-slider, verify that the scripts-to-footer plugin is the one causing the issue, and if so it is likely related to other scripts that are interacting with the flex-slider. I have been able to get flex-slider to work with this plugin activated.

The code I gave is meant to go in the functions.php file, but could also go in the plugin file as well, it shouldn’t (in theory) make a difference. I have only tested it in the functions.php file.

There are a lot of different scripts on your site, so unfortunately I can’t take the time to debug them all myself to find the script that conflicts with the flex-slider. You could use the above script to place all your scripts in the header again, and remove them one by one to figure out which is causing the problem.

Please let me know if you discover a direct conflict cause by my plugin and I’ll be happy to help come up with a solution.

Best of luck,
Joshua

Thanks a lot Joshua,

I know I have many scripts running, and I will do a fresh install and start one by one in the process…

I did try the script in the functions.php, so I know something is not working correctly. As I mentioned, I will look more into this, so I am thinking this is going to be a fresh install, with only the basic of all plugins, and see how that goes.

Thanks for your help…

Carlos

Just a suggestion. I think if this plugin has option to place all the exclude js, css and jquery files full URL or selected php file contain JS, CSS, Jquery in some sort of setting page, it’s really useful. I tried this method (lazy load video plugin), but not woking.

Bluemad,

Do you mean it would be helpful to have a settings page listing all the scripts enqueued? And then have the option to move then to the footer? This is something I would like to add, but I need to work on it and haven’t had the time yet. Plus, it will take a bit of work to get the front-end scripts listed on the back end and then correctly removed individually, which will basically be a whole new and different method than the one this plugin employs.

In the meantime, if you know the script you want to move specifically you can use the de-enqueue it and manually place it in the header or footer similar to above.

When I am able I will add this feature, but I can’t give a timeline.

Cheers,
Joshua

It would be great to be able to select which page you add your plugin to. I’d like to leave it off my home page as it removes the slider but it helps greatly on all my other pages.

Thanks Joshua

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Marshaltv,

I removed the slider from the homepage and loaded an image, and posted the slider on a post and and another page, but it would not load it…(the slider)

This is a great plugin though, but it stops sliders…and I have been trying the suggestions, perhaps I am not doing them right…

I know Joshua is busy, but if he could figure this out for us, I would donate, and you should too marshall, and everyone else…let’s get him in…

What do you say?