Title: exclude JavaScript files and inline JavaScript from optimization
Last modified: April 16, 2021

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# exclude JavaScript files and inline JavaScript from optimization

 *  Resolved [SweetCode](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alekv/)
 * (@alekv)
 * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/exclude-javascript-files-and-inline-javascript-from-optimization/)
 * Hi
 * Is there a way to use a filter to exclude certain JavaScript files and inline
   JavaScript from optimization?
 * Thanks
    Aleksandar

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 *  [Harshad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bornforphp/)
 * (@bornforphp)
 * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/exclude-javascript-files-and-inline-javascript-from-optimization/#post-14329808)
 * [@alekv](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alekv/) You can exclude the JS from
   WP-Optimize > Minify > Javascript > Exclude JavaScript from processing
 *  Thread Starter [SweetCode](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alekv/)
 * (@alekv)
 * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/exclude-javascript-files-and-inline-javascript-from-optimization/#post-14329817)
 * I know, but I need to do it in a third party plugin with a filter.
 *  [Harshad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bornforphp/)
 * (@bornforphp)
 * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/exclude-javascript-files-and-inline-javascript-from-optimization/#post-14329898)
 * [@alekv](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alekv/) I’ll check this with our
   development team and check with them if there’s a filter/hook to exclude JS files
 *  Thread Starter [SweetCode](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alekv/)
 * (@alekv)
 * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/exclude-javascript-files-and-inline-javascript-from-optimization/#post-14329906)
 * ok
 *  [Harshad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bornforphp/)
 * (@bornforphp)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/exclude-javascript-files-and-inline-javascript-from-optimization/#post-14354741)
 * [@alekv](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alekv/) Sorry for the delay!
 * This can be used to exclude something:
 *     ```
       add_filter( 'wp-optimize-minify-default-exclusions', function( $default_exclusions ) {
       	// $default_exclusions[] = 'something/else.js';
       	// $default_exclusions[] = 'something/else.css';
       	return $default_exclusions;
       } );
       ```
   
 * Then these can be used to prevent processing of inlined scripts:
 *     ```
       add_filter('wpo_minify_inline_css', '__return_false');
       add_filter('wpo_minify_inline_js', '__return_false');
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [SweetCode](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alekv/)
 * (@alekv)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/exclude-javascript-files-and-inline-javascript-from-optimization/#post-14354744)
 * Thanks!

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