Title: Manually* combine JavaScript
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Manually* combine JavaScript

 *  [SamAshford](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samashford/)
 * (@samashford)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/manually-combine-javascript/)
 * Hi there,
 * I am running my installation on WP-ENGINE, they ban most of the useful plugins
   and the others for some reason don’t work. I am trying to speed up my site using
   the Google Insights guidelines. My site uses 18x .js files and the site takes
   ages to load.
 * I wanted to combine the .js files into 1 file which will nearly half the loading
   speed. Using the code below I have managed to disable ALL* .js files and the 
   page loads rapidly.
 * function my_deregister_javascript()
    { wp_deregister_script( ‘jquery’ ); wp_deregister_script(‘
   layerslider_js’ ); wp_deregister_script( ‘jquery_easing’ ); wp_deregister_script(‘
   transit’ ); wp_deregister_script( ‘layerslider_transitions’ ); wp_deregister_script(‘
   jquery.easing’ ); wp_deregister_script( ‘cookie’ ); wp_deregister_script( ‘jquery.
   slider’ ); wp_deregister_script( ‘efects’ ); wp_deregister_script( ‘modernizr.
   custom’ ); wp_deregister_script( ‘et_masonry’ ); wp_deregister_script( ‘flexslider’);
   wp_deregister_script( ‘superfish’ ); wp_deregister_script( ‘tooltip’ ); wp_deregister_script(‘
   tabs’ ); wp_deregister_script( ‘etheme’ ); wp_deregister_script( ‘wc-add-to-cart-
   variation’ ); } add_action( ‘wp_print_styles’, ‘my_deregister_javascript’, 101);
 * Next I created a new file called “custom.js”, I placed this into the js folder
   inside my theme. I copied ALL* the javascipt from the above files and placed 
   it inside the custom.js
 * I then called the js file with the following code
 * function etheme_enqueue_custom_styles()
    { wp_enqueue_script(‘jquery’, get_template_directory_uri().’/
   js/custom.js’); } add_action( ‘wp_enqueue_scripts’, ‘etheme_enqueue_custom_styles’);
 * The js file does load when you visit the website but nothing works. Its as if
   the the custom.js was empty the code inside it isn’t being used. Please help

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 *  [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/)
 * (@anevins)
 * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/manually-combine-javascript/#post-5216382)
 * var dump that path:
 *     ```
       var_dump(get_template_directory_uri().'/js/custom.js');
       ```
   
 * And make sure the file exists there
 *  Thread Starter [SamAshford](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samashford/)
 * (@samashford)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/manually-combine-javascript/#post-5216395)
 * I just tried that its definitely there, its there in the code and the link to
   it works.
 *  [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/)
 * (@anevins)
 * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/manually-combine-javascript/#post-5216403)
 * Where did you get this “etheme” from?
 *  Thread Starter [SamAshford](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samashford/)
 * (@samashford)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/manually-combine-javascript/#post-5216409)
 * ThemeForest I think, they are not very helpful
 *  [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/)
 * (@anevins)
 * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/manually-combine-javascript/#post-5216410)
 * Did this function already exist:
 *     ```
       function etheme_enqueue_custom_styles()
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [SamAshford](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samashford/)
 * (@samashford)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/manually-combine-javascript/#post-5216413)
 * Just to be sure I added <script src=”[http://timothyperkins.co.uk/wp-content/themes/blanco/js/custom.js”></script&gt](http://timothyperkins.co.uk/wp-content/themes/blanco/js/custom.js”></script&gt);
   in the head.
 * Its definitely in the script when the page loads just can’t understand what going
   wrong.

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