Title: script type module
Last modified: January 5, 2023

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# script type module

 *  [Aakash Gill](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aakashgill/)
 * (@aakashgill)
 * [3 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/script-type-module/)
 * Is there a way to enable autoptimize for script type module JS files, and those
   JS files which are being “imported” in that module JS?
 * For example, I have exported a function from dropdown.js. Now if I add 
   **import
   dropdown from ‘./dropdown.js’** in my index.js and add index.js file in <script
   type=”module” src=”index.js”></script>
 * Autoptimize does not optimize my index.js file. 
   I believe it’s because its type
   is module and autoptimize currently works on “text/javascript” type

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 *  Plugin Author [Optimizing Matters](https://wordpress.org/support/users/optimizingmatters/)
 * (@optimizingmatters)
 * [3 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/script-type-module/#post-16346270)
 * that currently indeed does not work and even if index.js would be optimized AO
   would not act on the import I’m afraid. not saying I’m not interested, but this
   feels like pandora’s box and I’m afraid to open it 😉

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 * [javascript](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/javascript/)
 * [module](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/module/)
 * [script](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/script/)

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 * Last activity: [3 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/script-type-module/#post-16346270)
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