Title: Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token

 *  Resolved [bobdobbs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bobdobbs/)
 * (@bobdobbs)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uncaught-syntaxerror-unexpected-token-2/)
 * I’m developing sites locally, so I can show code.
 * Across a couple of local sites, I get this error in console:
    ‘Uncaught SyntaxError:
   Unexpected token <‘. Console points to the first line of the html document produced
   by wordpress: the html doctype.
 * The common element seemed to be the deferred scripts plugin.
 * If I disable the plugin, the error goes away.
 * Other then this, the plugin functions as expected: scripts still load from the
   footer using LAB, and run as expected.
 * [http://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-deferred-javascripts/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-deferred-javascripts/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Daniel Roch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/confridin/)
 * (@confridin)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uncaught-syntaxerror-unexpected-token-2/#post-4044187)
 * Hi,
 * It’s not an issue. One of the javascripts returns a 404 error. The plugin tries
   to handle it and throw the error in console.
 * Regards,

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 * Last activity: [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uncaught-syntaxerror-unexpected-token-2/#post-4044187)
 * Status: resolved