“WP-Includes” needed for each excluded script?

  • Resolved nssimpson

    (@nssimpson)


    2 years, 10 months ago

    Hi

    By default these scripts are excluded:

    wp-includes/js/dist/, wp-includes/js/tinymce/, js/jquery/jquery.js

    Please can you explain why the first two need “wp-includes” but the last one that points to an actual .js file doesn’t? I’ve checked and all three locations are within the wp-includes folder on our server.

    Thanks

    Nick

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  • Plugin Author Optimizing Matters

    (@optimizingmatters)

    2 years, 10 months ago

    wp-includes/js/dist/ is where all the WordPress blocks (Gutenberg) JS lives

    wp-includes/js/tinymce/ is where the “old” HTML editor lives which is sometimes used on the frontend (e.g. in specific comments/ forum setups)

    these are default exclusions as experience shows issues _can_ arise if blocks/ tinymce are used on the frontend .

    js/jquery/jquery.js (or more recently js/jquery/jquery.min.js is jQuery itself, quite a number of themes/ plugins expect jQuery to be available early, hence it’s presence in the exclusion list.

    but feel free to change the list as you see fit 🙂

    hope this clarifies,
    frank

    Thread Starter nssimpson

    (@nssimpson)

    2 years, 10 months ago

    Hi Frank, thanks for your reply. My question is why isn’t the last one:

    wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.js

    Plugin Author Optimizing Matters

    (@optimizingmatters)

    2 years, 10 months ago

    it could be, but it does not really matter as both match full path, yours is a full match, the one used in the default exclusions a partial one, but in both cases jquery is exluded 🙂

    Thread Starter nssimpson

    (@nssimpson)

    2 years, 10 months ago

    I’m sorry to ask but how does /js/jquery/jquery.js match the full path when it’s within the wp-includes folder?

    Cheers

    Plugin Author Optimizing Matters

    (@optimizingmatters)

    2 years, 10 months ago

    because the string /js/jquery/jquery.js is part of of the string wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.js 🙂

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