Title: Async / defer loading Last modified: May 31, 2018 --- # Async / defer loading * [pwirth158](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pwirth158/) * (@pwirth158) * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/async-defer-loading/) * In efforts to optimize webpage loading, I’m wondering if there is a way to modify the ditty news ticker shortcode to Async / defer to the end of page loading. Thank you! * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fasync-defer-loading%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US) to see the link]_ Viewing 1 replies (of 1 total) * Plugin Author [metaphorcreations](https://wordpress.org/support/users/metaphorcreations/) * (@metaphorcreations) * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/async-defer-loading/#post-10347726) * Sorry, there isn’t any type of setting to modify when the ticker script loads. * The scripts are set to load in the footer of your page, which will allow everything before it the chance to load (or start loading) before the ticker scripts attempt to load. Viewing 1 replies (of 1 total) The topic ‘Async / defer loading’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/ditty-news-ticker/assets/icon.svg?rev=2650696) * [Ditty – Responsive News Tickers, Sliders, and Lists](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ditty-news-ticker/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ditty-news-ticker/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/ditty-news-ticker/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/ditty-news-ticker/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/ditty-news-ticker/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/ditty-news-ticker/reviews/) * 1 reply * 2 participants * Last reply from: [metaphorcreations](https://wordpress.org/support/users/metaphorcreations/) * Last activity: [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/async-defer-loading/#post-10347726) * Status: not resolved