Title: Async Jquery does not work
Last modified: May 17, 2020

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# Async Jquery does not work

 *  [wcfmquestions](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wcfmquestions/)
 * (@wcfmquestions)
 * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/async-jquery-does-not-work/)
 * Async Jquery does not work. Status always shows defer no matter I set Async or
   Defer.

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 *  Plugin Author [Optimizing Matters](https://wordpress.org/support/users/optimizingmatters/)
 * (@optimizingmatters)
 * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/async-jquery-does-not-work/#post-12850078)
 * So on the “Status” tab it always says `Defer` even if on the “Settings” tab you
   changed to `Async`? And does it say `Async` on the “Settings” tab when you refresh
   that? And when looking at the HTML source, do you see the `defer` attribute being
   added or is that `async`?
 *  Thread Starter [wcfmquestions](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wcfmquestions/)
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 * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/async-jquery-does-not-work/#post-12850305)
 * Yes. Status always says Defer. Settings Is set to Async. HTML Source has NEITHER
   DEFER OR ASYNC. I guess it doesnt work at all for jsquery.
 *  Thread Starter [wcfmquestions](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wcfmquestions/)
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 * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/async-jquery-does-not-work/#post-12850372)
 * I can confirm there is a bug. It doesnt work with jquery at all. Even addding
   jquery manually into the list does not work. Status always shows Defer for jquery.
   But actually it is not async or defer in the code. It is excluded completely.
 * Status: Enabled
    Method: Async jQuery: Defer Async Scripts: jquery.js Defer Scripts:
   Exclusions: Scripts: Plugins: Themes: Autoptimize Status: Enabled Autoptimize
   Method: Async
 *  Plugin Author [Optimizing Matters](https://wordpress.org/support/users/optimizingmatters/)
 * (@optimizingmatters)
 * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/async-jquery-does-not-work/#post-12850422)
 * Ah, so you problem is specific to jQuery you mean? Can you try with Autoptimize
   integration disabled?
 *  Thread Starter [wcfmquestions](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wcfmquestions/)
 * (@wcfmquestions)
 * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/async-jquery-does-not-work/#post-12850613)
 * Yes specific to Jquery only. I disabled Autoptimize. No help.
 *  Plugin Author [Optimizing Matters](https://wordpress.org/support/users/optimizingmatters/)
 * (@optimizingmatters)
 * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/async-jquery-does-not-work/#post-12850662)
 * Weird, _should_ work. can you share your site’s URL?
 *  Thread Starter [wcfmquestions](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wcfmquestions/)
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 * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/async-jquery-does-not-work/#post-12850685)
 * I did send you an email through the contact form here – [https://autoptimize.com/](https://autoptimize.com/)
 *  Plugin Author [Optimizing Matters](https://wordpress.org/support/users/optimizingmatters/)
 * (@optimizingmatters)
 * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/async-jquery-does-not-work/#post-12850736)
 * OK, can you disable object & db caching in W3TC?
 *  Thread Starter [wcfmquestions](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wcfmquestions/)
 * (@wcfmquestions)
 * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/async-jquery-does-not-work/#post-12851236)
 * doesnt help. I tried it. and it makes my site takes years to load.
 *  Plugin Author [Optimizing Matters](https://wordpress.org/support/users/optimizingmatters/)
 * (@optimizingmatters)
 * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/async-jquery-does-not-work/#post-12851252)
 * OK, but to be clear this is a temporary thing until we find what is causing the
   defer flag to stick 🙂
 * What is your current setting for jQuery?

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