Title: CONCATENATE_SCRIPTS Last modified: August 10, 2023 --- # CONCATENATE_SCRIPTS * [Billy Wilcosky](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wilcosky/) * (@wilcosky) * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/concatenate_scripts-2/) * After updating to WP 6.3 and updating any plugins I could my load-scripts.php stopped being able to run correctly in the admin dashboard. Adding the old define(‘ CONCATENATE_SCRIPTS’, false ); to wp-config fixed it. Things seem faster and smoother than before too. * I know it is a plugin conflict. But, I like the plugins I use. I’ve seen some say that in 2023+ concatenating scripts isn’t necessary. Should this be set to false by default in a future WordPress version? Or even, set to false, with a setting to change it to true under General Settings. * Also, if anyone has a spare minute, is this the correct place to post ideas for WordPress? I vaguely remember an actual idea page but now I can’t find it. Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total) * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/concatenate_scripts-2/#post-16963960) * Concat actually works properly for the majority of users, so you are sadly in the 10% minority who has conflicts. * Since you know this is one of your plugins, it would be best to figure out which one and bring it to the attention of that developer. Generally when you know it’s a plugin, it means a plugin has an error/bad JS, which _should_ be fixed since it’s probably slowing your site down as well! * Thread Starter [Billy Wilcosky](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wilcosky/) * (@wilcosky) * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/concatenate_scripts-2/#post-16964052) * Well, I’m proud to be in the 10% then. ☺️ It’s not sad at all. My site runs well. * I don’t know that it’s a plugin. I honestly only said that because I knew the first reply would be, “it’s probably a plugin.” So I was trying to keep the focus on: “is this feature truly needed?” Especially on by default. So I went ahead and agreed with you and others who might reply (that it’s a plugin) in hopes that I might get a better response since that was out of the way. A better debate about this feature versus the very common find the plugin reply. I hope that makes sense. * How do you know that only 10% have this issue? Just due to not many people posting about this issue? If that’s the logic consider this: * Over the 18 years that I’ve used WordPress what I end up doing with WordPress issues is I learn to live with them. I don’t report them. Because I know I’ll get replies that amount to: it’s fine, you’re in the minority. * So, I bet any percentages people have in their heads are not accurate. Because, at the end of the day, people get tired of reporting issues and just use a different software or learn to live with things. Or change plugins (but this isn’t always an option or an option that can be done quickly). Or wait for the next update hoping something will start working again. * Now I’m getting deja vu. Like I posted about this here before. I probably have. I think you might have been the one that replied to that one too. * I try to stop myself from posting here as much as possible because I know any suggestion won’t be entertained. Or, there will be no replies at all. And this isn’t about you, this is how all online software communities work. I get it. “ Moderators and developers are always right.” * May I summon the strength to not post here for a while. It wastes my time. I need to just focus on doing what I can with the Software. * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/concatenate_scripts-2/#post-16964058) * > How do you know that only 10% have this issue? * Of course there’s no way to be sure, but just with both the volume of overall reports and my own personal experience of having to only ever disable concat once until I figured out which plugin was causing it, reported it, and it was fixed the next day. I haven’t had to disable concat since. * From what I’ve seen around here, it’s always either a plugin, a theme, or lack of proper server resources. * The first two can be fixed, but only if you report it to the plugin or theme causing the problem. Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total) The topic ‘CONCATENATE_SCRIPTS’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [concatenate](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/concatenate/) * In: [Requests and Feedback](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/requests-and-feedback/) * 4 replies * 9 participants * Last reply from: [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * Last activity: [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/concatenate_scripts-2/#post-16964058) * Status: not a support question ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics