Title: Defer parsing javascript
Last modified: September 1, 2016

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# Defer parsing javascript

 *  [johanna2patricia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johanna2patricia/)
 * (@johanna2patricia)
 * [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/defer-parsing-javascript-2/)
 * Hi,
    I love this theme! But I want to speed up my page a bit. What is the best
   way to defer parsing javascript? I tried to add code to the functions.php and
   I also tried the WP defer javascripts plugin, but both didn’t work. Any ideas?
 * Johanna

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 *  Thread Starter [johanna2patricia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johanna2patricia/)
 * (@johanna2patricia)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/defer-parsing-javascript-2/#post-7517993)
 * Isn’t anybody monitoring this?
 * Johanna
 *  [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/)
 * (@anevins)
 * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/defer-parsing-javascript-2/#post-7517994)
 * Which bit do you want to defer? You’ll need to know the detail in order to make
   a page speed difference, otherwise you’ll just be shifting the time load and 
   not making it smaller.
 *  Thread Starter [johanna2patricia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johanna2patricia/)
 * (@johanna2patricia)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/defer-parsing-javascript-2/#post-7517995)
 * Hi Andrew,
    I want to defer most of the the javascript. First I was using W3 
   Total Cache, but that didn’t let me defer the the javascript. I now try and use
   the Speed Booster Pack, but there also I can’t use the defer parsing of javascript,
   because then the site isn’t working right. I also can’t put the script, both 
   js and css in the footer. Then my site doesn’t work well either. So this is theme
   related. I also tried to put a defer script in the functions.php, but that doesn’t
   work either. I have already read a lot about it, but I think the technical stuff
   is too difficult for me to try to solve that. This is what GTmetrix says: [https://gtmetrix.com/reports/www.patriciakaas.nl/cE3FfKgY](https://gtmetrix.com/reports/www.patriciakaas.nl/cE3FfKgY)
   I was using a CDN, but am thinking of stopping with that. Want to reduce the 
   costs of my website. This is the link to my website: [http://www.patriciakaas.nl/blog/](http://www.patriciakaas.nl/blog/)
   So if you have any ideas, it would be great.
 * Johanna
 *  [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/)
 * (@anevins)
 * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/defer-parsing-javascript-2/#post-7517996)
 * Is this issue specific to your theme? If yes, please post here: [https://wordpress.org/support/theme/tempera#postform](https://wordpress.org/support/theme/tempera#postform)
 * How come you posted in the ‘Custom’ theme section for support?
 *  Thread Starter [johanna2patricia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johanna2patricia/)
 * (@johanna2patricia)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/defer-parsing-javascript-2/#post-7517997)
 * Yes I think this is theme specific. I am using the Custom Theme of Tempera.
    
   I will post it it the Tempera forum also then. Thanks.
 * Johanna
 *  [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/)
 * (@anevins)
 * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/defer-parsing-javascript-2/#post-7517998)
 * You mean you’re using a child theme? The ‘Custom’ theme is not related to Tempera.
 *  Thread Starter [johanna2patricia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johanna2patricia/)
 * (@johanna2patricia)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/defer-parsing-javascript-2/#post-7517999)
 * Oh that is confusing then. I am using what is called “Custom” in Tempera.
    I 
   thought this was the forum for that. Sorry.
 * Johanna

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 * Last activity: [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/defer-parsing-javascript-2/#post-7517999)
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