Title: Maximum Child Elements
Last modified: May 21, 2023

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# Maximum Child Elements

 *  [cnxsoft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cnxsoft/)
 * (@cnxsoft)
 * [3 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/maximum-child-elements/)
 * When I run a [PageSpeed test](https://pagespeed.web.dev/analysis/https-www-cnx-software-com-2017-11-27-amlogic-s905x-vs-rockchip-rk3328-vs-allwinner-h6/jl672l96yn?form_factor=mobile)
   it complains about DOM Size, and specifically at the number of child elements
   with the code:
 *     ```wp-block-code
       <defs>
       <symbol id="icon-behance" viewBox="0 0 37 32">
       <path class="path1" d="M33 6.054h-9.125v2.214h9.125v-2.214zM28.5 13.661q-1.607 0-2.607 0.938t-1.107 2.545h7.286q-0.321-3.482-3.571-3.482zM28.786 24.107q1.125 0 2.179-0.571t1.357-1.554h3.946q-1.786 5.482-7.625 5.482-3.821 0-6.080-2.357t-2.259-6.196q0-3.714 2.33-6.17t6.009-2.455q2.464 0 4.295 1.214t2.732 3.196 0.902 4.429q0 0.304-0.036 0.839h-11.75q0 1.982 1.027 3.063t2.973 1.080zM4.946 23.214h5.286q3.661 0 3.661-2.982 0-3.214-3.554-3.214h-5.393v6.196zM4.946 13.625h5.018q1.393 0 2.205-0.652t0.813-2.027q0-2.571-3.393-2.571h-4.643v5.25zM0 4.536h10.607q1.554 0 2.768 0.25t2.259 0.848 1.607 1.723 0.563 2.75q0 3.232-3.071 4.696 2.036 0.571 3.071 2.054t1.036 3.643q0 1.339-0.438 2.438t-1.179 1.848-1.759 1.268-2.161 0.75-2.393 0.232h-10.911v-22.5z"></path>
       </symbol>
       <symbol id="icon-deviantart" viewBox="0 0 18 32">
       <path class="path1" d="M18.286 5.411l-5.411 10.393 0.429 0.554h4.982v7.411h-9.054l-0.786 0.536-2.536 4.875-0.536 0.536h-5.375v-5.411l5.411-10.411-0.429-0.536h-4.982v-7.411h9.054l0.786-0.536 2.536-4.875 0.536-0.536h5.375v5.411z"></path>
       </symbol>
       <symbol id="icon-medium" viewBox="0 0 32 32">
       <path class="path1" d="M10.661 7.518v20.946q0 0.446-0.223 0.759t-0.652 0.313q-0.304 0-0.589-0.143l-8.304-4.161q-0.375-0.179-0.634-0.598t-0.259-0.83v-20.357q0-0.357 0.179-0.607t0.518-0.25q0.25 0 0.786 0.268l9.125 4.571q0.054 0.054 0.054 0.089zM11.804 9.321l9.536 15.464-9.536-4.75v-10.714zM32 9.643v18.821q0 0.446-0.25 0.723t-0.679 0.277-0.839-0.232l-7.875-3.929zM31.946 7.5q0 0.054-4.58 7.491t-5.366 8.705l-6.964-11.321 5.786-9.411q0.304-0.5 0.929-0.5 0.25 0 0.464 0.107l9.661 4.821q0.071 0.036 0.071 0.107z"></path>
       </symbol>
       ....
       ```
   
 * We’re not using many of those icons, so I’m wondering if there’s a way to only
   load the icons we’re actually using.
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fmaximum-child-elements%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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