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Use Google Libraries

v1.6.2.3Not updated in over a year

Allows your site to use common javascript libraries from Google's AJAX Libraries CDN, rather than from WordPress's own copies.

by Jason Penney · Website

cdngooglejavascriptjqueryperformance
Rank
#2,059 24h -3 · 7d -3
Est. installs
13,314 High confidence
Total downloads
751K all time
Rating
4.4 ★ 47 reviews
Official installs
10,000+ public bucket
Support threads
0 last 2 months
Support resolved
— of threads
Tested up to
WP 4.7.38 compatibility

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Maintenance & compatibility

8.9 years ago

Last release

Version
1.6.2.3
Requires WP
3.4
Requires PHP
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On WP.org since
2008

About Use Google Libraries

Use Google Libraries is a WordPress plugin by Jason Penney, first published on WordPress.org in 2008. It has 10,000+ active installations and 751,084 downloads in total, and ranks #2,059 in the WordPress.org plugin directory. Over the past week it slipped 3 places. Users rate it 4.4 out of 5 across 47 reviews. Version 1.6.2.3 was released 8.9 years ago; WordPress.org flags plugins that have not been updated in over a year. It is tested up to WordPress 4.7.38 and requires WordPress 3.4 or later. No support threads were opened in the last two months. It is listed under cdn, google, javascript, jquery and performance. Plugins with a similar focus include bunny.net, Web Worker Offloading and Scripts To Footer.

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