TRICK: Way for Google CDN jQuery Load in WP

Using all inbuilt functions in WordPress may slow down your word press site. It is best idea to use external jQuery using like Google CDN etc.

By default, WordPress load its own copy of jQuery in your theme. But what about loading the library from Google CDN? Here’s an easy way to do it.

This very simple word press snippet can help you to load jQuery library from Google CDN. Follow the instructions to use the snippet.



Paste the code below into your functions.php file:

function jquery_cdn() {
   if (!is_admin()) {
      wp_deregister_script('jquery');
      wp_register_script('jquery', 'http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8.3/jquery.min.js', false, '1.8.3');
      wp_enqueue_script('jquery');
   }
}
add_action('init', 'jquery_cdn');

Once you saved the file, WordPress will load jQuery from Google CDN.

Thanks to WP Tips.ru for this awesome wordrpess snippet!

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