Comments on: Place Your Script Tags at the Bottom http://www.web-hosting-newsletter.com/2009/02/10/place-your-script-tags-at-the-bottom/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=place-your-script-tags-at-the-bottom Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:36:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Phi http://www.web-hosting-newsletter.com/2009/02/10/place-your-script-tags-at-the-bottom/comment-page-1/#comment-4220 Phi Sun, 01 Mar 2009 06:22:02 +0000 http://www.web-hosting-newsletter.com/?p=903#comment-4220 Placing 3rd party javascript includes at the bottom of the page results in very noticeable improvement when dealing with google scripts and anything third party. As long as it does not need to be in the page onload or be instantiated prior to a web control / effect being rendered (ajax) like Kevin mentioned. I have a common footer file (php and asp.net includes) and keeping track of 3rd party scripts is pretty easy with this method. Placing 3rd party javascript includes at the bottom of the page results in very noticeable improvement when dealing with google scripts and anything third party.

As long as it does not need to be in the page onload or be instantiated prior to a web control / effect being rendered (ajax) like Kevin mentioned.

I have a common footer file (php and asp.net includes) and keeping track of 3rd party scripts is pretty easy with this method.

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