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Significant Unused JavaScript on WordPress
A large portion of downloaded JavaScript is never executed during page load. This wastes bandwidth and increases parse/compile time.
Issue ID: CWV-UNUSED-JS-001Severity: moderateEffort: M
Why this matters
A large portion of downloaded JavaScript is never executed during page load. This wastes bandwidth and increases parse/compile time. This affects load speed, Core Web Vitals, and how many visitors stay long enough to convert.
WordPress fix path
How to fix this on WordPress
Use the page editor, theme, or SEO tooling depending on where this issue lives.
- 1Inspect the page and theme output.
- 2Apply the fix in the most direct place.
- 3Publish and validate with a re-audit.
After you fix it
- ✓Check Coverage tab in DevTools and confirm unused JS is reduced
Same fix, other platforms
Fix significant unused javascript on a different CMS
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