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A simple WordPress plugin to remove the script version from linked CSS and JS scripts to improve cacheability.
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| <?php | |
| /** | |
| * @wordpress-plugin | |
| * Plugin Name: Remove Script Versions | |
| * Description: Removes the script version from linked CSS and JS scripts to improve cacheability. | |
| * Plugin URI: https://gist.github.com/dmhendricks/fbf4c69b3c7a13ffa04526427083742a/ | |
| * Version: 1.0.0 | |
| * Author: Daniel M. Hendricks | |
| * Author URI: https://daniel.hn/ | |
| * License: GPLv2 or later | |
| */ | |
| namespace CloudVerve; | |
| defined( 'ABSPATH' ) || die(); | |
| final class Remove_Script_Versions { | |
| private static $instance; | |
| private static $all_scripts = false; | |
| public static function init() { | |
| if ( !isset( self::$instance ) && !( self::$instance instanceof Remove_Script_Versions ) ) { | |
| self::$instance = new Remove_Script_Versions; | |
| if( wp_doing_ajax() || wp_doing_cron() ) return self::$instance; | |
| // To remove version from ALL linked scripts, add to wp-config.php: define( 'REMOVE_ALL_SCRIPT_VERSIONS', true ); | |
| self::$all_scripts = defined( 'REMOVE_ALL_SCRIPT_VERSIONS' ) && REMOVE_ALL_SCRIPT_VERSIONS; | |
| // Remove script versions | |
| add_action( 'style_loader_src', array( self::$instance, 'remove_script_versions' ), 9999 ); | |
| add_action( 'script_loader_src', array( self::$instance, 'remove_script_versions' ), 9999 ); | |
| } | |
| return self::$instance; | |
| } | |
| /* | |
| * Strips the ?ver= portion of file linked from wp-includes. | |
| * | |
| * @since 1.0.0 | |
| */ | |
| public static function remove_script_versions( $src ) { | |
| if( strpos( $src, 'ver=' ) && ( self::$all_scripts || strpos( $src, '/wp-includes' ) ) ) { | |
| $src = remove_query_arg( 'ver', $src ); | |
| } | |
| return $src; | |
| } | |
| } | |
| Remove_Script_Versions::init(); |
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Simply create a file named
remove-script-versions.phpinside your site'swp-content/pluginsdirectory, copy-and-paste the above into it, save and activate the plugin in WordPress.By default, it removes
?ver=from scripts and stylesheets located inwp-includesonly. To remove the version from all links scripts and stylesheets, add the following to yourwp-config.phpfile:If you use a caching proxy such as Cloudflare, you may need to purge your cache after upgrading WordPress or any plugins/themes in the future, to reflect changes.