Disable jQuery Migrate
A simple plugin to disable loading of jquery-migrate on the frontend due to a XSS vulerability of jQuery Migrate 1.2.1.
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Possibly abandoned • Last updated 3784 days ago • 2 reviews
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Description
A simple plugin to disable loading of jquery-migrate on the frontend due to a XSS vulerability of jQuery Migrate 1.2.1.
More details here: https://github.com/jquery/jquery-migrate/issues/36
It’s also one thing less to load where it counts.
Props to people in this thread: https://wordpress.org/support/topic/removing-the-default-jquery-and-migrate-from-the-header-in-last-version-of-wp?replies=6.
Installation
- Upload contents of the plugin zip file to the
/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Profit
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is the jQuery-migrate needed?
There are still some dependencies in WP-Admin that require it to be present. Most up-to-date frontend code and plugins don’t require it however so theres no reason to load it there.
Can this break my site?
Yes, possibly. Some plugins on your frontend might count on jquery-migrate beign available
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Changelog
1.0
- Initial version