WordPress Plugin // Remove video player

Holger Oppermann

March 09, 2021 21:56

Hi,

even it´s a nice tool, but I want to remove the unpkg.com Video player script - as there is no video on the page and therefore no player would be needed. The corresponding script blocks the loading of the page and is mentioned in the Google Lighthouse test under "remove unused Javascript".

I´ve tried to deque / deregister the script via a function in the funcions.php file - but unfortunately it doesn´t work. Here´s the script being used in the functions.php:

//Dequeue Video Player
function remove_cld_player() {
wp_dequeue_script( 'cld-player-js' );
wp_deregister_script( 'cld-player-js' );
}
add_action( 'wp_print_scripts', 'remove_cld_player' );

"cld-player-js" is the id of the script. The script is still loaded in the footer of the page.

Looking forward to any kind of help on this topic.

Many thanks in advance!

 

 

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  Loic Verger Del Bove

  March 10, 2021 13:16

  Hi Holger,

  We are aware of this issue where scripts are being loaded even when not used and are working on mitigating the issue. 

  In the meantime, let me check with my team if there is a custom hook we could share in order to not run the script.

  Hope that makes sense.

  Best,

  Loic

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  Holger Oppermann

  March 10, 2021 14:00

  Hi Loic,

  once again I need to say, that I REALLY appreciate your support! Many thanks for your reply and help!

  I´ve tried different solutions regarding the loading time of the function, or using "wp_print_scripts ()", "wp_dequeue_script()" or "wp_enque_script() - but nothing helped.
  
  So if you maybe could help me with a custom hook - that would be awesome!
  
  If there would be anything I could provide to help - just let me know ...
  
  Many thanks in advance
  
  Best,
  Holger
  
  

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  Loic Verger Del Bove

  March 10, 2021 18:11

  Hi Holger,

  May I ask you to try this custom hook:

  
  <?php
  function remove_cld_player() {
   if ( ! is_admin() ) {
    wp_dequeue_script( 'cld-core' );
    wp_dequeue_script( 'cld-player' );
   }
   }
  add_action( 'wp_print_scripts', 'remove_cld_player', 100 );
  ​
  function remove_cld_player_styles() {
   if ( ! is_admin() ) {
    wp_dequeue_style( 'cld-player' );
    wp_dequeue_style( 'cld-player-local' );
   }
  }
  add_action( 'wp_print_styles', 'remove_cld_player_styles', 100 );

  Thanks for letting me know if that works for you.

  Best,

  Loic

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  Holger Oppermann

  March 11, 2021 08:20

  Hi Loic,

  BIG thanks for your kind help and the custom hook! But it seems, the script(s) are a little bit "persistent" ;). I´ve tried your code, but both of the scripts are still being loaded. So I did some other tries also with

  if (  ! is_user_logged_in() ) 

  and furthermore changing the script names to "cld-player-js" or "cld-core-js".  Finally it ended up with this code:

  function remove_cld_player()
  {
  if ( ! is_admin() ) {
  wp_dequeue_script('cld-core', 'https://unpkg.com/cloudinary-core@2.6.3/cloudinary-core-shrinkwrap.min.js', array(), '2.6.3', true);
  wp_dequeue_script('cld-player', 'https://unpkg.com/cloudinary-video-player@1.4.0/dist/cld-video-player.min.js', array(), '1.4.0', true);
  }
  }
  add_action('wp_print_scripts', 'remove_cld_player', 100 );
  
  function remove_cld_player_style() {
  if ( ! is_admin() ) {
  wp_dequeue_style( 'cld-core' );
  wp_dequeue_style( 'cld-player' );
  }
  }
  add_action('wp_print_scripts', 'remove_cld_player_style', 100 );

  but anyhow - despite all the attempts, the scripts are still loaded (Browser Cache has been cleared each time).

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  Loic Verger Del Bove

  March 11, 2021 14:09

  Hi Holger,

  Thanks for getting back to me.

  I am checking internally this script. Also, for your information, this issue will be fixed in our next release on Monday, so it may not be worth spending time on this and wait for the version 2.7.0.

  Hope that makes sense.

  Best,

  Loic

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  Holger Oppermann

  March 11, 2021 14:58

  Hi Loic,

  big thanks for your update, especially regarding the upcoming release on Monday!
  Therefore - you can close this topic. There would be no more need for a "deeper investigation" or manual coding. The topic is not so urgent, that I can not wait until the next update :)

  I want to say a big thanks for your outstanding and kind support, which I´ll recommend to my circle of friends and acquaintances, as well as Cloudinary itself.

  Best,

  Holger

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  Loic Verger Del Bove

  March 12, 2021 12:55

  Hi Holger,

  Thanks for the update and the kind words.

  I'll reach out to you through the thread when we have released the new version.

  In the meantime, I wish you a great weekend.

  Best,

  Loic

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  Loic Verger Del Bove

  March 15, 2021 14:59

  Hi Holger,

  Hope you are doing well.

  We have just released the version `2.7.0` of our plugin, could you please upgrade and see if that fixes your issue.

  Thanks in advance.
  Best,
  Loic

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  Holger Oppermann

  March 15, 2021 18:25

  Hi Loic,

  many thanks for your info! I´ve just intalled the new version - and: the player script wasn´t loaded anymore! ;) Perfect! Thank you for including this topic in your update!
  
  Best,
  Holger

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  Loic Verger Del Bove

  March 16, 2021 09:01

  Hi Holger,

  Thanks for confirming it is working, I am glad we were able to help.

  Have a great rest of the day.

  Best,

  Loic

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