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Use Google Libraries
Allows your site to use common javascript libraries from Google's AJAX Libraries CDN, rather than from WordPress's own copies.
The facts
- Rating
- 4.4★ from 47
- Active installs
- 10k+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 28 Nov 2017
- Added
- Nov 2008
- Requires WP
- 3.4
- Tested up to
- WP 4.7.35
- Downloads
- 750,122
Our analysis
AI-assistedUse Google Libraries is a WordPress plugin that enables your site to leverage Google's AJAX Libraries API for serving JavaScript libraries. This can lead to improved performance by reducing server load and increasing the likelihood that users have these libraries cached in their browsers.
The plugin supports various libraries such as jQuery, Dojo, and MooTools, among others. It is suitable for WordPress users looking to enhance their site's speed and efficiency by using a content delivery network for JavaScript files.
Best for: This plugin is best suited for WordPress users who want to improve site performance by using external libraries.
What it does well
- ✓Reduces server load by using Google's CDN
- ✓Increases chances of cached libraries for users
- ✓Uses compressed versions of libraries where available
- ✓Supports multiple JavaScript libraries
Where it falls short
- •Incompatible with some plugins like Gravity Forms and Better WordPress Minify
- •Last updated in November 2017, may not support newer WordPress versions
Verdict
Use Google Libraries can be beneficial for enhancing site speed, but be aware of its compatibility issues with certain plugins and its outdated status.
From the developer
Jason Penney's own description of Use Google Libraries, lightly tidied.
A number of the javascript libraries distributed with WordPress are also
hosted on Google’s AJAX Libraries API.
This plugin allows your WordPress site to use the content distribution
network side of Google’s AJAX Library API, rather than serving these files from your WordPress install directly.
This provides numerous potential performance benefits:
- increases the chance that a user already has these files cached
- takes load off your server
- uses compressed versions of the libraries (where available)
- Google’s servers are set up to negotiate HTTP compression with the requesting browser
For a more detailed look see Dave Ward’s 3 reasons why you should let
Google host jQuery for
you.
Supported Libraries and Components
Links
Incompatible Plugins
Better WordPress Minify
Better WordPress Minify version 1.2.2 does not yet support
protocol-relative URLs, but the next release is supposed to correct
this.
Gravity Forms
I’ve had reports of Gravity Forms breaking UGL, but I don’t have
access to Gravity Forms, so I’m not sure what’s going on. If you need
Gravity Forms you might need to disable UGL, or it might be fine, I’m
not really sure.
WP-Minify
WP-Minify doesn’t yet support protocol-relative URLs. Add
‘//ajax.googleapis.com/’ as a JS and CSS exclusion.
Incompatible Themes
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