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Change Forum page slug and end up with browser time out

SS Sebastian Schimpf
Sebastian Schimpf
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Member since Jan 2016
100 posts
May 2, 2017 · 12:03 am · Edited

Hi there, 

I have changed the url of our forum, cleared the cache (also server cache) and end up with a browser error. 

I found out that it has to do with the plugin Autoptimize. 
When I deactivate the option “Optimize JavaScript Code?” the page loads properly. 
If I optimize JS, this is how it looks:

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Any idea what I can do about this?
I really need to use the JS optimization feature. 

I am not sure which is the list of JS files used by the forum. Is there a comprehensive list?
I guess this also depends on the plugins in use. 
Right now my exclusion list for JS files looks like this:

seal.js,
js/jquery/jquery.js,
recaptcha,gallery-masonry.js,
jquery.form.min.js,
sp-forum.js,
core.min.js,
widget.min.js,
mouse.min.js,
resizable.min.js,
draggable.min.js,
button.min.js,
position.min.js,
dialog.min.js,
menu.min.js,
wp-a11y.min.js,
autocomplete.min.js,
effect.min.js,
effect-slide.min.js,
p-common.js,
sp-forum-events.js,
printThis.js,
msdropdown.js,
tooltip.min.js,
jquery.tools.min.js,
plupload.full.min.js,
sortable.min.js,
jquery.ui.plupload.min.js,
foobox.min.js,
gravityforms.min.js,
jquery.json.js

I remember I had this browser issue before and I needed to exclude some files from Autoptimize. But I think i actually had all files in there and only a change in the forum URL should actually not need a change in my optimization settings. I have no clue what to do. 

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YS Yellow Swordfish
Yellow Swordfish
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Member since Nov 2008
16,437 posts
May 2, 2017 · 3:05 am

Let’s look at it from a different angle. Why are you convinced that you ‘really need it’?

Looking at that list – with the exception of 2 or 3 I am unfamiliar with – they are all fully optimised and minimised already as supplied by WP, SP or other sources. Attempting to optimise further is fraught with likely errors and a complete waste of time. And if you want to use it you are going to have to exclude most of that list – and check on the others to make sure they are not already minimised. All of the forum scripts are.

TH thrasher
thrasher
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Member since Apr 2017
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May 2, 2017 · 4:44 am

If it can help. I had the same error page by Google when I was setting up my forum. I solved by disabling caching and optimization on forum page.

YS Yellow Swordfish
Yellow Swordfish
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Member since Nov 2008
16,437 posts
May 2, 2017 · 5:00 am

Thanks. Of course caching is another one that can not work properly with a forum – at least not a generalised cache plugin. This recent short topic explains why – https://simple-press.com/support-forum/pre-membership-queries/any-plans-to-support-standard-wp-caching/#p166044

SS Sebastian Schimpf
Sebastian Schimpf
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Member since Jan 2016
100 posts
May 4, 2017 · 8:51 am

Thanks for your replies. 

The list I showed you was an exclusion list, which means that those scripts are not optimized when autoptimize is activated. 

I am just wondering why it triggers an error when i already exclude the forum scripts. Probably not all scripts of the forum covered? 

Server caching is deactivated for the forum. I will see if I can just exclude the whole forum from any optimization through autoptimize. 

Thanks for the hints!

MP Mr Papa
Mr Papa
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Member since Dec 2006
19,448 posts
May 4, 2017 · 4:12 pm

hard to tell, but doesnt look like complete forum js list… and as mentioned previously, ours is already compressed so compressing further tends to cause issues…

glad we could help…