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Brandon Brigham
Brandon Brigham
3,716 Points
Posted by Brandon Brigham
Brandon Brigham
3,716 Points

To speed up performance on your site is it possible to put all scripts onto one page?

I'm responding to a client's RFP and they are wanting all scripts to be loaded onto one script page. Is this possible?

Also they are asking that all CSS be implemented on one stylesheet.

They are asking for a site done in WordPress which usually has many scripts and many CSS pages. Is it unreasonable that they are asking this?

They happen to be a huge worldwide company too....

Any input would be awesome. Thanks

1 Answer

David Smith
David Smith
21,220 Points
David Smith
David Smith
21,220 Points

The reason to place scripts and style sheets into its own file is to reduce the amount of HTTP requests the browser has to do. It is considered to be a best practice in the web community. Below is a much more detailed explanation:

https://developer.yahoo.com/performance/rules.html

Brandon Brigham
Brandon Brigham
3,716 Points
Brandon Brigham
Brandon Brigham
3,716 Points

Thanks David! I didn't know any of this information before reading that article.