Why is WordPress placing "text/rocketscript" instead of "text/javascript" when using wp_register_script()?

Question

I inserted the following code in a WordPress plugin:

   wp_deregister_script('jquery');
   wp_register_script('jquery', "http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.1/jquery.min.js");
   wp_enqueue_script('jquery');

The following is echoed to the browser:

<script type='text/rocketscript' data-rocketsrc='http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.1/jquery.min.js?ver=3.3.1'></script>

Instead of:

<script type='text/javascript' src='http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.1/jquery.min.js'></script>

I don't know what is happening. Perhaps wp_register_script() is supposed to work in this way. I also tested if any jQuery code worked on the client side but it didn't.

https://support.cloudflare.com/hc/en-us/articles/200168056-What-does-Rocket-Loader-do- — xgqfrms, Feb 09 '17 at 15:53

score 53 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 05 '18 at 23:50

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It is easy to fix.

You must change the following tag: <script type="text/javascript"></script>

add: data-cfasync="false"

example:

<script data-cfasync="false" type="text/javascript"></script>

edited Apr 05 '18 at 23:50

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answered May 16 '12 at 04:01

Frank

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See also: http://cloudflare.tenderapp.com/kb/cloudflare-website-optimization-and-speed-features/how-can-i-have-rocket-loader-ignore-my-scripts-in-automatic-mode – Adam Monsen Oct 28 '12 at 14:47
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Same info as last comment, but linking on their new support system: https://support.cloudflare.com/entries/22063443-how-can-i-have-rocket-loader-ignore-my-script-s-in-automatic-mode – Saxtus Dec 14 '12 at 05:38
nice sharing @Frank but can you help me how can i add data-cfasync="false" to wp_enqueue_script() function. – Waheed Ur Rehman Sep 04 '13 at 06:51
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@WaheedUrRehman see [this gist](https://gist.github.com/webaware/8949605) for the approach I had to take. NB: `data-async="false"` must come before the `src` attribute! – webaware Feb 16 '14 at 01:15
Thanks @Frank. Saved my day. – Kiran Dash Aug 02 '16 at 07:58
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As of 2017, This is still the best answer ! – Louys Patrice Bessette Apr 29 '17 at 18:05

score 15 · Accepted Answer · edited Sep 12 '16 at 17:46

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Probably one of wordpress plugins is using CloudFlare.

https://support.cloudflare.com/hc/en-us/articles/200168056-What-does-Rocket-Loader-do-

Try disabling all the plugins and re-enabling them one by one to find out which one is causing this issue. It's not a problem actually.

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answered Mar 13 '12 at 09:12

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Yes, rocketscript is Cloudflare's technology. – Emir Akaydın Mar 13 '12 at 09:16
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As far as i know CloudFlare is not coming with wordpress by default. You should be able to disable RocketScript somehow (probably by disabling a plugin or from a config page). Maybe you should try things like CTRL+F5 or clearing the browser cache. But i can assure you don't have that issue with a clean wordpress installation. – Emir Akaydın Mar 13 '12 at 09:29

score 4 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 13 '12 at 15:07

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Rocket Loader is not included in any WordPress plugins. You would have to disable Rocket Loader by going to: settings->CloudFlare settings (Performance Settings)->Rocket Loader->Toggle Off (this feature is optional and has to be turned on).

answered Mar 13 '12 at 15:07

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score 1 · Answer 4 · edited Dec 18 '17 at 15:08

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I was facing this issue with

WP Rocket plugin which was adding type='text/rocketscript' to the script tags.

Fixed it by adding

data-cfasync="false"

to the script tags.

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answered Dec 18 '17 at 13:31

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Why is WordPress placing "text/rocketscript" instead of "text/javascript" when using wp_register_script()?

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