[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #12009: Add support for HTML 5 "async" and "defer" attributes

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#12009: Add support for HTML 5 "async" and "defer" attributes
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 Reporter:  Otto42         |       Owner:  azaozz
     Type:  enhancement    |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal         |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Script Loader  |     Version:  4.6
 Severity:  normal         |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                 |     Focuses:
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Comment (by azaozz):

 Replying to [comment:72 apedog]:
 > I don't think the implementation/patches are the bottle-neck. This seems
 to be blocked on the API. API needs to stay backward-compatible AND
 future-proof

 Exactly! As mentioned in earlier comments, there is no problem to add
 `async` and `defer` attributes. The problem is what happens after. See:
 - https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/12009#comment:31
 - https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/12009#comment:38
 - https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/12009#comment:40
 - https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/12009#comment:46
 - https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/12009#comment:47
 - https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/12009#comment:62

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/12009#comment:74>
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