[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #6770: Don't enqueue zxcvbn.min.js when not needed

[Making WordPress.org]

#6770: Don't enqueue zxcvbn.min.js when not needed
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 Reporter:  jonoaldersonwp   |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)     |      Status:  new
 Priority:  high             |   Milestone:
Component:  General          |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  seo performance  |
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Description changed by jonoaldersonwp:

Old description:

> Plugin and theme pages include a reference to /wp-
> includes/js/zxcvbn.min.js (via `zxcvbn-async`), which is nearly 400kb(!).
>
> It seems that this is a password strength-o-meter, which almost certainly
> isn't used on the front end on these pages/templates.
>
> Can this be dequeued/removed?

New description:

 Plugin and theme pages load `/wp-includes/js/zxcvbn.min.js` (via `zxcvbn-
 async`), which is nearly 400kb(!).

 It seems that this is a password strength-o-meter, which almost certainly
 isn't used on the front end on these pages/templates.

 Can this be dequeued/removed?

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