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Adding JavaScript files to the resources

To add a JavaScript file to the resources:

Right-click the Javascript folder on the Resources pane, and click New Javascript.

Double-click it to open and edit it.

l Alternatively, drag and drop the JavaScript file from the Windows Explorer to the

JavaScript folder on the Resources pane.

Next, include it in a Web page; see below.

Adding a remote JavaScript file

A Remote Javascript Resource is a file that is not located within your template but is hosted on

an external web server (generally called a CDN). When generating Web output, these files are

referenced in the web page's header and are served by the remote server, not by the Connect

Server module.

There are a few advantages to using remote resources:

l These resources are not served by your server, saving on space, bandwidth and

processing.

l Using a popular CDN takes advantage of caching - a client having visited another

website using that same CDN will have the file in cache and not re-download it, making

for faster load times for the client.

To add a remote javascript:

Right-click the Javascript folder on the Resources pane, and click New Remote

Javascript.

2. Enter a name for the file as it appears in the Javascript resources. For better

management, it's best to use the same filename as the remote resource.

3. Enter the URL for the remote resource. This must be a full URL, including the http:// or

https:// prefix, domain name, path and filename.

Optionally, check defer or asyncto add the async or defer attribute to the <link> element

in the <head> of the segment.

Defer postpones the execution of the script until the page has finished parsing. This

attribute is required by APIs like Google Maps.

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