: Can I defer loading Modernizr? I'm using an HTML5 template that makes thorough use of the semantic tags and includes Modernizr up top to do the necessary IE coaxing. Google PageSpeed is complaining

@Sarah324

try this: developers.google.com/speed/docs/insights/BlockingJS
or insert async tribute in this javascript

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@Si4351233

From Modernizr installation page:


Drop the script tags in the HEAD of your HTML. For best performance, you should have them follow after your stylesheet references. The reason we recommend placing Modernizr in the head is two-fold: the HTML5 Shiv (that enables HTML5 elements in IE) must execute before the BODY, and if you’re using any of the CSS classes that Modernizr adds, you’ll want to prevent a FOUC.


Modernizr is pretty fast and lean, especially if you have used their customizer to trim out the features you don't need to use

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