topic Re: hcms/forms/v2.js and jquery-1.7.1.js in APIs & Integrations

hcms/forms/v2.js and jquery-1.7.1.js

SEsposito4 — Thu, 26 Dec 2024 17:59:27 GMT

I am not very fluent in the developer landscape so I need assistance. I am trying to reduce the size of page network requests for improving page speed. hcms/forms/v2.js and jquery-1.7.1.js are the two largest request sizes and are causing the majority of the issues.

I understand the one is related to form integration into the website but the code feels incredibly bloated for what my website needs. Are there any alternatives or solutions to reduce my page network requests here?

Re: hcms/forms/v2.js and jquery-1.7.1.js

evaldas — Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:52:55 GMT

Hi @SEsposito4,

The hcms/forms/v2.js is indeed a critical piece that handles HubSpot forms. You might find some suggestions in this community thread about possible optimizations.

Regarding jquery-1.7.1.js - that depends on how heavily your websites relies on jQuery. This developer doc explains the process of upgrading to the latest version of jQuery and it also has a section for checking whether your website uses it.

If you find that jQuery is being used, you would certainly need a developer to help with updating your theme/templates to move away from jQuery. However, that might be a huge project in of itself, so it may be worth considering a migration to a different theme that does not use jQuery instead.

Either way, at the very least, upgrading to the latest version of jQuery (currently 3.7.1) is strongly recommended.

Hope this helps!

Re: hcms/forms/v2.js and jquery-1.7.1.js

SEsposito4 — Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:13:09 GMT

Thank you so much this is very helpful!

Re: hcms/forms/v2.js and jquery-1.7.1.js

SEsposito4 — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 17:57:36 GMT

Hello @evaldas, quick question about updating the jQuery. It is flagging my mobile navigation as using jQuery, I was wondering if updating will break this function or other functions on my site?

Also, will updating improve my sites performance at all?

Re: hcms/forms/v2.js and jquery-1.7.1.js

evaldas — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 15:17:39 GMT

Hi @SEsposito4,

A straight update to the latest version can indeed break some functionality on your website that relies on jQuery. That is why the documentation suggests using the jQuery Migrate plugin. It can be used to bridge the gap between the old version and the new version without breaking functionality.

The intent is to use that plugin to spot any issues that would come up because of the upgrade and then adjust the code to resolve them. Once all of them are resolved, the Migrate plugin can be removed. However, there are some instances where fixing everything may come at a too high of a cost and people might choose to leave the Migrate plugin running permanently (or until website redesign), which does slightly impact performance (more resources to load).

If you were to successfully upgrade to the latest version and don't need the Migrate plugin, then there should be some performance improvement, though it would not be significant. Most of the benefit would come from improved security.

Ultimately, if the jQuery usage is limited only to the mobile navigation, you could look into rebuilding it with plain javascript, which would allow you to remove jQuery from your website entirely. That would provide the biggest performance boost in this situation.

Re: hcms/forms/v2.js and jquery-1.7.1.js

SEsposito4 — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 21:42:54 GMT

Hi @evaldas, revisting this idea of rebuilding in vanilla JS. If we rebuilt just the mobile menu would we need to change any other files to keep functional? This is currently what I am workshopping (with assistance):