Enable External Javascript

[TheInsaneManiac]

Is it safe to do this? Is it more server intensive? I only added one thing that uses it, but I didn't know if I enabled it, if other things in vbulletin would begin to use this as well.

[Shamil.]

The page will load slower but it will be easier on the server.

[Dismounted]

The page will not necessarily load slower, it may in fact load faster as the YUI JS may have already been cached by the user visiting a website that uses the framework (and also fetches the JS directly from Yahoo).

[vbplusme]

I have a few javascripts that I load from disk because they are simply unwieldy to try to manage in a template, a world clock for example. I don't notice any problems with them usually and especially have they have been loaded the first time. HTH

[Dismounted]

Hold on. Are wee talking about the external YUI function of vBulletin or just about using external JS generally?

[vbplusme]

I thought he was talking about using an external .js file rather than adding javascript code to a template, for example. I didn't see any reference to YUI JS except in your reply?

[TheInsaneManiac]

I just have a random javascript code, it wouldnt work until I enabled external javascript. I'm wondering if any other coding in vbulletin uses external javascript when enabled. If so what and how will it affect my server?

[Dismounted]

Where did you "enable external JS"?

[TheInsaneManiac]

External option in vbulletin admincp.

[Dismounted]

That options lets the user fetch the YUI JS framework directly from the Yahoo servers, so post #3 applies.