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I am using this code by Peter Wilson to move jQuery to footer: 

function pwcc_jquery_to_footer( &$wp_scripts ) {
      if ( is_admin() ) {
        return;
      }  /* 
      Move jQuery to the HTML footer 
      This should be fine but may cause problems with some plugins as it potentially breaks backward compatibility. Well coded plugins should be good.

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      */
      $wp_scripts->add_data( 'jquery',         'group', 1 ); 
      $wp_scripts->add_data( 'jquery-core',    'group', 1 ); 
      $wp_scripts->add_data( 'jquery-migrate', 'group', 1 ); 
    }
    add_action( 'wp_default_scripts', 'pwcc_jquery_to_footer' );

It works in my Wordpress 4.5.2.

There is, however, one complication. It loads below Akismet's js file.

I need it to be above Akismet's js file, as it better optimizes minification by the plugin W3 Total Cache.

Any way to move it on top of the footer?

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You can pass a priority parameter to add_action. I don't actually know what priority Akismet has (default is 10), but you could start by trying this:

add_action( 'wp_default_scripts', 'pwcc_jquery_to_footer', 9);
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  • Thanks. I tried but didn't work. I think it's because the 9 is prioritized over 10 for wp_default_scripts not prioritized over wp_enqueue_scripts.
    – Ramanana
    Jun 20, 2016 at 16:46
  • I was assuming you used the same hook for Akismet. Is there a reason why you would use different hooks?
    – cjbj
    Jun 20, 2016 at 18:28
  • Thanks. Tried that. But it moves jquery to the head!
    – Ramanana
    Jun 21, 2016 at 11:14
  • You mean when you use wp_enqueue_script for both? In that case have you used the in_footer option?
    – cjbj
    Jun 21, 2016 at 12:28
  • Thanks cjbj. I can of course deregister and use wp_enqueue_scripts to move jquery to footer but that hard codes the path and would like to avoid. The first code I posted uses something like $wp_scripts->add_data( 'jquery', 'group', 1 ) and 'wp_default_scripts' inside add_action to move jquery to footer. It doesn't actually use something like: wp_enqueue_script('jquery', .... )
    – Ramanana
    Jun 22, 2016 at 16:13

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