A simple plugin to disable loading of jquery-migrate on the frontend due to a XSS vulerability of jQuery Migrate 1.2.1.
As of April 2026, Disable jQuery Migrate is a WordPress jquery plugin with 100 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 12K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.3.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 10 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Enable jQuery Migrate Helper.
A simple plugin to disable loading of jquery-migrate on the frontend due to a XSS vulerability of jQuery Migrate 1.2.1.
More details here: https://github.com/jquery/jquery-migrate/issues/36
It’s also one thing less to load where it counts.
Props to people in this thread: https://wordpress.org/support/topic/removing-the-default-jquery-and-migrate-from-the-header-in-last-version-of-wp?replies=6.
| WordPress | 4.3.1+ requiredTested up to 4.3.34 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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