Add FICTIONEER_DEFER_SCRIPTS constant

INSTALLATION.md

@@ -1368,4 +1368,5 @@ define( 'CONSTANT_NAME', value );
 | FICTIONEER_ORDER_STORIES_BY_LATEST_CHAPTER | boolean | Whether to order updated stories based on the latest chapter added, excluding stories without chapters. Default `false`.
 | FICTIONEER_ENABLE_STORY_CHANGELOG | boolean | Whether changes to the story chapter list should be logged. Default `true`.
 | FICTIONEER_ENABLE_BROWSER_NOTES | boolean | Whether to inform visitors of missing browser features. Default `true`.
+| FICTIONEER_DEFER_SCRIPTS | boolean | Whether to defer scripts or load them in the footer. Default `true`.
 | FICTIONEER_EXAMPLE_CHAPTER_ICONS | array | Collection of example Font Awesome icon class strings.

functions.php

@@ -381,6 +381,11 @@ if ( ! defined( 'FICTIONEER_ENABLE_BROWSER_NOTES' ) ) {
   define( 'FICTIONEER_ENABLE_BROWSER_NOTES', true );
 }
 
+// Boolean: Defer scripts
+if ( ! defined( 'FICTIONEER_DEFER_SCRIPTS' ) ) {
+  define( 'FICTIONEER_DEFER_SCRIPTS', true );
+}
+
 /*
  * Arrays
  */

includes/functions/_theme_setup.php

@@ -793,7 +793,8 @@ if ( ! function_exists( 'fictioneer_add_font_awesome' ) ) {
 function fictioneer_add_custom_scripts() {
   // Setup
   $post_type = get_post_type();
-  $strategy = fictioneer_compare_wp_version( '6.3' ) ? array( 'strategy'  => 'defer' ) : true; // Defer or load in footer
+  $strategy = fictioneer_compare_wp_version( '6.3' ) && FICTIONEER_DEFER_SCRIPTS
+    ? array( 'strategy'  => 'defer' ) : true; // Defer or load in footer
 
   // Utility
   wp_register_script( 'fictioneer-utility-scripts', get_template_directory_uri() . '/js/utility.min.js', [], FICTIONEER_VERSION, $strategy );