How to Show Non-Loaded Assets in WordPress

Why You Need It

When using the Assets Manager, it’s useful to see which files are being disabled. This option adds a list of disabled assets to the admin bar.

How to Enable this Feature

Step 1: Navigate to Settings

Click into the Classic Monks plugin settings, then the Performance tab, Assets Manager subtab.

Step 2: Enable the Feature

Toggle on the feature.

Step 3: Save and Test

Click Save Changes. Test on the frontend.

Common Use Cases

Asset auditing

Review which assets are disabled on each page to ensure nothing critical is missing.

Performance monitoring

Track the number of disabled assets over time to measure optimization progress.

Before you enable this feature

1. Test on staging first to verify no conflicts with your theme or other plugins
2. Check dependent plugins that may rely on the functionality being modified
3. Monitor after enabling for any unexpected behavior on the frontend

How it works under the feature

This feature runs during the WordPress initialization phase. When enabled, its PHP code registers hooks that modify specific WordPress behaviors. The changes are non-destructive and reversible.

No database schema changes are made. The feature state is stored as a boolean value in the wp_options table and can be toggled at any time from the admin settings.