Optimizing the scripts/etc for performance

[Melindrea]

I love using the Markdown plugin, but checking the performance on my blog, there are a few places where it could be made a bit more efficient, in particular:

• Compressing wmd-buttons.png
• Concatenating and/or minifying at least some of the scripts
• If possible, move some of the scripts that are loading in the head down to the foot of the document instead

Keep up the good work!

[stephenharris]

Apologies it taken a while to resolve this. I'll look into compressing the buttons too - but as for the third point - from experience there are themes out there which don't call wp_footer() - which will mean the necessary scripts do not load. I don't usually cater for broke themes - but in this case I'll leave it loading in the head for the time being.

[Melindrea]

Alright, that sounds good. Since my themes tend to optimize a bit more for the plugins I know I'm using, I can also work around them being called in the head.