How do I defer or async this WordPress javascript snippet to load lastly for faster page load times?

Question

I have various javascripts that are necessary plugins in one of my WordPress domains, and I know where in the php file it\'s called from.

I\'m taking every measure I

Answer 1

Trying to keep things somewhat modular and all encompassing, the following approach dynamically chooses how to embed the tag with the async or defer attributes by just appending a small identifier to the $handle name:

/**
* Add async or defer attributes to script enqueues
* @author Mike Kormendy
* @param  String  $tag     The original enqueued 

Thanks to @MattKeys @crissoca for inspiring my answer here.