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Also really great feedback. I have been programming for only three years so I am still learning much of what you describe. I will be cleaning out the unused template files very soon. Good point on jQuery firing on each page, although I am not really sure why it matters if it has no effect. Processing time? There are no tests but I hope to add some soon. (I have never written any, so I will have to learn)

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For the JQuery, it is more about separation of concerns and keeping a maintainable an clear codebase. If all of your JQuery is in one file and somehow a small change to one part breaks another page's code that can be very difficult to catch/fix. It's just good form in general to separate it out.

You're also right about performance. Loading unnecessary stuff on a page is just going to slow everything down.

It's a great idea and also being a relatively new starter myself I can relate. Hopefully you can take all the feedback everyone is giving and make your project better!

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