# Unexpected identifier \`#...\` SyntaxError

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/unexpected-identifier-syntaxerror/307411
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [May 9, 2024, 2:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unexpected-identifier-syntaxerror/307411 "2024-05-09T14:20:32Z")
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### Author: ![david](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/david/32/157490_2.png) [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2024, 1:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unexpected-identifier-syntaxerror/307411/9 "2024-06-10T13:25:19Z")

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> [@Resolving "SyntaxError: Unexpected identifier #..." caused by Cloudflare Auto Minify](https://meta.discourse.org/t/resolving-syntaxerror-unexpected-identifier-caused-by-cloudflare-auto-minify/311390):
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> Cloudflare’s [‘Auto Minify’](https://developers.cloudflare.com/speed/optimization/content/auto-minify/) feature will break recent versions of Discourse. In the browser console, you will see an error like: Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected identifier '#...' Cloudflare are aware of the issue, and have added this message to their dashboard: Note: Please note that this feature may not be fully compatible with certain newer CSS and JS language features, which could potentially affect the functionality of the site Unfortunately, despite this critical issue, the feature wi…

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