Calling Javascript in WordPress??

  • locbtran

    (@locbtran)


    13 years, 7 months ago

    In HTML, if you want to call a javascript page, it would go in the Header tag and with something like this:
    <script language=”javascript” src=”file.js” type=”text/javascript”></script>

    How do you call a javascript page in WordPress?

    thanks

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  • Moderator James Huff

    (@macmanx)

    Volunteer Moderator

    13 years, 7 months ago

    Add that same tag to the same location in the your theme’s Header template at Appearance/Editor in the admin panel.

    David Gwyer

    (@dgwyer)

    13 years, 7 months ago

    Actually that is not really the best way to add JavaScript to dynamically generated WordPress pages. Following best practices you should always ‘enqueue’ your JavaScript files. See the codex for more info:

    http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_enqueue_script

    Just adding in the script as James suggested will probably work fine but it is recommended that you enqueue it. 🙂

    Thread Starter locbtran

    (@locbtran)

    13 years, 7 months ago

    I put tag in the theme’s Header template at Appearance/Editor in the admin panel as you have suggested James but it does not work. I ftp the javascript files into the wp-admin/js and the wp-includes/js folder but still nothing.

    not sure where I am going wrong!!
    thanks

    Thread Starter locbtran

    (@locbtran)

    13 years, 7 months ago

    dgwyer what do you mean by enqueue it??

    esmi

    (@esmi)

    13 years, 7 months ago

    See the link given above.

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