Ganzua-
What types of code are you trying to input. I mean, what does the JS do. Is it a counter or a Flickr badge or what?
The reasono I ask is because I just went through the same thing last week trying to integrate TWO JSs to my site – a Flickr Badge in the sidebar and an invisible statcounter in the footer. I followed the instructions on the Codex and the bits of info I could piece together from the forums and nothing worked for me, even after several tried using the recommended method (i.e. “calling” the JS in using PHP). Eventually I just decided to put the raw JS into my sidebar, and tinkered with it, putting it into a list then a p class then a div class until finally it was XHTML valid (in a list). Same with the code in my footer.
My site is here, if you want to view source to see what I did:
http://abroad-abroad.org
If you specify what type of JS your are trying to acheive, and include your url, maybe I can help.
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ganzua
(@ganzua)
Hi brittanie;
Thanks for your response. I have 3 javascripts that I’d like to put in the sidebar;
* Quote of the day
* Clock wich displays images depending on the date
* Links Menu (I guess I can get rid of this one)
I tried what you did; I put the raw JS into the sidebar and It worked ok.
Nevetheless the “quote of the day” script is quite long, it has a quote for each day of the year. I think it should be better in a .js file.
I used a quote of the day javascript on my old site. When I converted to WordPress, (still running 1.2) I switched to the Witty plug-in. It’s well documented and you can include html tags (<b>, <br>, <u>, etc) directly in your quotes. Plus (and I didn’t find this out until recently, you can edit your quotes file directly from the plugins administration page in WordPress, so no more uploading a text file or adding lines to a Javascript.
You can see Witty in action at the bottom of my page… http://paladin.gamingasylum.net and download it from the plugin’s page here on wordpress.org.
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ganzua
(@ganzua)
Thank you very much, MC-Paladin, I’ll check the plug-in.
However I have to find out what to do with the rest of my old js . Is this a matter of javascript compatibility with wordpress?
However I have to find out what to do with the rest of my old js . Is this a matter of javascript compatibility with wordpress?
If the js works, why not just use the other two scripts and then use the plug-in for quote of the day?
FYI… updated my site to 1.52 tonight, so ignore where I said I was running 1.2 in my earlier post. Witty continues to work with the updated version.
I did misread what you were asking for, though. I didn’t realize you had a single specific quote for each day. I’m not sure if Witty can be set up to do that or not, I use it to insert random quotes from a database and it changes the quote each time the page is refreshed, not per day. 🙁
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ganzua
(@ganzua)
Brittanie, if I don’t find out how to use js with wordpress I’ll insert the raw code of all my old js as you suggested 😉 (quote of the day is more than 1000 lines long).
MC-Paladin, I checked Witty, the idea is different but useful.
This is a simple js from my old webpage. It displays the date (just an exmple);
var currentTime = new Date()
var day = currentTime.getDate()
var month = currentTime.getMonth()
var year = currentTime.getFullYear()
document.write(day + “/” + month + “/” + year)
Inserted as raw code between
<script type=”text/javascript” language=”javascript”>
<!–
Code…
//–>
</script>
in the sidebar works.
Calling the js file as codex says doesn’t work. Nobody uses js with wordpress?
How about the plugin from McMike? It’s at:
http://www.mcmike.nl/english/?page_id=6
You simply put a php call where you wan the quote to show up. I used to use a javascript also; the plugin is much easier to locate in your code and much easier to manage.
True, billh, it’s a real wonder and I like it INFINITELY better than witty…. but it won’t OOB do what the OP wants, which is a specific post for each day….
Or it won’t right now. Hmmm. I might have to look at it from a different angle, because it would actually be pretty neat for some purposes of my own to have it do exactly what the OP is looking for….
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ganzua
(@ganzua)
Thanks billh and vkaryl.
Definitily I’ll be using one of those plug-ins if I can’t make js work. I have two options now; plug-ins or inserting js raw code.
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ganzua
(@ganzua)
Ok, what is wrong with this calling;
<script type=”text/javascript” src=”/scripts/myscript.js”></script>
is that you need to provide the whole path; I mean http://……/myscript.js and you need to make the call in the header and in the sidebar.
I have my old quote of the day java script running on the sidebar, but my old clock doesn’t worck 🙁
ganzua – can we have a link to your site ? It’ll help us to help you.
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ganzua
(@ganzua)
Hi Podz;
My site it is not uploaded yet because I have to find hosting.
I installed apache and mysql in my own computer and then I started to work in a custom template for wordpress, sorry.
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ganzua
(@ganzua)
Ok, I solved this issue; I just included this calling in the sidebar;
<script type=”text/javascript” src=”wp-content/themes/MyTheme/scripts/MyScripts.js”></script>
It wasn’t need a calling in the header.
Now everything works. I’ll post a link as soon as I upload my site. I have to solve other issues;
* Replacing blogroll and pages headers for images
* Creating a frontpage
…
Thanks to everybody for your support!
