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1. JeremyEnglert
   Member
   Posted 6 months ago #
   

   For some reason, my jQuery scripts only seem to load when I am logged into WordPress. Here is the page: http://www.mcfaddengavender.net/newmg/

   As you can see, the images are not "sliding" in. However, if I login and return to the homepage, things work fine. Here is the code I'm using to run jQuery in the Functions.php:

   //jQuery - Use Google CDN instead of WP jQuery
   function my_scripts_method() {
   if (!is_admin()) {
       wp_deregister_script( 'jquery' );
       wp_register_script( 'jquery',     'http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8.3/jquery.min.js');
       wp_enqueue_script( 'jquery' );
    }
   }
   
   add_action('init', 'my_scripts_method');
   ?>

   Any ideas on what would cause such a weird issue?

2. 3five
   Member
   Posted 6 months ago #
   

   It seems to be working fine for me.

   Try also using wp_enqueue_scripts instead of init for your action.

3. JeremyEnglert
   Member
   Posted 6 months ago #
   

   I restored from an old backup and everything seems to be working fine now.

   However, what is the difference between "init" and "wp_enqueue_scripts"? I've seen them both used and they both seem to work.

   And thank you for taking the time to take a look! I appreciate it.

4. 3five
   Member
   Posted 6 months ago #
   

   Hello Jeremy,

   There are two main differences between those two actions.

   1) init fires before wp_enqueue_scripts.
   2) wp_enqueue_scripts has more params which can check to see if a script is already loaded or if it has dependancies. Basically it handles scripts better that init.

   Using wp_enqueue_scripts is the correct way to do what you are doing. Here is a short article on this topic as well: http://wordpress.stackexchange.com/a/55928

   Glad to help.

   Cheers

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