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1. dixie17
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #
   

   I am having a stab at writing my first plugin and have encountered a problem including the built in jQuery UI scripts. The code I have is as follows:

   function bda_faqs_load_js() {
   	wp_enqueue_script('jquery');
   	wp_enqueue_script('jquery-ui-core');
   	wp_enqueue_script('jquery-ui-widget');
   }
   
   add_action( 'init', 'bda_faqs_load_js' );

   This doesn't load the required scripts is there something I am missing?

   I would really like to utilise the built in scripts and not load my own version.

2. s_ha_dum
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #
   

   Where do you have this code?

3. dixie17
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #
   

   in a plugin file called bda_faqs.php

4. s_ha_dum
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #
   

   Are you sure that the code is firing? And how do youknow that the scripts aren't loading?

5. dixie17
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #
   

   I inserted an echo statement into the function bda_faqs_load_js which was outputted in the head of the the HTML.

   I know it is not working as when I review the HTML source the required ui.core.js and ui.widget.js are not included on the page.

   If I explicitly declare a javascript with wp_enqueue_script it works e.g.

   function bda_faqs_load_js() {
     wp_enqueue_script('jquery');
     wp_enqueue_script( 'bda-faqs-jquery-ui', plugins_url().'/bda-faqs/bda_faqs.jquery-ui.js', array('jquery'));
   }

   But I really wanted to use the built in versions to keep the plugin as light weight as possible.

6. s_ha_dum
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #
   

   I'm loading jQuery (not the others) with wp_enqueue_script on the 'get_header' hook and it is working fine. Its not what the docs say, but maybe try that instead of 'init'.

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