Title: Child theme scripts loading via wp_enqueue_scripts but not working
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Child theme scripts loading via wp_enqueue_scripts but not working

 *  [tangobango](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tangobango/)
 * (@tangobango)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-scripts-loading-via-wp_enqueue_scripts-but-not-working/)
 * Hi. I’m new to theme development, using a child theme, and am having a problem
   replacing hardcoded script references with enqueued scripts (like all the advice
   I see says to do,)
 * If I do this in my header.php, the scripts load and work:
 *     ```
       <script type="text/javascript" src="<?php bloginfo('stylesheet_directory');?>/js/jquery-1.8.3.js"></script>
       <script type='text/javascript' src='<?php bloginfo('stylesheet_directory');?>/js/menu.js' ></script>
       <script type="text/javascript" src="<?php bloginfo('stylesheet_directory');?>/js/jquery.kwicks.js"></script>
       ```
   
 * If I do this in functions.php, the scripts load but don’t work:
 *     ```
       function load_my_scripts() {
               wp_deregister_script( 'jquery' );
               wp_register_script('jquery', '//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8.3/jquery.min.js');
               wp_enqueue_script('jquery');
               wp_register_script('menu', get_stylesheet_uri().'/js/menu.js', array('jquery') );
               wp_enqueue_script('menu');
               wp_register_script('kwicks', get_stylesheet_uri().'/js/jquery.kwicks.js', array('jquery') );
               wp_enqueue_script('kwicks');
               wp_register_script('equalheights', get_stylesheet_uri().'/js/jquery.equalheights.js', array('jquery') );
               wp_enqueue_script('equalheights');
   
           }  
   
       add_action('wp_enqueue_scripts', 'load_my_scripts');
       ```
   
 * Can someone see what I’m doing wrong?
 * Thanks.

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 *  [Frumph](https://wordpress.org/support/users/frumph/)
 * (@frumph)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-scripts-loading-via-wp_enqueue_scripts-but-not-working/#post-3292435)
 * Try using:
 *     ```
       get_stylesheet_directory_uri()
       ```
   
 *     ```
       wp_enqueue_script('equalheights', get_stylesheet_directory_uri().'/js/jquery.equalheights.js', array('jQuery'), null, true);
       ```
   
 * ^ the true part loads in the footer, you really don’t need the register and add_action
   parts just to test it out
 * test the get_stylesheet_directory_uri() with var_dump too
 *     ```
       var_dump(get_stylesheet_directory_uri().'/js/jquery.equalheights.js');
       ```
   
 * to see if that’s the output you want for the uri
 *  Thread Starter [tangobango](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tangobango/)
 * (@tangobango)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-scripts-loading-via-wp_enqueue_scripts-but-not-working/#post-3292440)
 * Thanks. Changing to `get_stylesheet_directory_uri()` fixed the problem.
 * Followup: When should I load a script in footer and when in header?
 * Thanks again.
 *  [Frumph](https://wordpress.org/support/users/frumph/)
 * (@frumph)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-scripts-loading-via-wp_enqueue_scripts-but-not-working/#post-3292448)
 * You should always load stuff up in the footer, as long as it will work that way
 *  Thread Starter [tangobango](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tangobango/)
 * (@tangobango)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-scripts-loading-via-wp_enqueue_scripts-but-not-working/#post-3292470)
 * Oops. I was wrong. It still is loading the js files but not executing them if
   I put `get_stylesheet_directory_uri()`. (I forgot to take the lines out of header.
   php so I thought it was working.)
 * so, my scripts load and run with`<script type=”text/javascript” src=”<?php bloginfo(‘
   stylesheet_directory’);?>/js/jquery-1.8.3.js”></script>
    <script type=’text/javascript’
   src='<?php bloginfo(‘stylesheet_directory’);?>/js/menu.js’ ></script> <script
   type=”text/javascript” src=”<?php bloginfo(‘stylesheet_directory’);?>/js/jquery.
   kwicks.js”></script>`in the header but don't with`function load_my_scripts() {//
   wp_deregister_script( ‘jquery’ ); //wp_register_script(‘jquery’, ‘//ajax.googleapis.
   com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8.3/jquery.min.js’); wp_enqueue_script(‘jquery’); wp_register_script(‘
   menu’, get_stylesheet_directory_uri().’/js/menu.js’, array(‘jquery’) ); wp_enqueue_script(‘
   menu’); wp_register_script(‘kwicks’, get_stylesheet_directory_uri().’/js/jquery.
   kwicks.js’, array(‘jquery’) ); wp_enqueue_script(‘kwicks’); wp_register_script(‘
   equalheights’, get_stylesheet_directory_uri().’/js/jquery.equalheights.js’, array(‘
   jquery’) ); wp_enqueue_script(‘equalheights’);
 *  }
 * add_action(‘wp_enqueue_scripts’, ‘load_my_scripts’);`in functions.php .(Source
   of page shows files loaded:`<script type=’text/javascript’ src=’[http://localhost/themebuilder/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.js?ver=1.7.2′></script&gt](http://localhost/themebuilder/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.js?ver=1.7.2′></script&gt);
   
   <script type=’text/javascript’ src=’[http://localhost/themebuilder/wp-content/themes/conside/js/menu.js?ver=3.4.2′></script&gt](http://localhost/themebuilder/wp-content/themes/conside/js/menu.js?ver=3.4.2′></script&gt);
   <script type=’text/javascript’ src=’[http://localhost/themebuilder/wp-content/themes/conside/js/jquery.kwicks.js?ver=3.4.2′></script&gt](http://localhost/themebuilder/wp-content/themes/conside/js/jquery.kwicks.js?ver=3.4.2′></script&gt);
   <script type=’text/javascript’ src=’[http://localhost/themebuilder/wp-content/themes/conside/js/jquery.equalheights.js?ver=3.4.2′></script&gt](http://localhost/themebuilder/wp-content/themes/conside/js/jquery.equalheights.js?ver=3.4.2′></script&gt);
   <script type=’text/javascript’ src=’[http://localhost/themebuilder/wp-includes/js/comment-reply.js?ver=3.4.2′></script&gt](http://localhost/themebuilder/wp-includes/js/comment-reply.js?ver=3.4.2′></script&gt);`
 * Any ideas?
 *  Thread Starter [tangobango](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tangobango/)
 * (@tangobango)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-scripts-loading-via-wp_enqueue_scripts-but-not-working/#post-3292471)
 * Sorry for the mess of code. I must have missed a backtick. Here are the three
   blocks:
 *     ```
       <script type="text/javascript" src="<?php bloginfo('stylesheet_directory');?>/js/jquery-1.8.3.js"></script>
       <script type='text/javascript' src='<?php bloginfo('stylesheet_directory');?>/js/menu.js' ></script>
       <script type="text/javascript" src="<?php bloginfo('stylesheet_directory');?>/js/jquery.kwicks.js"></script>
       ```
   
 *     ```
       function load_my_scripts() {
               //wp_deregister_script( 'jquery' );
               //wp_register_script('jquery', '//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8.3/jquery.min.js');
               wp_enqueue_script('jquery');
               wp_register_script('menu', get_stylesheet_directory_uri().'/js/menu.js', array('jquery') );
               wp_enqueue_script('menu');
               wp_register_script('kwicks', get_stylesheet_directory_uri().'/js/jquery.kwicks.js', array('jquery') );
               wp_enqueue_script('kwicks');
               wp_register_script('equalheights', get_stylesheet_directory_uri().'/js/jquery.equalheights.js', array('jquery') );
               wp_enqueue_script('equalheights');
   
           }  
   
       add_action('wp_enqueue_scripts', 'load_my_scripts');
       ```
   
 *     ```
       <script type='text/javascript' src='http://localhost/themebuilder/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.js?ver=1.7.2'></script>
       <script type='text/javascript' src='http://localhost/themebuilder/wp-content/themes/conside/js/menu.js?ver=3.4.2'></script>
       <script type='text/javascript' src='http://localhost/themebuilder/wp-content/themes/conside/js/jquery.kwicks.js?ver=3.4.2'></script>
       <script type='text/javascript' src='http://localhost/themebuilder/wp-content/themes/conside/js/jquery.equalheights.js?ver=3.4.2'></script>
       <script type='text/javascript' src='http://localhost/themebuilder/wp-includes/js/comment-reply.js?ver=3.4.2'></script>
       ```
   

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