Title: Embedded post javascript stopped working in 4.2.3
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Embedded post javascript stopped working in 4.2.3

 *  [Hesadanza](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hesadanza/)
 * (@hesadanza)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/embedded-post-javascript-stopped-working-in-423/)
 * All of my embedded javascript within posts stopped working in 4.2.3. I have it
   embedded as noted in the codex [here](https://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Javascript).
 * The format is:
 *     ```
       <script type="text/javascript" src="/scripts/updatepage.js"></script>
       <script type="text/javascript">
       <!--
       updatepage();
       //--></script>
       ```
   
 * If I make an HTML file with this same code and open it in the root of the same
   web server, the javascript runs fine. So something in 4.2.3 seems to have broken
   javascript embedded in posts. I believe it was working before 4.2.3.

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 *  Thread Starter [Hesadanza](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hesadanza/)
 * (@hesadanza)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/embedded-post-javascript-stopped-working-in-423/#post-6360017)
 * Never mind. It seems to be a different issue. I’ve tried other embedded post 
   javascript, and it works ok, so something seems to be wrong with my javascript.
 *  Thread Starter [Hesadanza](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hesadanza/)
 * (@hesadanza)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/embedded-post-javascript-stopped-working-in-423/#post-6360018)
 * Ok, I take that back. It seems that I cannot call a function in an external javascript
   file (i.e. updatepage.js). The function does not run when called in the post.
 *  [pabloalmunia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pabloalmunia/)
 * (@pabloalmunia)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/embedded-post-javascript-stopped-working-in-423/#post-6360098)
 * All embebed Javascript into pages or posts are destroyed by 4.2.3. In some case
   change [ or ” by html code, other truncate the code, etc.
 *  Thread Starter [Hesadanza](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hesadanza/)
 * (@hesadanza)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/embedded-post-javascript-stopped-working-in-423/#post-6360142)
 * So are you experiencing the same problem?
 *  [carriewhite](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carriewhite/)
 * (@carriewhite)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/embedded-post-javascript-stopped-working-in-423/#post-6360154)
 * I have the same problem. The embedded javascript no longer functions.
 *  [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/)
 * (@anevins)
 * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/embedded-post-javascript-stopped-working-in-423/#post-6360189)
 * Despite it feeling good to know that people are experiencing the same problem,
   it doesn’t help much to have people jumping on the thread saying “me too”.
 * [@hesadanza](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hesadanza/), Please link to 
   a page with the problem.
 *  [nazarchuk7755](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nazarchuk7755/)
 * (@nazarchuk7755)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/embedded-post-javascript-stopped-working-in-423/#post-6360196)
 * У меня тоже перестал втоматически запускаться Javascript, который открывает виджет
   Твиттера на странице сайта.
    Это случилось после автоматического обновления WordPress
   4.1.6 Пришлось обновиться до WordPress 4.2.3, обновила все плагины, все лишние
   удалила , но ничего не помогает Ссылка на страницу, где виджет Твиттера много
   лет благополучно запускался [http://tvoy-internet.ru/eto-vam-pomozhet/motivatsiya-na-segodnya/](http://tvoy-internet.ru/eto-vam-pomozhet/motivatsiya-na-segodnya/)
 * Аналогично не запускаются на сайте скрипты по запуску презентаций – тоже много
   лет было все ок. Пример страницы
    [http://tvoy-internet.ru/prezentatsiya-microsoft-powerpoint-ili-slayd-shou-dlya-sayta/](http://tvoy-internet.ru/prezentatsiya-microsoft-powerpoint-ili-slayd-shou-dlya-sayta/)
   Вторцю ссылку не пропускают в сообщение. Увы. Выводится только ссылка, а окно
   с презентацией или виджетом Твиттера на сайте не открываются.
 *  [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/)
 * (@anevins)
 * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/embedded-post-javascript-stopped-working-in-423/#post-6360197)
 * People please open your own threads: [https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting#postform](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting#postform)
 *  Thread Starter [Hesadanza](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hesadanza/)
 * (@hesadanza)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/embedded-post-javascript-stopped-working-in-423/#post-6360198)
 * Sure. Here’s a page with the problem.
    [http://www.mormoninterpreter.com/test/](http://www.mormoninterpreter.com/test/)
 * Simple page that calls one function test() from test.js. test() never gets called,
   which should invoke a window alert. See the js [here](http://www.mormoninterpreter.com/wp-content/uploads/test.js).
 *  [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/)
 * (@anevins)
 * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/embedded-post-javascript-stopped-working-in-423/#post-6360200)
 * It is working, it’s not firing for some reason.
 *  [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/)
 * (@anevins)
 * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/embedded-post-javascript-stopped-working-in-423/#post-6360201)
 * Do you have another example of the real code you were trying to use?
 *  Thread Starter [Hesadanza](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hesadanza/)
 * (@hesadanza)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/embedded-post-javascript-stopped-working-in-423/#post-6360202)
 * If I don’t put the javascript inside a function, it fires. When it is inside 
   a function, the function is not called.
 *  Thread Starter [Hesadanza](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hesadanza/)
 * (@hesadanza)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/embedded-post-javascript-stopped-working-in-423/#post-6360203)
 * The “real code” I was using is much more complex, with obfuscated javascript.
   
   [http://www.mormoninterpreter.com/books/volume-4-of-the-critical-text-of-the-book-of-mormon-analysis-of-textual-variants-of-the-book-of-mormon/part-one-1-nephi-1-2-nephi-10/](http://www.mormoninterpreter.com/books/volume-4-of-the-critical-text-of-the-book-of-mormon-analysis-of-textual-variants-of-the-book-of-mormon/part-one-1-nephi-1-2-nephi-10/)
 * That is why I simplified it to the test page. The test() function doesn’t fire.
 *  Thread Starter [Hesadanza](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hesadanza/)
 * (@hesadanza)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/embedded-post-javascript-stopped-working-in-423/#post-6360204)
 * Here is the javascript that should be running in the real code:
    [http://mormoninterpreter.com/test.html](http://mormoninterpreter.com/test.html)
 * But the function doesn’t fire inside a WP post/page.
 *  [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/)
 * (@anevins)
 * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/embedded-post-javascript-stopped-working-in-423/#post-6360205)
 * How were you adding your JS before the update, in the same HTML comment?

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