Title: JavaScript enqueuing in header correct?
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# JavaScript enqueuing in header correct?

 *  [Rhand](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rhand/)
 * (@rhand)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/javascript-enqueuing-in-header-correct/)
 * Loading several scripts in the header. Somehow the slider built into the theme
   does not slide and no JavaScript errors are shown. So I wonder if I am enqueueing
   all script correctly. Here is the part of the header that loads all except for
   what NextGen adds later on for galleries + two or three more other plugins on
   other pages
 *     ```
       <?php
       	// Includes the jQuery framework
       	if( !is_admin()){
       		wp_deregister_script('jquery');
       		wp_register_script('jquery', ($themePath ."js/jquery-1.4.min.js"), false, '1.4.2');
       		wp_enqueue_script('jquery');
       	}
   
       	// calls hook to WordPress head functions
       	wp_head();
       	?>
   
       	<!-- Feed link / Pingback link -->
       	<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="<?php bloginfo('name'); ?> RSS2 Feed" href="<?php bloginfo('rss2_url'); ?>" />
       	<link rel="pingback" href="<?php bloginfo('pingback_url'); ?>" />
   
       	<!-- Favorites icon -->
       	<link rel="shortcut icon" href="<?php echo $themePath ?>images/favicon.ico" />
   
       	<!-- Style sheets -->
       	<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="<?php echo $cssPath ?>css/reset.min.css" />
       	<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="<?php echo $cssPath ?>css/menu.min.css" />
       	<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="<?php echo $cssPath ?>js/fancybox/jquery.fancybox-1.3.4.css" />
       	<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="<?php echo $cssPath ?>css/tooltip.min.css" />
       	<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="<?php echo $cssPath ?>style-default.css" />
       	<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="<?php echo $cssPath ?>jg-style-customizations.css" />
   
       	<!-- jQuery utilities -->
       	<script type="text/javascript">
       		var themePath = '<?php echo $themePath ?>'; // for js functions
       	</script>
       	<link href="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8/themes/base/jquery-ui.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
       	<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8/jquery-ui.min.js"></script>
       	<script type="text/javascript" src="<?php echo $themePath ?>js/jquery.easing.1.3.min.js"></script>
       	<script type="text/javascript" src="<?php echo $themePath ?>js/hoverIntent.min.js"></script>
       	<script type="text/javascript" src="<?php echo $themePath ?>js/jquery.bgiframe.min.js"></script>
       	<!-- Drop down menus -->
       	<script type="text/javascript" src="<?php echo $themePath ?>js/superfish.min.js"></script>
       	<script type="text/javascript" src="<?php echo $themePath ?>js/supersubs.min.js"></script>
       	<!-- <script type="text/javascript" src="<?php echo $themePath ?>js/jquery.curvycorners.packed.js"></script> -->
   
       	<!-- AJAX Form submission -->
       	<script type="text/javascript" src="<?php echo $themePath ?>js/jquery.form.js"></script>
   
       ?>
       ```
   
 * Does this seem correct?

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 *  [Chip Bennett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chipbennett/)
 * (@chipbennett)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/javascript-enqueuing-in-header-correct/#post-1936082)
 * You should be using wp_enqueue_script() to enqueue scripts in the header.
 * Add something like this to functions.php:
 *     ```
       function mytheme_enqueue_scripts() {
            wp_enqueue_script( 'http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8/jquery-ui.min.js' );
            wp_enqueue_script( get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . '/js/jquery.easing.1.3.min.js' );
            wp_enqueue_script( get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . '/js/hoverIntent.min.js' );
            wp_enqueue_script( get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . '/js/jquery.bgiframe.min.js' );
            wp_enqueue_script( get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . '/js/superfish.min.js' );
            wp_enqueue_script( get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . '/js/supersubs.min.js' );
            wp_enqueue_script( get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . '/js/jquery.curvycorners.packed.js' );
            wp_enqueue_script( get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . '/js/jquery.form.js' );
       }
       add_action( 'wp_head', 'mytheme_enqueue_scripts' );
       ```
   
 * p.s. that is a TON of javascript/jQuery files to be including. Your problem might
   simply be conflicts among all those scripts…
 *  Thread Starter [Rhand](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rhand/)
 * (@rhand)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/javascript-enqueuing-in-header-correct/#post-1936085)
 * Thanks for the feedback Chip. Will try to enqueue them like this or reduce scripts
   used.
 *  Thread Starter [Rhand](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rhand/)
 * (@rhand)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/javascript-enqueuing-in-header-correct/#post-1936170)
 * Have this in functions now:
 *     ```
       if( !is_admin()){
       	function mytheme_enqueue_scripts() {
       	wp_enqueue_script( get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . '/js/hoverIntent.min.js' );
       	wp_enqueue_script( get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . '/js/jquery.bgiframe.min.js' );
       	wp_enqueue_script( get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . '/js/superfish.min.js' );
       	wp_enqueue_script( get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . '/js/supersubs.min.js' );
       	wp_deregister_script('jquery');
       	wp_register_script('jquery', ($themePath ."js/jquery-1.4.min.js"), false, '1.4.2');
       	wp_enqueue_script('jquery');
           wp_enqueue_script( 'http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8/jquery-ui.min.js' );
           wp_enqueue_script( get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . '/js/jquery.easing.1.3.min.js' );
            wp_enqueue_script( get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . '/js/jquery.form.js' );
       }
       add_action( 'wp_head', 'mytheme_enqueue_scripts' );
       }
       ```
   
 * + bizarre PHP errors:
 *     ```
       vedata_event\";a:1:{s:32:\"40cd750bba9870f18aada2478b24840a\";a:3:{s:8:\"schedule\";s:5:\"daily\";s:4:\"args\";a:0:{}s:8:\"interval\";i:86400;}}}i:1298597211;a:1:{s:18:\"mca_savedata_event\";a:1:{s:32:\"40cd750bba9870f18aada2478b24840a\";a:3:{s:8:\"schedule\";s:5:\"daily\";s:4:\"args\";a:0:{}s:8:\"interval\";i:86400;}}}i:1298597213;a:1:{s:18:\"mca_savedata_event\";a:1:{s:32:\"40cd750bba9870f18aada2478b24840a\";a:3:{s:8:\"schedule\";s:5:\"daily\";s:4:\"args\";a:0:{}s:8:\"interval\";i:86400;}}}i:1298599013;a:1:{s:18:\"mca_savedata_event\";a:1:{s:32:\"40cd750bba9870f18aada2478b24840a\";a:3:{s:8:\"schedule\";s:5:\"daily\";s:4:\"args\";a:0:{}s:8:\"interval\";i:86400;}}}i:1298599016;a:1:{s:18:\"mca_savedata_event\";a:1:{s:32:\"40cd750bba9870f18aada2478b24840a\";a:3:{s:8:\"schedule\";s:5:\"daily\";s:4:\"args\";a:0:{}s:8:\"interval\";i:86400;}}}i:1298599898;a:1:{s:18:\"mca_savedata_event\";a:1:{s:32:\"40cd750bba9870f18aada2478b24840a\";a:3:{s:8:\"schedule\";s:5:\"daily\";s:4:\"args\";a:0:{}s:8:\"interval\";i:86400;}}}i:1298599904;a:1:{s:18:\"mca_savedata_event\";a:1:{s:32:\"40cd750bba9870f18aada2478b24840a\";a:3:{s:8:\"schedule\";s:5:\"daily\";s:4:\"args\";a:0:{}s:8:\"interval\";i:86400;}}}s:7:\"version\";i:2;}' WHERE <code>option_name</code> = 'cron' made by call_user_func_array, wp_reschedule_event, wp_schedule_event, _set_cron_array, update_option
       [24-Feb-2011 12:17:42] PHP Fatal error:  Allowed memory size of 134217728 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 3362177 bytes) in /opt/local/www/clients/site/wp-includes/wp-db.php on line 785
       ```
   
 * Memory limit = 128 M at the moment..
    Somehow the scripts don’t seem to load 
   on the site though. Maybe I should retire for the day and try again tomorrow..

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 * Last activity: [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/javascript-enqueuing-in-header-correct/#post-1936170)
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