Title: Trouble conditionally enqueueing a script
Last modified: September 1, 2016

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# Trouble conditionally enqueueing a script

 *  Resolved [kovachck](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kovachck/)
 * (@kovachck)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trouble-conditionally-enqueueing-a-script/)
 * I was trying to conditionally enqueue a .js file in my themes functions.php file
   using –
 *     ```
       if(is_home()){add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'my_script' );}
       function my_script() {
       	wp_register_script( 'my_script', get_template_directory_uri() . '/js/my_script.js', array( 'jquery' ));
       	wp_enqueue_script( 'my_script' );
       ```
   
 * My read on this was that it should load the script on my homepage (which is set
   to a static front page). However it doesn’t. Nor does is_front_page() work. I
   removed the if() statement and the script loads on all pages just fine.
 * In trying to troubleshoot I came across this –
    `echo get_the_ID();` returns 
   a blank.
 * Sure enough, if I try
    if(is_page(”)){add_action( ‘wp_enqueue_scripts’, ‘my_script’);}`
   the script loads as if the page ID is a blank.
 * What am I doing wrong? How are all my page id’s coming up as blanks.

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 *  [cedcommerce](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cedcommerce/)
 * (@cedcommerce)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trouble-conditionally-enqueueing-a-script/#post-7580592)
 * hello kovachck,
    try following to enqueue on home page of your site:
 *     ```
       function my_script() {
         if( is_front_page() )
           {
         wp_register_script( 'my_script', get_template_directory_uri() . '/js/my_script.js', array( 'jquery' ));
         wp_enqueue_script( 'my_script' );
        }
       }
   
       add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'my_script' );
       ```
   
 * and get_the_ID(); returns The ID of the current item in the WordPress Loop. False
   if $post is not set. So if you are using it outside wordpress loop you will not
   get page id.
 *  Thread Starter [kovachck](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kovachck/)
 * (@kovachck)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trouble-conditionally-enqueueing-a-script/#post-7580597)
 * Yes that was it cedcommerce…had to move the page_id check inside the function.
   Thanks so much!
 *  [cedcommerce](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cedcommerce/)
 * (@cedcommerce)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trouble-conditionally-enqueueing-a-script/#post-7580665)
 * Hello kovachck,
 * Glad to help you, please mark the thread resolved if you don’t have any further
   query.
 * Thanks.

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 * Last reply from: [cedcommerce](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cedcommerce/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trouble-conditionally-enqueueing-a-script/#post-7580665)
 * Status: resolved

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