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# Lyden

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## Forum Replies Created

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 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [Can't Run JavaScript from Custom Widget](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-run-javascript-from-custom-widget/)
 *  Thread Starter [Lyden](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lyden/)
 * (@lyden)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-run-javascript-from-custom-widget/#post-1901852)
 * anyone?
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [Can't Run JavaScript from Custom Widget](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-run-javascript-from-custom-widget/)
 *  Thread Starter [Lyden](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lyden/)
 * (@lyden)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-run-javascript-from-custom-widget/#post-1901803)
 * in the post above, it should say: “from a test HTML page” not: “from a test HTML
   script.” Sorry for confusion
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [Can't Run JavaScript from Custom Widget](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-run-javascript-from-custom-widget/)
 *  Thread Starter [Lyden](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lyden/)
 * (@lyden)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-run-javascript-from-custom-widget/#post-1901789)
 * anyone?
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [wp_enqueue_script problem](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_enqueue_script-problem/)
 *  Thread Starter [Lyden](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lyden/)
 * (@lyden)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_enqueue_script-problem/#post-1896024)
 * Solved it. For some reason, you can’t use the wp_head action. This is very unintuitive.
   You would think that since you include external scripts via <script> tags in 
   the head, you would use the wp_head action.
 * I changed:
    `add_action('wp_head', 'add_header_scripts');`
 * To:
    `add_action('init', 'add_header_scripts');`
 *   Forum: [Hacks](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/hacks/)
   
   In reply to: [wp_enqueue_script problem](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_enqueue_script-problem-1/)
 *  Thread Starter [Lyden](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lyden/)
 * (@lyden)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_enqueue_script-problem-1/#post-1896023)
 * Solved it. For some reason, you can’t use the wp_head action. This is very unintuitive.
   You would think that since you include external scripts via <script> tags in 
   the head, you would use the wp_head action.
 * I changed:
    `add_action('wp_head', 'add_header_scripts');`
 * To:
    `add_action('init', 'add_header_scripts');`
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [wp_enqueue_script problem](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_enqueue_script-problem/)
 *  Thread Starter [Lyden](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lyden/)
 * (@lyden)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_enqueue_script-problem/#post-1896016)
 * Edited

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