Why is my WP enqueue script not working?

Why is my WP enqueue script not working?

I’m developing a theme and trying to get wp_enqueue_script to work. The curious thing, is that nothing shows up. It doesn’t do anything. Here’s my setup: And in the HTML, nothing shows up at all. You should have registered your jquery file after remove the default wordpress jquery.

Do you need to check is _ admin ( ) for enqueue scripts?

You don’t need to check is_admin () since admin_enqueue_scripts is the corresponding hook for loading scripts on the admin side. If you are developing a child theme use get_stylesheet_directory_uri () when loading js within your theme directory.

Why is my JavaScript not working in WordPress?

The curious thing, is that nothing shows up. It doesn’t do anything. Here’s my setup: And in the HTML, nothing shows up at all. You should have registered your jquery file after remove the default wordpress jquery. I use this code.. hope it helps..

What happens if you deregister the jQuery in WordPress?

You’ve deregistered the jQuery that comes with WordPress without registering an alternative version. Normally the shipped version is removed if you want to load it directly from a CDN. An example would be below;

How to enqueue script to child theme in WordPress?

It is in the child theme themes/pho-child/js/custom.js Now it looks better. In the Chrome inspector it is listed as: THANKS! Now I need to get that custom.js working.

How to override JavaScript files in WordPress theme?

The correct way to add scripts to WordPress is with wp_enqueue_script. If your parent theme uses this, you can override the JS files by using wp_dequeue_script and enqueuing your own.

How to call enqueue script on admin screen?

To call it on the administration screens, use the admin_enqueue_scripts action hook. For the login screen, use the login_enqueue_scripts action hook. Calling it outside of an action hook can lead to problems, see the ticket #11526 for details.

What’s the default ” false ” for a script in WordPress?

Default ‘false’. Links a script file to the generated page at the right time according to the script dependencies, if the script has not been already included and if all the dependencies have been registered.

Why is my jQuery not working in WordPress?

Gerald is spot on. You’ve deregistered the jQuery that comes with WordPress without registering an alternative version. Normally the shipped version is removed if you want to load it directly from a CDN. An example would be below; Is the constant “tz_JS” is defined correctly?

How to use conditional content in WP enqueue?

The other answer works but the conditional relies upon your page slug (myurl.com/this-is-the-slug) never changing. A more reliable method (IMO), and one that fits this case, would be to use the is_page_template (‘example-template.php’) conditional check instead.

How to link a script to a WordPress page?

You could either link a script with a handle previously registered using the wp_register_script() function, or provide this function with all the parameters necessary to link a script. This is the recommended method of linking JavaScript to a WordPress generated page.

How to use enqueue script to load Javascript files?

In the early days in my career as a WordPress dev I used to load my JavaScript files like this: This was simple and easy to understand. While this obviously works, I later discovered that there is a better way to enqueue scripts built in WordPress core.