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Gary Stewart
14,142 PointsEscaping echo'd Javascript within Wordpress?
I have the following line of code within one of my Wordpress sites which works great:
<?php
if (!is_user_logged_in()){
echo "<script>alert('You must be logged in to place a vote!');window.location='http://localhost/wordpress/log-in/';</script>";
exit;
}
?>
I am now escaping data before the sites launch and am wondering the best way to escape the Javascript here for security, I am aware of the esc_js() function but am not sure how best to implement it?
Thanks!
2 Answers
Sean T. Unwin
28,690 PointsI would suggest using wp_localize_script. You will have to put your alert code into a .js file (and register or enqueue it first) though and possibly add a trigger (boolean), or some other method, so that wp_localize_script() can pass a value to a variable in order to show the alert.
In this tutorial example, it is recommending to pass the alert string using this function so that it may translated if need be, which is a good practice, as well.
Gary Stewart
14,142 PointsIs it necessary to escape this if it is hard coded within a page php template? Nothing is getting called from the database or inputted to alter the code written within the file?
Excuse my new learning on this area! :)