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JavaScript

Posted by mm4
mm4
8,600 Points

Linking JavaScript: when to use wp_register_script?

In the video we used it for flexslider.js but not for theme.js (code below). For the latter, why was it okay to just "absorb" the register's parameters into wp_enqueue_script instead of use the actual WordPress function?.

    //Load Theme's JS
function theme_js() {
    wp_register_script('flexslider', get_template_directory_uri().'/js/flexslider.js', array('jquery'), '', true);
    if(is_page('home')) {
        wp_enqueue_script('flexslider');
    }
    wp_enqueue_script('theme_js', get_template_directory_uri().'/js/theme.js', array('jquery'), '', true);
}

1 Answer

Tom Bedford
Tom Bedford
15,645 Points
Tom Bedford
Tom Bedford
15,645 Points

I think registering a script allows you to use it later on specific pages. In the example you posted the flexslider is used on the "home" page. The theme.js is enqueued straight away as it will be used on every page.

The parameters only need to be set once. For flexslider.js they are set when it's registered, it's then called by name in the enqueue as it's already been set. For theme.js the parameters are set with the enqueue as there's no need to "register" it as it will be on every page.