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Posted by valeriuv
valeriuv
20,999 Points

What does "enqueue" mean and what is the purpose of the wp_enqueue_style() function?

I am not sure I understand the purpose and meaning of this type of functions: wp_enqueue_style() and wp_enqueue_script().

2 Answers

Logan R
Logan R
22,989 Points

Enqueue means to add (an item of data awaiting processing) to a queue of such items.

You can learn more about the function on the WP site: http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_enqueue_style

but really it's just a safe way to add/enqueue a CSS style file to the wordpress generated page.

valeriuv
valeriuv
20,999 Points
valeriuv
valeriuv
20,999 Points

Thanks for the answer. I looked at that page before I even asked this here. Still, I am not sure I understand the relation between enqueuing and registering styles and scripts.