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WordPress From Bootstrap to WordPress Setup a Bootstrap Theme Add Bootstrap JS via the functions.php File

Posted by Zilu Cao
Zilu Cao
Courses Plus Student 2,703 Points

Why don't load jQuery files in the footer of the site as what assumed to be the best practice?

In the video you put jQuery files link in the head section in order to make sure that it appears before bootstrap.min.js

Christopher Denny
Christopher Denny
10,460 Points
Christopher Denny
Christopher Denny
10,460 Points

There are two good practices: 1) Keeping it in the header then telling it to run on document ready, or 2) Place it at the end of the body.

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Victor Tsang
Victor Tsang
1,592 Points
Victor Tsang
Victor Tsang
1,592 Points

From what I read from stackoverflow, you load jQuery at the top because there might be plugins that add inline jQuery code at the head. I would assume a plugin that adds Google tracking code to the beginning of the head would be one case, but not sure if that uses jQuery.