Loading JavaScript

Adding Scripts

• Store your JavaScript files under assets/js in your theme.

Loading Scripts

• Inside your theme open /app/assets/js-assets.php
• Add a load_js() call. The first parameter is the URL to the JS file. The second optional parameter is an array of arguments. See arguments.
• If handle is not defined as an arg the URL parameter will be used.
• If ver is not defined as an arg the theme version will be used.

Cache Busting

If you don't define "ver" then it will append the theme version to your JavaScript file's URL. You can use this for cache busting - simply bump the version number of your theme.

Examples

If you simply need to load a JavaScript file you can do:

load_js( _templateURL . '/assets/js/application.js' );

Here's an example for loading jQuery from the Google CDN:

wp_deregister_script( 'jquery' );

load_js( '//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js', array(
	'handle' => 'jquery'
) );