[theme-reviewers] Is wp_enqueue style/script necessary?

[Fahd Murtaza]

Hello Wayne

This is important. For example you want to include jQuery or you are
writing a theme that includes jQuery in it, then you should use
usingwp_enqueue_style()/wp_enqueue_script()  to ensure that your code
is compatible with any future wordpress plugins that you use.

These functions ensure that if there are two  wp_enqueue_script()
used for same script twice or more, wordpress is smart enough to add
them only once. I have found the  wp_enqueue_script() to be more
useful than the wp_enqueue_style() as plugins can load additional
scripts, which might conflict with what you're adding in your theme.

For example, think of a plugin adding a different version of jQuery or
even worse, adding it twice.

Regards
Fahd Murtaza

Regards
Fahd Murtaza
+96893678199
www.fahdmurtaza.com



On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 11:43 AM, CONNOR Wayne and Jill <wayne at dubbo.org> wrote:
>
> I got this comment on last submission of my slidingdoor theme:
>
> Themes are REQUIRED to enqueue all stylesheets and scripts, usingwp_enqueue_style()/wp_enqueue_script(), and hooked into an appropriate hook via callback function, rather than hard-coding stylesheet/script links or tags in the template.
>
>
> I've been to http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_enqueue_script and I don't actually understand what it's saying. I don't want to get my head around it if I don't have to!
>
>
> Is it talking about my inclusion of say mootools in my header.php?
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> <script type="text/javascript" src="<?php echo $url; ?>/imagemenu/mootools.js"></script>
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> Do I need to do this differently?
>
>
>
> It does say on the function reference page "The safe and recommended method of adding JavaScript to a WordPress generated page is by using wp_enqueue_script(). "
>
> 'recommended' is not 'you must'.
>
> I've checked out the twentyeleven theme and it has this in header:
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> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="all" href="<?php bloginfo( 'stylesheet_url' ); ?>" />
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> that seems to be a direct including of a stylesheet not using wp_enque_style.
>
> So some guidance would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Wayne
>
>
>
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