Javascript in Wordpress

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Im new to wordpress and im trying to load javascript to it. This is my functions.php

add_action('wp_enque_scripts',function(){
    wp_enqueue_script('$javascript', get_stylesheet_directory_uri(). 
    'javascript/javascript.js', [], false, true);
});

and this is my javascript.js

console.log("hi");

When i open my browser's console i cant see the printed message. Plus my script file link isnt loaded in the HTML. What might be wrong? Is it that i didnt specified the javascript version?

First i reload the page and then i press F12 for the console tab — rahilo
– rahilo, Commented Mar 9, 2021 at 9:19
That's may be problem why you do not see console output. It does not write to console if it's closed. First open console, then refresh page — Justinas
– Justinas, Commented Mar 9, 2021 at 9:20
Do you see your script file being loaded in Network tab, do you see it's link in HTML? — Justinas
– Justinas, Commented Mar 9, 2021 at 9:28

Pof · Accepted Answer · 2021-03-09 09:45:32Z

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Your mistake is in your action name wp_enque_scripts. You should write wp_enqueue_scripts

In addition, I think you need a slash before your folder name

add_action('wp_enqueue_scripts',function(){
    wp_enqueue_script('$javascript', get_stylesheet_directory_uri(). 
    '/javascript/javascript.js', [], false, true);
});

answered Mar 9, 2021 at 9:45

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