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I am trying to use a self written script for the jQuery library in my self-made theme, but it's not working. When I simply use script-tags, everything is alright. So it has to be something with wp_enqueue_script and wp_register_script. In the beginning of my code in the index.php I have

<?php
    wp_enqueue_script('jquery');
    wp_register_script( 'my_name', 'path/to/my/script/script.js'));
    wp_enqueue_script('my_name');
?>

I know that normally that has to be written BEFORE wp_head(); but because I am still developing everything, I haven't split my code into various files, I am working straight in the index.php. Do I have to do any other steps before enqueueing the scripts?

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You want to use wp_enqueue_scripts.

add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'wpse_3810' );
function wpse_3810() {
    wp_enqueue_script( 'jquery' );
    wp_register_script( 'my_name', 'path/to/my/script/script.js'));
    wp_enqueue_script( 'my_name' );
}
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    Yes, but technically, no earlier than init. Using wp_enqueue_scripts is probably more semantically correct. Commented Jan 6, 2012 at 16:21
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    Doing enqueue on init is wrong and myth, long propagated by incorrect info in Codex. wp_enqueue_scripts is correct hook to use for that. Commented Jan 6, 2012 at 17:12
  • Oh, good to know. I've changed the code appropriately. Commented Jan 6, 2012 at 17:24
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There is a 'wp_enqueue_scripts' hook for this, 'init' is usually not the right choice.

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I would recommend you put your code in functions.php as that would be loaded before your index.php

You should also define dependencies so that they are loaded in the correct order.

<?php
//wp_register_script( $handle, $src, $deps, $ver, $in_footer );
wp_register_script( 'my_name', 'path/to/my/script/script.js', array('jquery') );
?>

See: wp register script

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