Title: Add a javascript library
Last modified: August 20, 2020

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# Add a javascript library

 *  Resolved [pauldotmac](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pauldotmac/)
 * (@pauldotmac)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-a-javascript-library/)
 * Hi,
 * I’m trying to add a javascript library – flot – to my website using your plugin.
   I have the following code in one of your snippets but I get 2 errors
 * add_action(‘wp_head’, function(){?>
    <script src=’[http://localhost/test/wp-content/scripts/jquery.flot.min.js&#8217](http://localhost/test/wp-content/scripts/jquery.flot.min.js&#8217);
   language=’javascript’ type=’text/javascript’></script> ?php });
 * 1) Expecting a } on line 3
    2) Expecting a ) on line 3
 * line 3 is the last line: ?php });
 * Thanks
 * Paul

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 *  Plugin Author [Shea Bunge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bungeshea/)
 * (@bungeshea)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-a-javascript-library/#post-13288367)
 * You’re missing a `<` character on line 3: it should look like this: `<?php });`
 * I recommend adding javascript libraries using this method instead:
 *     ```
       add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', function () {
   
       	wp_enqueue_script(
       		'jquery-flot',
       		'http://localhost/test/wp-content/scripts/jquery.flot.min.js',
       		array( 'jquery' )
       	);
       } );
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [pauldotmac](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pauldotmac/)
 * (@pauldotmac)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-a-javascript-library/#post-13288638)
 * Excellent, thank you for the rapid response and the alternative solution.
 * Should have spotted the missing “<“, simple mistake, but thank you
 *  Plugin Author [Shea Bunge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bungeshea/)
 * (@bungeshea)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-a-javascript-library/#post-13288640)
 * No problem!

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 * Last reply from: [Shea Bunge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bungeshea/)
 * Last activity: [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-a-javascript-library/#post-13288640)
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