Title: Adding Javascript Functions to Header.php
Last modified: November 8, 2018
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# Adding Javascript Functions to Header.php
* [starwag](https://wordpress.org/support/users/starwag/)
* (@starwag)
* [7 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-javascript-functions-to-header-php/)
* I am working on a theme and adding javascript directly to the header. When I
add just two functions the pages work beautifully, but when I add all of the
functions I need all javascript stops working. Why does it not work with more
than two functions?
Here is the header code after I add all the javascript:
* ```
class="no-js">
<?php wp_title(''); ?><?php if(wp_title('', false)) { echo ' :'; } ?> <?php bloginfo('name'); ?>
>
```
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* Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
* (@sterndata)
* Volunteer Forum Moderator
* [7 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-javascript-functions-to-header-php/#post-10860836)
* see [https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_enqueue_script/](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_enqueue_script/)
for the proper way to add scripts to the header.
* Thread Starter [starwag](https://wordpress.org/support/users/starwag/)
* (@starwag)
* [7 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-javascript-functions-to-header-php/#post-10860842)
* I’ve read that, but I also have read that I can just insert this into the header.
Is that not true?
* Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
* (@sterndata)
* Volunteer Forum Moderator
* [7 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-javascript-functions-to-header-php/#post-10860856)
* You can do that, too.
* Thread Starter [starwag](https://wordpress.org/support/users/starwag/)
* (@starwag)
* [7 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-javascript-functions-to-header-php/#post-10860866)
* So why isn’t it working that way then?
* I intend to do this properly later, using the method you linked, but I was hoping
to use an expedient method for testing purposes, so I can experiment with the
code.
- This reply was modified 7 years, 7 months ago by [starwag](https://wordpress.org/support/users/starwag/).
* Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
* (@sterndata)
* Volunteer Forum Moderator
* [7 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-javascript-functions-to-header-php/#post-10860883)
* I suspect your problem is how the ifs are nesting. I’d try removing a lot of
the cases and adding them back in, one at a time, until you figure it out. (multi-
test/fail ifs make me crazy)
* Thread Starter [starwag](https://wordpress.org/support/users/starwag/)
* (@starwag)
* [7 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-javascript-functions-to-header-php/#post-10860886)
* Sounds like good advice. I’ll give it a try. Thanks!
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