Title: Correct syntax for Admin JavaScript Files
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Correct syntax for Admin JavaScript Files

 *  Resolved [mrupal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrupal/)
 * (@mrupal)
 * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/correct-syntax-for-admin-javascript-files/)
 * Hi,
 * I’ve tried to add my admin file on the Admin JavaScript Files box as follows:
 * wp-content/themes/twentytwelve-child/js/custom-admin.js (it says you can add 
   a relative path to the root of the installation)
 * But it doesn’t function…?
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/add-admin-javascript/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/add-admin-javascript/)

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 *  Thread Starter [mrupal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrupal/)
 * (@mrupal)
 * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/correct-syntax-for-admin-javascript-files/#post-3564221)
 * Sorry, my fault:
 * the relative address of the file should start with a / as:
 * /wp-content/themes/twentytwelve-child/js/custom-admin.js

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 * Last activity: [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/correct-syntax-for-admin-javascript-files/#post-3564221)
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