Title: Javascript not working in posts
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Javascript not working in posts

 *  [arbzilla](https://wordpress.org/support/users/arbzilla/)
 * (@arbzilla)
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/javascript-not-working-in-posts/)
 * Hi,
    I’ve googled this problem and also checked out the [codex page for javascript](http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Javascript)
   and that wasn’t much help either (I’m a WordPress beginner). Sometimes I’m not
   sure if the advice if for me or for plugin/theme developers.
 * What I am looking for is the ability to have an **external** javascript file (
   scriptname.js) on my server which contains all the javascript functions I’ll 
   be using in my post. Then I want to be able to create a post which uses these
   functions.
 * After lots of trial and error I was able to get some of the javascript working,
   but not the rest. It works 100% when I test it locally. I’m using the “[Custom fields shortcode](http://gonahkar.com/wordpress-plugins/custom-fields-shortcode/)”
   plugin and then using a customfield [cf]js[/cf] to access the javascript code.
   This may not be a good way to do it, but it’s the only way I’ve been able to 
   get working so far. If there’s a better way, please tell me 🙂
 * If you look at the page [http://www.arbzilla.com/category/free-arb-bets/](http://www.arbzilla.com/category/free-arb-bets/)
   you will see that the border rollover effects work fine, but in step 4, the “
   recalculate” button does nothing, even though it has events attached to it (onMouseOver
   =”highlight_button()” onMouseOut=”unhighlight_button()” onclick=”click_recalculate_button()”).
 * Is there an easy step-by-step way to allow me to create posts that make use of
   my external javascript file?
 * Thanks 🙂

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 *  Thread Starter [arbzilla](https://wordpress.org/support/users/arbzilla/)
 * (@arbzilla)
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/javascript-not-working-in-posts/#post-2239632)
 * **Update:** I’ve been using firefox for all my testing. When I tested using google
   chrome and internet explorer….it worked! I didn’t think to test in a different
   browser, sorry. I have no idea why it isn’t working in firefox, is it just on
   my computer or is it on all firefox browsers?
 * Anyway, my original question still stands, I’m still looking for a good way to
   get javascript working in posts. There must be a standard way that most people
   use successfully, right?

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 * Last activity: [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/javascript-not-working-in-posts/#post-2239632)
 * Status: not resolved

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