Title: Script enqueue does not include script in page
Last modified: May 8, 2020

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# Script enqueue does not include script in page

 *  [Shopix Romania](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shopixro/)
 * (@shopixro)
 * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/script-enqueue-does-not-include-script-in-page/)
 * Hi,
 * I was wondering if there is any method to debug / track the problem of a wp_enqueue_script
   call made from within a php file.
 * The execution of the php file is based on a shortcode. However, if the shortcode
   is placed within the page, the enqueue works. If the shortcut is placed within
   a popup then the script will not get enqueue (the html for that popup is visibile
   in source code of the page).
 * Tried some basic php file_put_contents but we cannot see anything wrong, we see
   the php file executes before and above the wp_enqueue_script call in both situations.
 * Thank you!

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 *  [Howdy_McGee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/howdy_mcgee/)
 * (@howdy_mcgee)
 * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/script-enqueue-does-not-include-script-in-page/#post-12804380)
 * In most situations (if not all) you wouldn’t want to add `wp_enqueue_script()`
   into your shortcode callback. Instead you should add it using the [`wp_enqueue_scripts` action hook](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/wp_enqueue_scripts/).
 * The reason the script may not be enqueued within the shortcode can be because
   the WordPress Enqueue functionality has already run before your shortcode gets
   processed, thus your script won’t be output to the source. Using the previously
   linked hook will ensure your script gets added to the page.
 *  Thread Starter [Shopix Romania](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shopixro/)
 * (@shopixro)
 * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/script-enqueue-does-not-include-script-in-page/#post-12804488)
 * [@howdy_mcgee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/howdy_mcgee/) Thanks for the
   suggestion. However, if I insert the shortcode into a text block in Visual Composer
   directly on home page it works. If the shorcode is inserted into a HTML block
   that is included in the home page as a popup (but the popup html code is visible
   in the source code, only the scripts missing), then it doesn’t work anymore.
 * This is why I am trying to find a debug / troubleshooting method to understand
   why in one scenario gets included and in one not, so I can change and fix it.
 * Thanks!
 *  [Howdy_McGee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/howdy_mcgee/)
 * (@howdy_mcgee)
 * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/script-enqueue-does-not-include-script-in-page/#post-12804867)
 * All scrips should be added via the `wp_enqueue_scripts()` function and it’s recommended
   to use the [`wp_enqueue_scripts`](https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/basics/including-css-javascript/#combining-enqueue-functions)
   because of when the hook runs.
 * WordPress outputs the scripts in the `wp_head()` and `wp_footer()` functions 
   depending on where you tell it to enqueue. For example, if you tell your script
   to load in the header but the header scripts have already run, your script will
   not be enqueued.
 * For example, if for some reason we were adding a script at the opening body tag,
   the script will never be added because `wp_head()` has already run.
 *     ```
       add_action( 'wp_body_open', function() {
   
       	/**
       	 * This script will not be enqueued
       	 */
       	wp_enqueue_script(
       		'script-id',		// Script ID
       		$script_url,		// Script URL
       		array( 'jquery' ),	// Script Dependencies
       		'1.2.3',		// Script Version
       		false,			// False = Header, True = Footer
       	);
   
       } );
       ```
   
 * Additionally, if your script is enqueued before a dependency has been added or
   exists it will not be enqueued. For example, if jQuery is needed as a dependency
   by another script and is enqueued after your script is enqueued, your script 
   will not load because the dependency hasn’t loaded yet.
 * Hopefully someone with a better understanding can explain it better but the load
   process for enqueueing scripts is important and enqueueing in a shortcode can
   be sporadic which is why it’s not recommended. The safest approach is to use 
   the `wp_enqueue_scripts` hook.
 * For an additional reference here’s a similar question answered on WordPress StackExchange:
   [https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/a/98533/7355](https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/a/98533/7355)
 *  Thread Starter [Shopix Romania](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shopixro/)
 * (@shopixro)
 * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/script-enqueue-does-not-include-script-in-page/#post-12806108)
 * [@howdy_mcgee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/howdy_mcgee/) thank you for
   the details. I have tried to change as suggested and use wp_enqueue_scripts but
   unfortunatelly this does not make any difference in behavior.
 * So, in case of using wp_enqueue_script / wp_enqueue_scripts the script will get
   included in the page if the shortcode is placed in a text block of VC, but the
   script will not be included when is placed in a HTML block that is included inside
   the page.
 * Activating wp_debug does not seem to provide additional details.
 *  [Howdy_McGee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/howdy_mcgee/)
 * (@howdy_mcgee)
 * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/script-enqueue-does-not-include-script-in-page/#post-12806169)
 * WP Debug probably won’t show issues in this cause since it’s not a real PHP error
   or warning, just a load issue. If the using the `wp_enqueue_scripts` action hook
   described above did not work you’ll need to provide some code for us to replicate.
   Are you sure your theme has a `wp_head()` and `wp_footer()` hook as it should?
 *  Thread Starter [Shopix Romania](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shopixro/)
 * (@shopixro)
 * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/script-enqueue-does-not-include-script-in-page/#post-12806236)
 * [@howdy_mcgee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/howdy_mcgee/) you are right,
   it’s not an actual PHP error / warning.
    With the use of Query Monitor, I was
   able to find something. Query Monitor reports missing dependencies – jQuery for
   the scripts that do not get included.
 * It looks like somehow the scripts are being enqueued before jQuery does. Tried
   to include in the call parameter for include in footer but does not seem to make
   any difference.
 * The setup is a bit more complex as the code is part of a plugin that I am trying
   to use for a specific functionality. (Form creation and integration with a 3rd
   party service, that should be submitted via Ajax. Everything works except the
   Ajax submit because scripts are not included)
    -  This reply was modified 6 years ago by [Shopix Romania](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shopixro/).
    -  This reply was modified 6 years ago by [Shopix Romania](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shopixro/).
 *  [Howdy_McGee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/howdy_mcgee/)
 * (@howdy_mcgee)
 * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/script-enqueue-does-not-include-script-in-page/#post-12808001)
 * Can you provide the `wp_enqueue_script()` hook code you’re using? Are you testing
   your plugin on the default TwentyTwenty theme?

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