Title: wp_localize_script
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# wp_localize_script

 *  [jasonsweb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jasonsweb/)
 * (@jasonsweb)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_localize_script/)
 * Hi!
 * I’m trying to get a like script running on my blog.
 * This is a part of the code, which I placed in my functions.php:
 *     ```
       wp_localize_script('like_post', 'ajax_var', array(
       	'url' => admin_url('admin-ajax.php'),
       	'nonce' => wp_create_nonce('ajax-nonce')
       ));
       ```
   
 * But when I run it in debug mode, the following error appears:
 * wp_localize_script was called incorrectly. Scripts and styles should not be registered
   or enqueued until the wp_enqueue_scripts, admin_enqueue_scripts, or init hooks.
 * I’ve did many searches, but could only find solutions about “wp_enqueue_script”,
   but unfortunately not about “wp_localize_script”.
 * So is there something I’m doing wrong what makes the error appears?
 * Thanks in advance!

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 *  [carl_erikl@hotmail.com](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carl_eriklhotmailcom/)
 * (@carl_eriklhotmailcom)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_localize_script/#post-2958909)
 * Perhaps
    1. you dont call localize script after enqueue 2. check from exactly
   where it has been called, perhaps try to put it in a init hook.
 * kind regards
    ce
 *  [Anastis Sourgoutsidis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anastis/)
 * (@anastis)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_localize_script/#post-2958910)
 * wp_localize_script, just like wp_enqueue_script and wp_register_script, should
   be called from within a hook.
 * Usually you register you scripts on the ‘init’ hook, and enqueue them on the ‘
   wp_enqueue_scripts’ hook.
 * Assuming ‘like_post’ is an already registered script, here is a working localization
   example:
 *     ```
       add_action('wp_enqueue_scripts', 'enqueue_theme_scripts');
       function enqueue_theme_scripts()
       {
       	$params['url'] = admin_url('admin-ajax.php');
        	$params['nonce'] = wp_create_nonce('ajax-nonce');
   
       	wp_enqueue_script('like_post');
   
       	wp_localize_script('like_post', 'ajax_var', $params);
       }
       ```
   
 * Hope this helps.

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 * [enqueue](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/enqueue/)
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