js and images files are not recognized - beginner

Question

it might be the simplest question but i can't find why my javascript files and images are not recognized by wordpress : i put all my JS files and images in my theme's folder, so i created a folder "word" inside "theme", with all the content and then i added my files. But the website doesn't recognize the path to the javascript or the images. Could you please tell me what i'm doing wrong?

i used it like that in the header page :

< script src="jquery.js" type="text/javascript">

Thanks ;)

Answer 1

You need to give the full path to your theme files. To get the URL of your theme, use the WordPress function bloginfo( 'template_directory' ); so at a minimum you would need:

<script src="<?php bloginfo( 'template_directory' ) ?>/jquery.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

However, scripts / styles should really be "enqueued" using wp_enqueue_script(); (see http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_enqueue_script)

I would recommend taking a look at some other themes to see how they include thetheme files like this. Also the Codex page on Theme Development is a good place to start: http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Development