forgive me but I am an amateur so I have limited knowledge.
I want to know the best way to add jQuery to my custom WordPress theme. Previously I just used the following code:
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://ajax.aspnetcdn.com/ajax/jQuery/jquery-3.2.1.min.js"></script>
I have learnt that apparently this is not the best practice way and that the best practice way is to use the wp_enqueue_script function to add jQuery. Therefore I created an index.php and functions.js file which I have copied down below.
html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script>
jQuery(document).ready(function(){
jQuery('.enqTest').css('color','blue');
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<p class="enqTest">This font should be blue</p>
</body>
</html>
functions.js
<?php
function adding_jquery{
wp_enqueue_script('jquery');
}
add_action('wp_enqueue_scripts','adding_jquery');
My aim here is to use jQuery to change the font color of the text however I am trying to use wp_enqueue_script to load jQuery. It does not work. What am I missing here?
I have looked at other questions, interestingly another user said jQuery can only be loaded when it has been marked as a dependancy for a different script. Is this true? Would I then need to take the jQuery function out of my index.php file, add it to a new script file and register then enqueue that script file in the adding_jquery function in my functions.php file?
