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I’d like to know how to use the get_bloginfo( 'template_directory' ) tag in an external JS file.

I just found out that it’s possible using the wp_localize_script function but I didn’t manage to get it to work …

functions.php

wp_enqueue_script( 'custom_js' );
wp_localize_script('custom_js', 'wp_urls', array( 'template_dir' => get_bloginfo( 'template_directory' ) ));

header.php (beneath wp_head();)

<script>
    alert(wp_urls.template_dir);
</script>
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  • Maybe changing to 'wp_urls' might work?
    – akTed
    Jan 21, 2013 at 14:46
  • I changed every hyphen to an underscore—but it still doesn’t work.
    – user1706680
    Jan 21, 2013 at 14:59
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    Is the .js referenced by 'custom_js' loading in the <head>?
    – akTed
    Jan 21, 2013 at 15:03
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    ... and is it loading in the <head> before the alert?
    – s_ha_dum
    Jan 21, 2013 at 15:18
  • wp-head(); is called before the alert but there’s nothing added in the header by wp-head();.
    – user1706680
    Jan 21, 2013 at 16:06

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It doesn't work because you haven't enqueued your script properly. If the script isn't printed, neither are the variables set by wp_localize_script. Please read a WP Codex entry on wp_localize_script function. You have to include a path to the script after the handle.

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  • Yep, I manage to get it to work with wp_enqueue_script( 'custom_js', get_bloginfo( 'template_directory' ) . '/js/google-map.js' ); wp_localize_script('custom_js', 'wp_urls', array( 'template_dir' => get_bloginfo( 'template_directory' ) ));
    – user1706680
    Jan 21, 2013 at 20:03

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