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I am working with HTML5 Blank and I can't seem to get jquery to stop being called in wp_footer(). I have tried adding this to the bottom of my functions file:

function theme_slug_dequeue_footer_jquery() {
 wp_dequeue_script( 'jquery' );
}
add_action( 'wp_footer', 'theme_slug_dequeue_footer_jquery', 11 );

with no luck. I also tried:

if( !is_admin()){
wp_deregister_script('jquery');
wp_dequeue_script('jquery');}

but I still end up with /wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.js?ver=1.8.3 being called in the footer. What am I doing wrong here?

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    Just to get you right: don't you want jQuery being enqueued at all, or do you just want it to be enqueued in the header rather than in the footer?
    – tfrommen
    Mar 12, 2013 at 3:46
  • Do you know what is enqueuing the script? If you dequeue this, whatever is using it could well stop working.
    – s_ha_dum
    Mar 12, 2013 at 3:51
  • @tf I want it gone entirely. s_ha_dum: I'm not sure, but I am fine with that outcome.
    – Josh Mountain
    Mar 12, 2013 at 4:13

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If your working with a blank theme why don't you just remove or comment out the wp_enqueue_script('jquery'); in the theme functions.php?

Otherwise your action hook is wrong, use, 

add_action('wp_print_scripts','theme_slug_dequeue_footer_jquery');
function theme_slug_dequeue_footer_jquery() {
   wp_dequeue_script('jquery');
}

This will still load the build in jQuery (I think) in /wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.js?ver=1.8.3

To remove all jQuery from the admin & the front end you have to deregister_script, this will break how the admin functions but it will still be usable (no drag and drop, etc).

add_action('wp_print_scripts','theme_slug_dequeue_footer_jquery');
function theme_slug_dequeue_footer_jquery() {
        wp_deregister_script('jquery');
        wp_dequeue_script('jquery');
    }

Also for just the front end use (this is the one you should be using):

 add_action('wp_print_scripts','theme_slug_dequeue_footer_jquery');
 function theme_slug_dequeue_footer_jquery() {
       if( !is_admin()){
           wp_dequeue_script('jquery');
       }
}
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  • I tried your last block of code there but 1.8.3 is still being called in the footer :( The reason I wanted to do this was because I need to call an older version of jquery in the header before the main page content loads - maybe there is a better way than dequeueing?
    – Josh Mountain
    Mar 12, 2013 at 6:56
  • No, disable plugins and switch to the default theme.
    – Wyck
    Mar 12, 2013 at 15:58
  • I see now that other includes in my functions file were calling jquery as a dependency ( this post helped wordpress.stackexchange.com/a/35039/27454 ) but your answer was also very helpful and technically correct based on the limited info I provided so thank you!
    – Josh Mountain
    Mar 12, 2013 at 17:26
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If you need to call another jQuery version, you could use the noConflict method and you can load them in header or footer with no problem in any order.

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