Questions tagged [wp-localize-script]
Localizes a script, but only if script has already been added. Can also be used to include arbitrary Javascript data in a page.
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jQuery Autocomplete not working with wp_localize_script
Bit of background: I am building an autocompleting-search box for a list of Trades (a Custom Taxonomy). I asked this question and very helpfully got a much better understanding of how WordPress and ...
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Pass list of categories to JS
I'm trying to pass a list of all the categories to my MixItUp settings in my JS file to show all the items on load. But I can't seem to generate a list of the categories and reliably send them over to ...
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Use options to control jQuery plugin
This may be a dumb question, but I've been teaching myself Wordpress and I've been struggling with this for a while. What I want to do is use a Wordpress control panel page to control a countdown ...
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Creating Multiple wp_localize_script for Shortcode?
I have a shortcode that displays recent WooCommerce products in a carousel, however i would like the end user to be able to use the shortcode multiple times on the same page, currently when this ...
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Localize variables with TinyMCE script
I am writing a plugin that has variables that I would like to localize for use within TinyMCE. The logical choice seemed to me to localise them with the enqueued TinyMCE script itself like so:
public ...
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Path to image in js with wp_localize_script [closed]
I'm trying to implement animated svg icons into my Wordpress theme.
All's is great, except I can't figure out how to put proper url for svg images in this js file:
var svgIconConfig = {
plus : {
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WP_LOCALIZE_SCRIPT doesn't work
I am creating AJAX loading and need to use WP_LOCALIZE_SCRIPT but cannot make it work.
Here is my code. I place it in functions.php
wp_enqueue_script( 'page_data');
$gallery_js_data_array = array(
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wp localize script is not working in a custom AJAX request
I am trying to use wp_localize_script() to send some php values to a script.
The following are the part of the file inc/show-event.php.
if( $price ) {
$pricefortwo = ceil( ( 2 * $price) - ( 0....
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Is it possible to use wp_localize_script to create global JS variables without a specific script handle?
Can we somehow use wp_localize_script() to create global js variables without a specific script handle which can be accessed from all the js files, even if the js scripts are not enqueued properly by ...
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How do I pass the template url to javascript in the ADMIN area of my theme?
I need to pass the path to a php file (located in a folder in my theme) to a JS file being used in my admin area but I have no idea how to accomplish that.
What Im trying to do, is build a page ...
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Use of global variables within plugin [closed]
I am creating my first plugin ever and I found my self having to call the same option variables within various parts of the same page therefore I sought for a solution and stumbled upon global ...
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Localize variable for multiple Shortcodes
I have this code for flexslider Shortcode
add_shortcode('flexslider', function($atts){
global $post;
$ids = explode(',', $atts[ids]);
$uniqid = uniqid();
wp_enqueue_script( 'shortcode_flexslider');
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Problem passing id-specific objects to javascript via wp_localize_script
I'm using wp_localize_script to pass multiple arrays of data into a javascript file. To differentiate between the different arrays (and prevent overwriting), they are labelled relative to the post id ...
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How to localize data array in plugin's option page
So i am localizing data saved in an array for my plugin's options, however the data is only localized in the front end, how can I localize data in the plugin's option page as well?
The following is ...
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Passing a location-dependent array via wp_localize_script within a shortcode
I have created a shortcode that is intended to be inserted into custom field of a music custom post type. The shortcode is coverted into an audio playlist using the jplayer jquery plugin (and it's ...
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in jquery read a multidimensional array via wp_localize_script()
From PHP I am pushing a basic array to jQuery via wp_localize_script() and then using the array data in my script file.
Now I have extended the array into a multidimensional array and can not figure ...
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How to intercept already localized scripts
If a plugin uses some script (prominent example: jQuery UI Datepicker), but you're not happy with how the script renders the output, then there're two possibilities:
1. Unregister the script > Add ...
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Wp_localize_script from Shortcode [closed]
I've been trying for hours and tried several answers from here and Google but still no luck.. need help.
I am making a shortcode (slider) and trying to execute a javascript file (for the slider's ...
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Localizing methods for jQuery append prepend wrap parent
So I am serializing some options in WordPress and then localizing them to be used in my jQuery script, however what I am trying to do next isn't working.
jQuery('.advert')+ lu_ban_object.method +('&...
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wp_localize_script not create variable in head section
I try to make an ajax function in wordpress and I enqueued my script and declared my variables like this in functions.php:
function my_enqueue_scripts() {
wp_enqueue_script(
'load_post',
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Passing boolean values with wp_localize_script
I am using wp_localize_script to pass a couple of values from my theme options to a javascript file. First I got the values from my theme options:
$options = get_option('theme');
$flex_auto = $...
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How to load dynamic option with ajax
Basically I'm creating an options page in which the user will click on a button to display a text input field, which will then be populated by the user with a name.
This name will be then saved into ...
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Can't seem to get wp_localize_script to work
This is my code:
wp_enqueue_script('ms_ajax_localized');
wp_localize_script( 'ms_ajax_localized', 'MS_Ajax', array(
'ajaxurl' => admin_url( 'admin-ajax.php' ),
'nextNonce' => ...
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Using template tags in external JS file
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 ...
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Passing widget options to external script
I am trying to pass some widget options to an external script using wp_localize_script. I know how to pass the variables and how to use them within the script, but how do I extract the widget options ...
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What is the correct way to build a widget using OOP
I am working on a simple search form widget, with a built in autocomplete capability (You can download the current version here). The plugin is working, but I am currently rewriting all the code using ...
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How to localize inline script called with ajax
I have a loop of posts and I allow a user to edit each post using ajax. When the edit button is clicked for the post I use ajax to retrieve the template part containing the edit form for the post. ...
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How to get the post ID when creating JS variables with localize_script
how do you set the current post ID as a JS variable with localize_script? It seems like the $post variable isn't availible in the functions.php file. When is it created? Do i have to add localize ...
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Nonce best practices: hidden input vs. wp_localize_script?
I noticed while looking at the HTML of an edit page that WordPress uses a lot of hidden input elements for storing nonces. Is there a significant advantage to using either this style of storing ...
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jQuery dialog prints HTML-Tags under Wordpress
i need some help. I am using wp_localize_script in my Wordpres_Plugin. Inthe documentready-function i use this Code to bring the Message up:
$('#button-setup-league').click(function()
{
$( "#dialog ...
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Use wp_localize_script for non existing script
Task: What I'm trying to do
I'm fetching data via the WP Http API from a remote server. The data I'm getting back is JSON encoded. In one of my methods, I'm converting them back and then push it into ...
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w3 total cache minification breaks wp_localize_script() [closed]
I am trying to configure W3 total cache plugin to speed up my site. The minify option is great but I am running into the following issue:
Let's say I have a JavaScript file I am attached wp_localize ...
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Parsing post->ID in included plugin file
running into something that has got me completely puzzled.
I have a plugin with a main file that looks like this:
// Global Variables
$mouldings_prefix = 'mouldings_';
$mouldings_name = 'Mouldings';
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esc_html__ security : what for in this example?
how does esc_html__ (the 2nd one) protect the $message variable from being hacked ? what's the point to use this protection here (the second one with a plain text)?
<?php
function unknown(){
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enqueue and localize script in footer
I have a script which must run in my footer, after some variables are declared. It works if I just put the code directly in my footer file, but I think best practices dictate I should do this via ...
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Using WP Ajax and jQuery to process multiple forms on the same page?
I'm using the following to make ajax calls:
wp_enqueue_script( 'my-ajax-request', TAF_PLUGIN_URL . 'js/ajaxcf.js', array( 'jquery' ) );
wp_localize_script( 'my-ajax-request', 'MyAjax', array( '...
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adding custom script to functions file
I have a problem adding a custom script to my functions.php file:
add_action('wp_print_scripts', 'load_AJAX_URL__');
function load_AJAX_URL__() {
wp_localize_script( 'ajax_URL', 'MyAjax', array( '...
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How to localize admin.php only once
I am creating a set of plugins that all use AJAX. Now localizing the admin.php in all the plugins seems to be a bit of an overkill. Is there a way to localize the script only once.\
Now I do not know ...
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Multiple wp_localize_script
Is it possible to localize a script more than once? I want to send two separate arrays of params.
Or is it only possible to localize a script once, in which case, I'll have to combine the arrays?
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Does wp_localize_script call a Javascript Function or Simply Pass PHP Parameters to It
Easy question: I'm trying to understand wp_localize_script.
Does wp_localize_script call a JavaScript function or does it simply pass PHP parameters to JavaScript?
I want to pass PHP parameters to ...
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wp_enqueue_script calling jQuery at different times for different browsers?
This makes no sense, but in looking at my view source across browsers, wp_localize_script() is inserting tags as expected for all browsers other than IE7,8,9. The script tag is simply not there in ...
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Find out if enqueued script uses wp_localize_script?
Is there a function that can check if an enqueued script has a call to wp_localize_script attached to it?
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wp_localize_script $handle
Can anyone tell me what the "$handle" ( first parameter ) of wp_localize_script is normally used for. Thanks.
P.s.: I have no idea why but stackexchange is telling me this question dosen't meet ...
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