Don't enqueue scripts

[kilianso]

Hey there

Great code! Just a question: How can we use this without enqueue the script in the functions.php?

function sl_enqueue_scripts() {
	wp_enqueue_script( 'simple-likes-public-js', get_template_directory_uri() . '/js/simple-likes-public.js', array( 'jquery' ), '0.5', false );
	wp_localize_script( 'simple-likes-public-js', 'simpleLikes', array(
		'ajaxurl' => admin_url( 'admin-ajax.php' ),
		'like' => __( 'Like', $textdomain ),
		'unlike' => __( 'Unlike', $textdomain )
	) );
}

I'm using Sage which bundles all the scripts so i don't want separate scripts in my functions.php, how can i achieve this? Or would it be possible to just place all of this in a plugin?

[rdimascio]

Hey, I'm relatively new to Sage development, but I'm stealing this from the PDF - Theme Development with Sage 2nd Edition. Maybe @JonMasterson can chime in if off base here.

First, you'll need to add simple-likes-public.js to assets/scripts

Then to the JSON manifest at assets/manifest.json

{ 
    "dependencies": { 
        "simple-likes-public.js": { 
            "files": [ 
                "scripts/simple-likes-public.js" 
            ] 
        },

Then you can enqueue plugin scripts in Sage at the bottom of lib/setup.php

wp_enqueue_script('theme_homepage', asset_path('scripts/simple-likes-public.js'), ['jquery'], null, true);

You should do the same thing for the stylesheet and you should also make sure to dequeue the plugin assets in lib/setup.php

[kilianso]

Hi!

Well the problem is the wp_localize_script. If I don't enqueue the script first, the lines below won't work. So how can I add the ajaxurl, like and unlike functionality if the main.js contains all the simpleLikes code and is enqueued somewhere else?