Notice: wp_enqueue_script was called incorrectly
So I'm busy in Wordpress. I have a theme for the site and all. It's all working fine. Then I want to activate the new theme. BENG BENG, white screen of death. I debugged and this is the error:
Notice: wp_enqueue_script was called incorrectly. Scripts and styles should not be registered or enqueued until the wp_enqueue_scripts, admin_enqueue_scripts, or init hooks. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 3.3.) in C:\xampp\htdocs\wp-includes\functions.php on line 2944
Line 2944 is just the line that throws an error. I already checked that.
Anyone ever experienced and solved this?
EDIT:
Referencing lines:
function _doing_it_wrong( $function, $message, $version ) {
do_action( 'doing_it_wrong_run', $function, $message, $version );
// Allow plugin to filter the output error trigger
if ( WP_DEBUG && apply_filters( 'doing_it_wrong_trigger_error', true ) ) {
$version = is_null( $version ) ? '' : sprintf( __( '(This message was added in version %s.)' ), $version );
$message .= ' ' . __( 'Please see <a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Debugging_in_WordPress">Debugging in WordPress</a> for more information.' );
trigger_error( sprintf( __( '%1$s was called <strong>incorrectly</strong>. %2$s %3$s' ), $function, $message, $version ) );
}
}
Solutions
In some of your plugins or your theme, a script may be included like this :
wp_enqueue_script( string $handle, string $src = '', array $deps = array(), string|bool|null $ver = false, bool $in_footer = false )
try to change it using this code:
<?php
function wpb_adding_scripts() {
wp_register_script('my_amazing_script', plugins_url('amazing_script.js', __FILE__), array('jquery'),'1.1', true);
wp_enqueue_script('my_amazing_script');
}
add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'wpb_adding_scripts' );
?>
The error have nothing related to the code you've added added. It is not a Wordpress core related issue, but an issue with your theme or a plugin
What the error means is that some script is enqueued way too early, ie,
wp_enqueue_script()
is hooked to a wrong hook that runs before
wp_enqueue_scripts
,
admin_enqueue_scripts
, or
init
.
Unfortunately this error in Wordpress is a bit fague as it doesn't tell you exactly where the problem is, just that
wp_enqueue_script
is wrongly called.
You'll need to look for all instances in your theme and plugins for
wp_enqueue_script
and check that it is properly hooked
EDIT
From your comments, you have found three instances of
wp_enqueue_script
. You now need to see how it is hooked. It should look something like this
function some_function_name(){
wp_enqueue_script(ALL THE SCRIPT DETAILS IN HERE);
}
add_action( 'THIS IS THE HOOK THAT IS IMPORTANT', 'some_function_name');
THIS IS THE WRONG HOOK USED
is what you must check, as this is the wrong hook. This must be
wp_enqueue_scripts
or
admin_enqueue_scripts
, depending on if the script is meant for front end or back end