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About LinkBacksI was wondering... what is the proper way to be adding jquery/js to a document? Currently, I'm doing this setup where I include the file (functions.js) right before the footer (I started doing this because I reverse engineered a website and just copied what they were doing). Then in functions.js, I just add
I think js/jquery loads faster this way than if you include the js right in the document, am I right?Code:jQuery(function($) { //jquery functions go here }
Another way I've seen is that people do some
orCode:document.ready(function() { } );
Sometimes it's in the <head>, sometimes it's above </body>.Code:window.load
Can anyone tell me if there is a right way or wrong way? For example, putting <script> right in the middle of <body> might not be considered right. I'm asking this because I'm not 100% sure what exactly I'm asking and how to describe it using a google search query. Thanks in advance, if you can decipher my gibberish.
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Apr 27th, 2013, 09:49 PM #1Senior Member
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Yes, Javascript (not just jQuery) is best placed in its own file. It's better organized, and it can be cached by browsers and services such as CloudFlare (if you go that way).
Personally, I don't think there is a general right or a wrong way. Depends on what you're trying to accomplish. I have some functions that need to be called right after the <body> tag for rendering reasons, some that can wait until load, and some in all points in between.Ronald Roe likes this.If I've helped you out in any way, please pay it forward. My wife and I are walking for Autism Speaks. Please donate, and thanks.
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Apr 28th, 2013, 10:29 PM #3Senior Member
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Great, thanks for that. I'm just trying to learn more and more about appropriate ways to approach js and jquery so that you don't have conflicts or mis-placed scripts and cause the entire site to slow down or require more resources than it would need if it were organized properly.
The idea of making it a separate file so that you can cache it or put it on a cdn is a great idea as well.
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Personally I alwasy do it this way
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I use a separate file, usually placed at the end.
IIRC, this assumes "document.ready".Code:$(function(){ //Code and what-not });Ron Roe
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