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WordPress How to Build a WordPress Plugin Building WordPress Widgets, and Shortcodes Adding AJAX To Plugins on the Front-End

Posted by Spencer Johnson
Spencer Johnson
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<?php

function my_plugin_enable_ajax(){ ?>

<script>

    var ajaxurl = '<?php echo admin_url('admin-ajax.php'); ?>';

</script>

<?php }

add_action( 'wp_head', 'my_plugin_enable_ajax');

function my_plugin_frontend_scripts() {

wp_enqueue_style( 'my_plugin_frontend_css', plugins_url( 'my-plugin/css/front-end.css' ) ); wp_enqueue_script( 'my_plugin_frontend_js', plugins_url( 'my-plugin/js/front-end.js' ), array('jquery'), '', true ); }

add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'my_plugin_frontend_scripts' );

?>

plugin.php 
<?php

function my_plugin_enable_ajax(){
?>

    <script>

        var ajaxurl = '<?php echo admin_url('admin-ajax.php'); ?>';

    </script>

<?php
}

add_action( 'wp_head', 'my_plugin_enable_ajax');


function my_plugin_frontend_scripts() {

wp_enqueue_style( 'my_plugin_frontend_css', plugins_url( 'my-plugin/css/front-end.css' ) );
wp_enqueue_script( 'my_plugin_frontend_js', plugins_url( 'my-plugin/js/front-end.js' ), array('jquery'), '', true );
}

add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'my_plugin_frontend_scripts' );



?>