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ilithya
ilithya
19,818 Points
Posted by ilithya
ilithya
19,818 Points

'wp_register_script' for 'HTML5Shiv' is not working for IE

The following function wasn't working for me as of WordPress Version 4.3.1.

function theme_js() {
  global $wp_scripts;

  wp_register_script( 'html5_shiv', 'http://html5shiv.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/html5.js', '', '', false);

  $wp_scripts->add_data('html5_shiv', 'conditional', 'lt IE 9');
}
add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'theme_js' );

I had to use 'wp_enqueue' instead of 'wp_register':

wp_enqueue_script( 'html5_shiv', 'http://html5shiv.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/html5.js', '', '', false);

Nevertheless, now the script is loading in all browsers with the IE conditional comment.

I was wondering if there's still a way that the script will load only in the conditional IE browsers stated (E.g. IE8 and below). So that for example Chrome and Firefox has no need to show this up.

1 Answer

Stanley Thijssen
Stanley Thijssen
22,831 Points
Stanley Thijssen
Stanley Thijssen
22,831 Points

Hi,

How did you test this? If u checked whether the code was added to your html by using any browser which is not IE and not lower then IE 9 you cant see it. This is because it's added as a conditional code which only shows up when the browser is IE and lower then version IE 9.

ilithya
ilithya
19,818 Points
ilithya
ilithya
19,818 Points

Hi Stanley,

Thank you for the quick response.

I was testing IE10 - IE7 on Windows 7 via a Virtual Machine.

I couldn't see it nor in IE10, IE9, IE8 or IE7. Nevertheless, when I added the 'wp_register_script', I could see it everywhere. Not only on browsers lower than IE9.

To my experience, Virtual Machine Windows 7, IE, reflects exactly a site code, as if viewed on a regular Windows Machine.

If you still have any input after my answer, I'll appreciate it!