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wp_print_head_scripts()

Prints the script queue in the HTML head on the front end.

Description

Postpones the scripts that were queued for the footer. wp_print_footer_scripts() is called in the footer to print these scripts.

Return

(array)

Source

File: wp-includes/script-loader.php 

function wp_print_head_scripts() {
	if ( ! did_action( 'wp_print_scripts' ) ) {
		/** This action is documented in wp-includes/functions.wp-scripts.php */
		do_action( 'wp_print_scripts' );
	}

	global $wp_scripts;

	if ( ! ( $wp_scripts instanceof WP_Scripts ) ) {
		return array(); // No need to run if nothing is queued.
	}
	return print_head_scripts();
}

Uses

Uses Description
wp-includes/functions.wp-scripts.php: wp_print_scripts

Fires before scripts in the $handles queue are printed.
wp-includes/plugin.php: did_action()

Retrieve the number of times an action is fired.
wp-includes/plugin.php: do_action()

Execute functions hooked on a specific action hook.
wp-includes/script-loader.php: print_head_scripts()

Prints the script queue in the HTML head on admin pages.

Changelog

Version Description
2.8.0 Introduced.

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Licensed under the GNU GPLv2+ License.
https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_print_head_scripts