[Solved] Using Javascripts

[Muzzy]

Hi People.

I know this is a dumb question, but...

I am about to revamp my old CMSMS site and I want to use several Javascripts to call items including my own image gallery.
Should I put the Javascript files in Global content blocks or is it best done another way.

Thanks.
Mike.

[calguy1000]

GCB's work great.  especially if they're going to be re-used across templates and/or pages.

[Pierre M.]

As a webmaster, you are aware that Firefoxers may install NoScript ?
https://addons.mozilla.org/fr/firefox/addon/722
...and that Konqueror users may disable JS too ?
But I think your GCB idea is better than messing inside HTML.
Pierre M.

[bladenet]

the javascript can be put in the template or in a global content block. just don't forget the {literal}{/literal} tags.

If you put the javascript in the template, you'll have faster loading because one global content block is one mysql query.
If you put it in gcb you'll have a cleaner template and easyer editing later.

Hope that answers your question.

[Muzzy]

Hi Guys.

Many thanks for the speedy reply and excellent guidance.

Thanks.
Mike.

[Dee]

Personally I prefer using external javascript files. This way they are cached by the browser so they can be reused on other pages without data transfer/db queries. Also, in my experience the Javascript on a site is seldom changed once it is written.

Code: Select all

<__script__ type="text/javascript" src="/path/to/cmsmadesimple/js/thescript.js"></__script>

Regards,
D

[Muzzy]

Hi Dee.

Thanks. So basically you are saying use the Javascripts called from within the page to a seperate folder on my server, much as I do for my old html sites before css/xhtml.

Bless you.
Mike.

[Dee]

Indeed, in XHTML script elements are wrapped within a CDATA marked section or put in external scripts if they use or --.
There are no differences with HTML4.0.1 in how you can specify a src URI to include an external script.

Regards,
D