Unable to add JS as a widget

Hi thebeautyaddictions,

According to this link (see https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/how-can-i-add-a-chunk-of-javascript-to-the-text-widget?replies=4), as long as you copy/past the entire JavaScript code (including <script></script> bits) into the standard Text widget, you should be fine without the need for a plugin.

So, as recommended in the link, please, if possible, past your JavaScript here so we can test it out for you. Oh, and do be sure you’re copying/pasting the entire code! ??

Hope this helps,

Randy

<script><script id=”mNCC” language=”javascript”> medianet_width=’300′; medianet_height= ‘250’; medianet_crid=’478379746′; </script> <script id=”mNSC” src=”https://contextual.media.net/nmedianet.js?cid=8CU1S6G0R&#8221; language=”javascript”></script>

this is what i enter in the text and doesnt work

I just tested your code on my WordPress 4.1 site and ended up with nothing being displayed. Just like you, right?

I asked one of our programmers about simply adding JavaScript to the Text widget and he said the following:

Not recommended. JS [JavaScript] belongs in plugins or child themes.
JS is supposed to be enqueued so WP can prevent duplication and control versions, also loading in header/footer as appropriate.
Plus, WP manages dependencies, such as this JS file requires jQuery be loaded first, etc.
Throwing JS around in the middle can work, but not well.
JS does not belong in the sidebar area.
JS belongs in included files enqueued in the header or footer of the site via themes or plugins, and the loaded JS can affect elements anywhere on the site.
If the service being included requires it be place in line, they may not have the option of doing it right, meaning the service isn’t so flexible. Their choice whether to hack it in versus finding a better solution.
Usually a JS service will have you make an ID element for it to attach to, so you would for example install the plugin and add in the sidebar a <div id=“myJSserviceWillShowHere”></div> in the widget[.]

So, I’m going to Google around a bit more and see what I can find. Meanwhile, I bet, some other way-wiser-than-I person will most likely post something helpful. ??

P.S., In the meantime, I just found this handy official link:

https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Using_Javascript

Which says:

JavaScript will work within WordPress. It can be used within WordPress template files in WordPress Themes or Child Themes. JavaScript cannot be added to post content without a special WordPress Plugin that removes the filters that prevent unwanted code within the post content area, for the protection of the user.

Well, like you I tested HTML Javascript Adder version 3.9 using WordPress 4.1/Twenty Fourteen and still couldn’t see anything within my Text widget. I also tried Allow Javascript in Text Widgets version 0.3 and got the same nothing results. I am now going to try Enhanced Text Widget 1.4.4, but I have a weird feeling that there may be something wrong with your JavaScript code. Is there anyway you can verify that it indeed works???

Just tested Enhanced Text Widget version 1.4.4 which creates its own special Text widget. That too failed to display anything. So, I’m going to stop testing for now until I hear back from you regarding the validity of your JavaScript code.

this code is correct for sure.

It was provided to me by Yahoo and it is my ad code.

It works on the mobile phone though…. so if you open my site on your phone, just above the facebook thing you will see ads..

i had similar issue with adsense but adsense has 2 types of codes that you might copy and paste…

one of them is javascript and the other (dont remember the name) is the one i had to copy for ads to work properly

Interesting, because I just ran your code through my Mac Chrome 39.0.2171.95 (64-bit) View > Developer > JavaScript Console and it reported:

Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token <message: "Unexpected token <"stack: (...)get stack: function () { [native code] }set stack: function () { [native code] }__proto__: ErrorVM105:762 InjectedScript._evaluateOnVM105:695 InjectedScript._evaluateAndWrapVM105:609 Inject

But, I really have no idea about JavaScript. That is, sigh, I am just a software tester and not a programmer. But, I find it odd that the code only works on a mobile device. That’s going to make things kinda difficult to serve both Desktop and Mobile users.

So, are you saying your code does work on WordPress in a Text widget as long as the user is on a phone? And, if so, does it work with or without a plugin? And if it’s a plugin, then which one(s)?

Note that I just tested it again on my WordPress 4.1/Twenty Fourteen site using no plugin as well as with all three JavaScript related plugins mentioned above and could not see anything generated while viewing with my iPhone 4s / iOS 8.1 via Apple’s iOS Simulator let alone Mac Safari 8.0.2.

So, I am baffled and going to let some other person who knows JavaScript take over. I will be waiting in the wings though to see what your final solution is. Good luck my friend!

try this plugin https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/my-shortcodes/
it worked for me when other custom js plugins didn’t work. you can add the code into it and simply use the shortcode into your wordpress posts sidebar.