How can I call a php / wordpress command from JavaScript?

Question

I'm trying to create a lightbox effect for a self-made WordPress Theme. But I'm trying to include a WordPress page in the body through jQuery.

For example, in my js file.

    $('.button').Click(function(){

    $(body).append('`<div><?php get_template_part('content','thing'); ?></div>`');

});

I've tryed that and then my php file doesn't reproduce the php bit.

Thanks.

PHP won't be parsed in `*.js` files by default. Either rename your JavaScript file to end in `.php` or edit your `.htaccess`, [Clicky](http://stackoverflow.com/a/3943261). — Dave Chen, Oct 05 '15 at 19:04
[this article](http://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/using-ajax-with-wordpress/) on how to use ajax in wordpress may help you. and [these](https://codex.wordpress.org/AJAX_in_Plugins#Further_Reading_-_External_Resources) are other resources on the subject — d79, Oct 05 '15 at 19:51

urfusion · Answer 1 · 2015-10-05T19:07:19.930

1

try

  $('.button').Click(function(){

    $(body).append("<div><?php get_template_part('content','thing'); ?></div>");

});

Remember to use this jquery in a php file not in JS file.

it might help you

edited Oct 05 '15 at 19:07

answered Oct 05 '15 at 19:05

urfusion

Thiago A. Klein · Answer 2 · 2015-10-05T19:32:39.040

1

You can call a ajax functions that returns your php result.

Like (Seems you're using jQuery):

$.get("templatepart.php", function(data) {
  $(body).append("<div>"+ data +"</div>");
})

And in your php file ("templatepart.php"):

<?php
  // after includes/requires/etc functions
  get_template_part('content','thing');
?>

edited Oct 05 '15 at 19:32

answered Oct 05 '15 at 19:10

Thiago A. Klein

1

this wouldn't work because wordpress is not loaded in templatepart.php, so `get_template_part` is not defined – d79 Oct 05 '15 at 19:48

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