Adding external JavaScript file to Magento

Question

How to add external JavaScript file to Magento, so it's code would be included on every frontend page?

Answer 1

Put the JS file somewhere into the "js" folder, and in the XML layout you can include it with:

    <reference name="head">         <action method="addJs"><script>folder/file.js</script></action>     </reference> 

Hope that helps.

Edit: You can also do it in your block:

    protected function _prepareLayout()     {         $this->getLayout()->getBlock('head')->addJs('path/from/js/folder/to/your/file.js');          return parent::_prepareLayout();     } 

Answer 2

To add an external JS without any problem use this:

<reference name="head">    <block type="core/text" name="google.cdn.jquery">       <action method="setText">         <text>            <![CDATA[<script type="text/javascript" src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.1/jquery.min.js"></script><script type="text/javascript">jQuery.noConflict();</script>]]>         </text>       </action>    </block> </reference>