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

Create/edit the following:

app/design/frontend/PATH/TO/YOURTHEME/layout/local.xml

Make it look like so--should be self explanatory...

<!-- Add an EXTERNAL stylesheets  -->
<action method="addLinkRel"><rel>stylesheet</rel><href>https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto+Condensed:300italic,400,300,700|Open+Sans:300italic,400,300</href></action>

<!--  Add an EXTERNAL javascript  -->
<action method="addLinkRel"><rel>text/javascript</rel><href>https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.2.0/js/bootstrap.min.js</href></action>

<!-- Add stylesheets from your local theme directory located in skin/frontend/ -->
<action method="addCss"><stylesheet>css/styles.css</stylesheet></action>

<!-- Add javascript from your local theme directory located in skin/frontend/ -->
<action method="addJs"><script>bootstrap.min.js</script></action>

Answer 2

<block type="core/text" name="jquery">
    <action method="setText">
        <text>
            <![CDATA[<script src="http://ajax.aspnetcdn.com/ajax/jquery.validate/1.9/jquery.validate.min.js?ver=3.9.2"></script>]]>
        </text>
    </action>
</block>