functions - enqueue_script with filemtime javascript not working

Hey guys so I'm trying to enqueue a javascript with filemtime but every time I do it the custom js script I wrote doesn't seem to enqueue.

function add_js_scripts(){
   wp_register_script('lib',
      get_template_directory_uri().'/js/lib.js', 
      array(), 
      filemtime(get_template_directory() . '/js/lib.js'), 
      null, 
     'all'
   );

   wp_enqueue_script('lib');
}

add_action('wp_enqueue_scripts','add_js_scripts');

The problem is now the lib.js file isnt showing up at all on the website. There are no php errors and if i remove the filemtime argument it shows up. Ive been version controlling it for development purposes.

Can someone tell me firstly if there is a better way to enqueue the script and if there is a way to enqueue it correctly with filemtime.

Also note i enqueued a style sheet successfully this way:

function add_css_scripts() {

    wp_register_style( 'style', 
        get_template_directory_uri() . '/style/style.css', 
        array(), 
        filemtime(get_template_directory() . '/style/style.css'), 
        null, 
        'all'
    ); 

    wp_enqueue_style('style');

}
add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'add_css_scripts' );

Hey guys so I'm trying to enqueue a javascript with filemtime but every time I do it the custom js script I wrote doesn't seem to enqueue.

function add_js_scripts(){
   wp_register_script('lib',
      get_template_directory_uri().'/js/lib.js', 
      array(), 
      filemtime(get_template_directory() . '/js/lib.js'), 
      null, 
     'all'
   );

   wp_enqueue_script('lib');
}

add_action('wp_enqueue_scripts','add_js_scripts');

The problem is now the lib.js file isnt showing up at all on the website. There are no php errors and if i remove the filemtime argument it shows up. Ive been version controlling it for development purposes.

Can someone tell me firstly if there is a better way to enqueue the script and if there is a way to enqueue it correctly with filemtime.

Also note i enqueued a style sheet successfully this way:

function add_css_scripts() {

    wp_register_style( 'style', 
        get_template_directory_uri() . '/style/style.css', 
        array(), 
        filemtime(get_template_directory() . '/style/style.css'), 
        null, 
        'all'
    ); 

    wp_enqueue_style('style');

}
add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'add_css_scripts' );

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Share Improve this question edited Feb 1, 2019 at 14:48 Chinmoy Kumar Paul 94366 silver badges77 bronze badges asked Feb 1, 2019 at 14:37 Zayd BhyatZayd Bhyat 8922 silver badges1515 bronze badges

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wp_register_script() function is accepting the 5 parameters. You are passing the 6 parameter. So replace the

wp_register_script(
    'lib',
    get_template_directory_uri().'/js/lib.js', 
    array(), 
    filemtime(get_template_directory() . '/js/lib.js'), 
    null, 
    'all'
);

WITH

wp_register_script(
    'lib',
    get_template_directory_uri().'/js/lib.js', 
    array(), 
    filemtime(get_template_directory() . '/js/lib.js'), 
    true
); 

So it seems that sometimes for some reason certain scripts dont seem to enqueue when you register the script then enqueue it when using filemtime in the parameter:

function add_js_scripts(){
wp_register_script('lib',
get_template_directory_uri().'/js/lib.js', 
array(),
filemtime(get_template_directory() . '/js/lib.js'), 
true); 
wp_enqueue_script('lib');
}
add_action('wp_enqueue_scripts','add_js_scripts');

To solve this you can try and enqueue the script in one sub function like this:

wp_enqueue_script('lib',
get_template_directory_uri().'/js/lib.js', array(),
filemtime(get_template_directory() . '/js/lib.js'), 
true); 

This seemed to solve the problem of the script not enqueueing for me. I jsut wanna thank Chinmoy Kumar Paul for guiding me in the right direction.