I'm trying to write an AJAX request as a WordPress plugin. I initially made the request to an outside non-WP server (where it ran fine) simply for testing because I'm entirely new to developing for WP. I then tried using wp_localize_script and .ajaxurl according to the WP codex, but the only response I'm getting is a '0' from admin-ajax. Here is the plugin code:
imap.php:
<?php
/**
* Plugin Name: JQVMap & ChartJS World Map
* Author: Jesse Dillman
*/
add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'enqueue_dependencies' );
function enqueue_dependencies()
{
# Run only on given page
if( !is_page(229) )
return;
# Enqueue styles
wp_enqueue_style( 'jmap-css', plugins_url( '/css/jqvmap.css', __FILE__ ) );
# Register dependencies files
wp_register_script( 'js', plugins_url( '/js/jquery-1.7.2.min.js', __FILE__ ) );
wp_register_script( 'jmap-js', plugins_url( '/js/jquery.vmap.js', __FILE__ ) );
wp_register_script( 'world-js', plugins_url( '/js/jquery.vmap.world.js', __FILE__ ) );
wp_register_script( 'unregions-js', plugins_url( '/js/jquery.vmap.un_regions.js', __FILE__ ) );
wp_register_script( 'regioncolors-js', plugins_url( '/js/region_colors.js', __FILE__ ) );
wp_register_script( 'chart-js', plugins_url( '/js/Chart.js', __FILE__ ) );
# Enqueue custom JS file along with dependencies
wp_enqueue_script(
'start-js',
plugins_url( '/js/start.js', __FILE__ ),
array( 'js', 'jmap-js', 'world-js', 'unregions-js', 'regioncolors-js', 'chart-js' ), // dependencies
false,
true
);
wp_localize_script( 'start-js', 'get_data', array( 'ajaxurl' => admin_url( 'admin-ajax.php')));
}
function get_chart_data(){
$region1Pie = array(50, '#ddd', 50, '#dc7d50');
$region2Pie = array(25, '#ddd', 75, '#7a9e89');
$region3Pie = array(75, '#ddd', 25, '#867e40');
$chartData = new stdClass();
$pieData = array();
// Swtich based on region
switch($_REQUEST['region']) {
case 'China':
$pieArray = $region1Pie;
break;
case 'Canada':
$pieArray = $region2Pie;
break;
case 'Brazil':
$pieArray = $region3Pie;
break;
}
for($i=0; $i<count($pieArray); $i+=2) {
$pie= new stdClass();
$pie->value = $pieArray[$i];
$pie->color = $pieArray[$i+1];
$pieData[] = $pie;
}
$chartData->pieData = $pieData;
echo json_encode($chartData);
die();
}
add_action('wp_ajax_get_chart_data', 'get_chart_data');
add_action('wp_ajax_nopriv_get_chart_data', 'get_chart_data');
?>start.js:
// get pie chart canvas
var pie= document.getElementById("pie").getContext("2d");
jQuery(document).ready(function() {
jQuery('#vmap').vectorMap({
map: 'world_en',
backgroundColor: '#fff',
// more config options....
onRegionClick: function(element, code, region)
{
$.ajax(get_data.ajaxurl, {
data: {region: region},
action: 'get_chart_data',
dataType: 'json',
success: function(response) {
new Chart(pie).Doughnut(response.pieData, pieOptions);
}
});
}
});
});When running correctly outside of WP, this renders a world map that displays a pie chart using different data tables depending on where the user clicked. It uses ChartJS and JQVMaps. Again, I'm new to using AJAX in WordPress. Am I using localize_script incorrectly, or is there another problem with how I've implemented the WP admin-ajax?
