Title: WP_Scripts::print_scripts
Published: April 25, 2014
Last modified: April 28, 2025

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# WP_Scripts::print_scripts( string|string[]|false $handles = false, int|false $group = false ): string[]

## In this article

 * [Description](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_scripts/print_scripts/?output_format=md#description)
 * [Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_scripts/print_scripts/?output_format=md#parameters)
 * [Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_scripts/print_scripts/?output_format=md#return)
 * [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_scripts/print_scripts/?output_format=md#source)
 * [Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_scripts/print_scripts/?output_format=md#changelog)

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Prints scripts.

## 󠀁[Description](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_scripts/print_scripts/?output_format=md#description)󠁿

Prints the scripts passed to it or the print queue. Also prints all necessary dependencies.

## 󠀁[Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_scripts/print_scripts/?output_format=md#parameters)󠁿

 `$handles`string|string[]|falseoptional

Scripts to be printed: queue (false), single script (string), or multiple scripts(
array of strings).

Default:`false`

`$group`int|falseoptional

Group level: level (int), no groups (false).

Default:`false`

## 󠀁[Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_scripts/print_scripts/?output_format=md#return)󠁿

 string[] Handles of scripts that have been printed.

## 󠀁[Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_scripts/print_scripts/?output_format=md#source)󠁿

    ```php
    public function print_scripts( $handles = false, $group = false ) {
    	return $this->do_items( $handles, $group );
    }
    ```

[View all references](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/files/wp-includes_class-wp-scripts-php-2/)
[View on Trac](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/class-wp-scripts.php#L184)
[View on GitHub](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/class-wp-scripts.php#L184-L186)

## 󠀁[Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_scripts/print_scripts/?output_format=md#changelog)󠁿

| Version | Description | 
| [2.8.0](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/2.8.0/) | Added the `$group` parameter. | 
| [2.1.0](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/2.1.0/) | Introduced. |

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