create ajax request wordpress code example

Example 1: how-to-call-ajax-in-wordpress

function my_enqueue() {
      wp_enqueue_script( 'ajax-script', get_template_directory_uri() . '/js/my-ajax-script.js', array('jquery') );
      wp_localize_script( 'ajax-script', 'my_ajax_object', array( 'ajax_url' => admin_url( 'admin-ajax.php' ) ) );
 }
 add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'my_enqueue' );

//After you can do in js
jQuery.ajax({
    type: "post",
    dataType: "json",
    url: my_ajax_object.ajax_url,
    data: formData,
    success: function(msg){
        console.log(msg);
    }
});

Example 2: ajax in wordpress

jQuery(document).ready( function() {

   jQuery(".user_vote").click( function(e) {
      e.preventDefault(); 
      post_id = jQuery(this).attr("data-post_id")
      nonce = jQuery(this).attr("data-nonce")

      jQuery.ajax({
         type : "post",
         dataType : "json",
         url : myAjax.ajaxurl,
         data : {action: "my_user_vote", post_id : post_id, nonce: nonce},
         success: function(response) {
            if(response.type == "success") {
               jQuery("#vote_counter").html(response.vote_count)
            }
            else {
               alert("Your vote could not be added")
            }
         }
      })   

   })

})