Best href for stylesheet?

[valarcher]

Hi - does anyone perhaps know what’s the difference between:

href="<?php echo get_stylesheet_uri(); ?>"

and

href="<?php bloginfo('stylesheet_url'); ?>"

I always used the 2nd one but now the blankslate theme I downloaded uses the first one.

thanks, Val

[megazoid]

@valarcher

what’s the difference between

There is no difference as bloginfo(‘stylesheet_url’) uses get_stylesheet_uri() to get the value

Also, documentation says:

‘stylesheet_url’ - Displays the primary CSS (usually style.css) file URL of the active theme. Consider echoing get_stylesheet_uri() instead.

[valarcher]

Thanks! I don’t know why I have to echo instead but since they say it and since blankslate keeps itself updated, I’ll do it

[megazoid]

@valarcher

why I have to echo instead

I think because it allows you to skip one extra function call. When you use bloginfo it calls get_stylesheet_uri so why not to use the latter directly without any mediators

[valarcher]

oh that makes sense, thanks so much!