# Javascript onload not firing

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**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [March 27, 2020, 12:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/javascript-onload-not-firing/145763 "2020-03-27T00:52:34Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 1:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/javascript-onload-not-firing/145763/2 "2020-03-27T13:36:19Z")

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You are working with EmberJS here, not vanilla JavaScript. It will not behave the same.

Best to follow EmberJS best practice.

I would consider piggybacking your logic onto an existing component or adding one to a plugin outlet and using the `didInsertElement` hook.

Read the [EmberJS Guides](https://guides.emberjs.com/v3.12.0/)

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