http://scribu.net/wordpress/optimal-script-loading.html
class My_Shortcode {
static $add_script;
static function init() {
add_shortcode('myshortcode', array(__CLASS__, 'handle_shortcode'));
add_action('init', array(__CLASS__, 'register_script'));
add_action('wp_footer', array(__CLASS__, 'print_script'));
}
static function handle_shortcode($atts) {
self::$add_script = true;
// actual shortcode handling here
}
static function register_script() {
wp_register_script('my-script', plugins_url('my-script.js', __FILE__), array('jquery'), '1.0', true);
}
static function print_script() {
if ( ! self::$add_script )
return;
wp_print_scripts('my-script');
}
}
My_Shortcode::init();